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Rakeesh
10-09-06, 07:26 PM
I just noticed that you can't obtain nero 6 anywhere anymore. Nero 7 is full of so much cruft that no sane person should install it on any computer. I don't suppose anybody knows of any burning software that has all of the features of nero 6 without all of the bloat?

Ezcd and roxio, last I looked, had that "lets be friendly to the user and keep the feature set minimal" feel so I haven't cared to try them in a long time, and don't really want to either.

I am looking for something that has a complete feature set, e.g. burning all known image file types, all known burning methods (dao, tao, overburn, burnproof, etc) DVD movie support, VCD, SVCD, UDF, ISO9660, etc, the works.

Forget all features related to "media finding" and all of that garbage, this is the reason I am ditching nero in the first place. I am hoping for something that supports vista as well.
rewt
10-09-06, 07:51 PM
I just noticed that you can't obtain nero 6 anywhere anymore.

Nero 6.6.1.4

http://ww2.nero.com/nero6/enu/nero-up.php

I don't like all the bloat of Nero 7 either, so I still use the version above.
jAkUp
10-09-06, 07:56 PM
Yea stick with Nero6. Nero7 blows.
rewt
10-09-06, 08:10 PM
Well, you can disable most of the bloatware in Nero7. But I still prefer Nero6 because the installer is so light weight, and I don't have to uncheck a bunch of options.

I will consider Nero7 when I need hd dvd or blu ray support, which probably won't be until next year.
CaptNKILL
10-09-06, 09:11 PM
I still use 6 as well.
Rakeesh
10-09-06, 09:18 PM
Nero 6 is just a bit dated is all. I just found that a nero 7 lite exists, not sure if its worth getting.
superklye
10-09-06, 09:21 PM
I remember when 7 first came out, I got a demo and it was the most bug-riddled POS ever. I couldn't burn an audio CD to save my life, except for one time out of 15 tries.

And the disc skipped throughout playback.


Nero 7 was complete crap. I have no idea if it's any better at 7.5 now, but I'm not going to waste any time trying. Nero 6.6 Ultra has been and will continue to be the only thing I use for burning until I absolutely have to upgrade.
saturnotaku
10-09-06, 11:27 PM
I have 7.5 and only installed the audio editor and burning ROM and have had no problems to speak of. I don't do any heavy burning, but the audio CDs and data DVDs I've burned have worked fine.
supra
10-09-06, 11:40 PM
another vote for nero 6 here. it works and thats all that matters.
Chrysaor
10-10-06, 12:14 AM
Check out Nero Lite and Micro. Its custom made, optimized Nero packages, that doesn't include any bloat. The file sizes are 37mb for Lite and 16mb for Micro. Lite has many options you can opt to install or not. Micro only supports CD/DVD burning. I am using Micro for basic CD/DVD burning, its Nero 7 Burning ROM without any bloat, very recommended. :)
You can use your existing Nero key with it or evaluate for 30 days i believe.

http://updatepack.nl/
dwhjr77
10-12-06, 12:23 PM
Nero 7

Works wonders for me, never crashed, works as advertised and then some.

7.5 pwns all others. No competition.
einstein_314
10-12-06, 03:06 PM
I'm using Nero 6.6 or something like that. It works fine for me so I'm sticking with it. Too bad it doesn't work with Vista though...(or at least I couldn't get it to work)
a12ctic
10-12-06, 06:35 PM
K3B is so much better than nero can ever hope to be ;)
crainger
10-12-06, 08:40 PM
K3B is so much better than nero can ever hope to be ;)

For Linux yes. K3B eats NeroLinux alive due to the better GUI, but K3B has a higher failure rate and NeroLinux supports more disc image and audio formats.

In Windows though. K3B would have a hard time competing against Nero 6 stability and features. Compared to a patched version of Nero 7.5, nothing comes close.

Still I'd love to see a Linux Port of K3B, though I doubt it will happen anytime soon. It uses the KDElibs correct?
Shamrock
10-12-06, 11:53 PM
Ask Gib McFragger about NTI, he loves it.

www.ntius.com (CD & DVD Maker 7.5 Platinum)

There is only 1 slight problem with it, you have to purchase the MP3 license seperately.
Aphot
10-13-06, 12:18 AM
Nero 5 works good for me, came with my old cdrw.
Stoneyguy
10-13-06, 11:56 AM
Nero 7 was complete crap. I have no idea if it's any better at 7.5 now, but I'm not going to waste any time trying. Nero 6.6 Ultra has been and will continue to be the only thing I use for burning until I absolutely have to upgrade.

Your right. Nero 7 was complete crap. Now though with 7.5 it's on par with Nero 6. Still there is nothing really compelling in 7 that would make it worthwhile for somebody who owns 6 to upgrade.