I bought a DVD recorder and have started transferring stuff from VHS. The manual says I have to "finalize the disc" to make it playable on "external devices". I am unclear on what that means and if I really need to do it. I'm questioning the advisability because the first thing I transferred played back fine (on the recorder) until I finalized it. After it was finalized, it didn't play back on the recorder, or in my laptop, and became no longer recordable. If I don't finalize my discs, will they only play back on this recorder?
You're not gonna jokey-rhyme your way out of this one.
Willow ,'Sleeper'
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-t - Jul 25, 2005 1:28:16 pm PDT #3773 of 10003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
meara - Jul 25, 2005 3:53:24 pm PDT #3774 of 10003
I went ahead and bought a new DVD-recording TiVo! Cause it was only $260 for an 80 hour one, at Best Buy, and I got the HR person to promise to FINALLY get me the referral bonus I've been waiting on, today. It's setting up RIGHT NOW.
I still might get a new powersupply for my old one and set it up with the other TV. Depends on how many shows conflict this fall...anyone know already of any big conflicts?
le nubian - Jul 25, 2005 6:22:25 pm PDT #3775 of 10003
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Lee - Jul 25, 2005 6:49:14 pm PDT #3776 of 10003
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Did you mean to put that here, LN?
le nubian - Jul 25, 2005 6:54:16 pm PDT #3777 of 10003
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
yes, isn't it in response to meara's question?
Lee - Jul 25, 2005 6:56:10 pm PDT #3778 of 10003
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
You know, it is. I somehow missed the second sentence in the second paragraph of her post.
Have I mentioned the sinus meds?
Sorry about that.
Gris - Jul 26, 2005 6:02:00 am PDT #3779 of 10003
Hey. New board.
For future reference:
If you get addicted to two large monitors and have to drop back to one for financial/other reasons, the easiest way to adjust is to spend a couple of weeks using nothing but a tiny laptop screen.
Then, when you move back to the single large monitor, it feels like infinite screen real estate.
Gris - Jul 26, 2005 8:51:33 am PDT #3780 of 10003
Hey. New board.
le nubian - Jul 26, 2005 9:57:20 am PDT #3781 of 10003
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Griswold,
that link doesn't work for me. I see Google, but I can't personalize it.
le nubian - Jul 26, 2005 9:59:14 am PDT #3782 of 10003
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
ah. it doesn't work with firefox yet.