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good processor for dvd burning

post #1 of 22
12/27/04 at 7:06pm
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all:

i can figure out the other stuff.

what i need help on, is what processor do i need to do adequate dvd burning.

i think the amd64 will be plenty.

but what about the pentium m? will 710 be fine? or do i need the 725?

i plan on getting a 64MB video card and at least 512MB ram to start, and will plan on getting it to 1GB right quick.

i WILL NOT be doing gaming. just dvd burning. i don't want to throw all my $$$ into processor speed i don't need that i can put into RAM and software!

thanks!
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post #2 of 22
12/27/04 at 8:22pm
almost anything u can buy now is adequate for dvd burning. the 710 is fine. 512 is good.
burning dvds and cds isnt really processor, ram, or hard drive dependent. just gotta have a good drive and most drives now a days are pretty close to flawless.

now... if u talking about dvd encoding (xxx format to DVD) thats different story. using p-m processor is fine to however, the amd64 will do it much faster.
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post #3 of 22
12/27/04 at 8:26pm
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Originally Posted by peterhoang1988
almost anything u can buy now is adequate for dvd burning. the 710 is fine. 512 is good.
burning dvds and cds isnt really processor, ram, or hard drive dependent. just gotta have a good drive and most drives now a days are pretty close to flawless.

now... if u talking about dvd encoding (xxx format to DVD) thats different story. using p-m processor is fine to however, the amd64 will do it much faster.
if encoding means making a dvd movie from my digital camera video, yes, that is what i want to do. i didn't know there was a term difference!
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post #4 of 22
12/27/04 at 9:16pm
terminalogy:

Ripping: making a copy in .xxx format from a disk onto your harddrive (example: taking a music cd and ripping the tunes in track.mp3 format)

Burning: putting .xxx files on a CD. (such as when making an mp3 cd.. you put 200 .mp3 files onto a disk using a program like nero)

Encoding: taking a file in .xxx format and changing to a .xxy format (lets say you take a music.mp3 song and convert it to music.ogg)
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post #5 of 22
12/27/04 at 9:49pm
For video/DVD encoding Athlon 64 and P4 are much better choices compared to Pentium M, mainly because the latter has a pretty poor SSE/SSE2 performance that is essential for this line of work.
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post #6 of 22
12/27/04 at 10:52pm
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Originally Posted by snorre
For video/DVD encoding Athlon 64 and P4 are much better choices compared to Pentium M, mainly because the latter has a pretty poor SSE/SSE2 performance that is essential for this line of work.
ok, i am looking at 2 lappys.

the gateway 7405x which has a AMD 64 3200+ with 1600 system bus

and

inspiron 5160 which has a P4 Processor 538 (3.2GHz, 533 FSB)

which is better for my needs?
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post #7 of 22
12/27/04 at 11:25pm
Gateway's.
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post #8 of 22
12/27/04 at 11:48pm
gateway's AMD!
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post #9 of 22
12/28/04 at 12:01am
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Originally Posted by firewire_pl
gateway's AMD!

but by how much? can you even come close to quantifying it? i mean, if i let the encoding go overnight, both should be done within 10 hours, right? i think i can get better periphials with the dell, but i don't want to get the wrong processor.

man, and i thought buying a car was hard.
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post #10 of 22
12/28/04 at 12:11am
It all depends on what software you're going to use, e.g. DVD Shrink or Nero Encode usually take less than 2 hours to encode a full DVD movie.

Btw, a fast harddrive is a must for DVD encoding.
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post #11 of 22
12/28/04 at 12:16am
get at least a 7k60 hdd if you are going for a lappy enocder deal .

perephirials with dell? lol. all accessories work the same with all lappys. the standards are everywhere. just check out stores like newegg, they got just want you need
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post #12 of 22
12/28/04 at 4:53am
how do u get the video from the camcorder onto the computer? i assume u will be using a usb video capture device?
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post #13 of 22
12/28/04 at 11:23am
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sorry, half the time i am typing with my left hand b/c i got my 4 month old sleeping in my right arm like a football, so i can't be too specific.

by periphials i mean extras. with the dell, i can get the 7200 drive with windows installed on it. with the gateway, it comes with a 4200, and then i have to put in a 7200rpm and then reinstall windows. not something i really want to do with 2 young kids and no time. if i can just use the restore disks, that would make it easy. but i don't want to have to re do windows and all the drivers if i don't have to.

and for transfer of data, i would use a firewire connection. another nice thing about dell is i think i can get nero with the deal, but i'm sure i can get that oem somewhere.


so, my main hangup with the gateway is having to do my own install of the 7200 drive. the dell comes with it. nice and easy. but it sounds like the AMD is the better processor.
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post #14 of 22
12/28/04 at 11:27am
I would get the Gateway with only one condition: Only if you upgrade to a 7200RPM with 8mb hdd.
Otherwise i would choose a P4 with a faster HDD....
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post #15 of 22
12/28/04 at 11:58am
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Originally Posted by snorre
It all depends on what software you're going to use, e.g. DVD Shrink or Nero Encode usually take less than 2 hours to encode a full DVD movie.

Btw, a fast harddrive is a must for DVD encoding.
2 hours? I get one done with DVD shrink in half an hour...

(...of course thats on my desktop havent done any tests on any notebooks they took them away at my work so I can't try it )

As far as those two machines, I think the Athlon 64 would give you better performance ( not sure if by a lot or by a little though for what you're doing)
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post #16 of 22
12/28/04 at 12:34pm
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Originally Posted by Erebus_505X
I would get the Gateway with only one condition: Only if you upgrade to a 7200RPM with 8mb hdd.
Otherwise i would choose a P4 with a faster HDD....
so, the clear winner is the AMD, i just have to decide if i want to spend the time to upgrade the hard drive. i think i may go for the dell and the p4 so i don't have to bother. we will see. i may have to read some reviews on the reliability of these two machines first.
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post #17 of 22
12/28/04 at 1:01pm
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Originally Posted by thill
so, the clear winner is the AMD, i just have to decide if i want to spend the time to upgrade the hard drive. i think i may go for the dell and the p4 so i don't have to bother. we will see. i may have to read some reviews on the reliability of these two machines first.

Check the Gateway/Emachines forums to see how well the notebook is. Also you should be able to get help installing a 7200RPM harddrive into the machine from there also. I would imagine it be a simple task.
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post #18 of 22
12/28/04 at 1:10pm
Very simple ... one screw that holds the bay in ... Slide the bay out ... four screws attaching the HD to the bay ... slide bay back in ... screw the single screw back in ... insert restore DVD.

Bonus ... add factory drive to external enclosure and you have an 80GB external drive
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post #19 of 22
12/28/04 at 1:26pm
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Originally Posted by Thunder_PC
Very simple ... one screw that holds the bay in ... Slide the bay out ... four screws attaching the HD to the bay ... slide bay back in ... screw the single screw back in ... insert restore DVD.

Bonus ... add factory drive to external enclosure and you have an 80GB external drive
really? the restore disks will handle everything, including re doing the software and drivers? that would make it much easier.
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post #20 of 22
12/28/04 at 1:39pm
Upgrading the hard-drive is really simple. I upgraded my harddrive in my laptop in 15 minutes and you can use Norton Ghost to back up the old HDD and after you restored the ghost images you can format the old HDD and put in on an external rack....
If you do really hard ass encoding with ONLY 512mb of ram with a 4200rpm you signed your self dead. And also opening big DVD like files of 4GB and stuff like that on 4200rpm will be really slow.
So my advice is to buy Gateway and upgrade the HDD. A future upgrade would be RAM, to get 1gb in a few months.
Good luck shopping.
And BTW don't trust people in stores, they may , just for marketing.....
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