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Why is my dvd burner burning dvds really slow?

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When you start burning a DVD, you may be prompted to pick the speed of burning - you should pick the fastest speed possible. Some DVDs have to be burnt in "realtime" however, ie an hour long video would take an hour to burn.

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posted by e36 (165)
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There may be many factors - few of them are your drivers, the software you are using for burning etc.

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Make sure you have the latest firmware, drivers and burning software - all of which are located on the website of the maker of the DVD burner.

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posted by amitza (14)
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Slow DVD are a common problem for computers, especially computers that are fairly old. Sometimes it is a simple answers that can solve your problem. Try to make sure you computer is not too hot. Hard drive fans overheat, especially when the fan is blocked up against a wall or in a corner.

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posted by Vic (33)
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There could be a few reasons and these are the most common: -Your computer is running out of memory, so try closing as most programs as possible while burning. -Your DVD Burner is old. The new ones should burn a whole DVD in about 15 minutes so, if it's taking too long, maybe you should upgrade.

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posted by Wilson (27)
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A copy protection format known as Starforce has been known to slow down optical drives on PC's. Starforce is installed with some CD/DVD PC games.

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posted by Smith123 (11)
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