Nero + DVD = Help

[Diablo's Mage]

(wow, haven't been here in a while... forums are different [better])

Anywho...

This will most likely be a overkilled question but here it goes:

How do I tell Nero that I want to burn to a blank DVD instead of a blank CD?

I'm using:

Nero 6 + Sony DRU-530A (with latest firmware) + Maxell media.

I was able to change to graph on the bottom to reflect a 4.7gb disk (instead of the 700mb limit), I was able to view the blank DVD via. nero. But when I load up stuff to be burned to DVD, it spits out the blank disk, and says something like "media not supported" :-/

I was able to make a ghost of my OS with Norton, so I know nothings wrong with the burner.

[dicecca112]

is it the latest version of nero, and does nero recognize your dvd drive as a dvd burner. What type of burner is it? Does the burner support the media you are using?

[Permanoob]

With Nero 6 when you start up with Nero Express there's 2 tabs in the top right corner. Default is CD. Click the other one and it will change it to DVD.

[Shuruga2]

if your not using express.
in burningRom the new compilation dialog box has a drop down box in the top left corner where you can choose cd/dvd.

btw, have you got the latest nero updates? ver 6.3.1.15. i updated before i tried burning and have never had a problem (using extremely cheap meadia too).

[Diablo's Mage]

Thank you Permanoob/Shuruga2 !, Yes, the answer was that easy.

Time to move stuff off of my CDs

[KILLorBE]

Time to move stuff off of my CDs

Keep your (old) CD's, they just may last longer than your DVD's....I recently tried a CD that was less than 4 years old....it was a nogo on several drives (The CD-R is in perfect shape!!) and CD-R's are supposed to last more than 10 years (I've heard stories about 75 years), but I've also heard stories about 'cheap' DVD media lasting as little as 3 months...hell all I know is that most DVD media won't last much longer as 1 year.

Maybe some of the real old stuff (burner and/or media) is more reliable, but I sure wouldn't place my bets on it.