After playing with it for a bit and letting it handle my daily burning shenanigans - All I have to say is me likey! They have some nice new features but, the one thing I noticed right off the bat is the app has a smaller memory footprint and just seems to work a lot smoother. Load times were cut in HALF! Nero 8 gives Vista a disc copy gadget that fills the gap Microsoft seems to have left out. Not too shabby...
Among the features we tried out were... burning a CD, DVD, HD-DVD (Sadly we dont have a BluRay drive to give that a go). After reading through the press kit it spoke of some magic software that will revive disks I thought to be dead back from the err, dead. I brought out some old data dvds that were scratched up something fierce. There was
Thanks Nero! Some of the products highlights:
- NEW easy-to-use and intuitive Nero StartSmart
- One-click import and share to/from online communities*
- Playback on AVCHD and Blu-ray (BD-AV) video*
- Backup files to CDs, DVD’s, HD DVDs and Blu-Ray discs*
- Convert DVD Files to play on your iPod® or PSP™, and other portable devices
- Optimized for Windows Vista™
- Recover data lost due to scratched discs, interrupted recording operations, bad recording quality, etc.
- Restore deleted files or previous versions of files from ISO/UDF discs
- Redesigned and enhanced menus and UI.
- Quicker overall and smaller footprint.
- Load times cut in half!
- New Burning and Authoring Support in Nero Vision 5 for high definition optical discs, including Blu-ray disc, HD DVD and AVCHD, adding to already extensive support for all CD and DVD formats (Additional plug-in needed for HD DVD Authoring and Playback functionalities)
- New Integration with SecurDisc™ – Secure Data Protection accessible with the appropriate drive and Nero Express
Experience the finest in home entertainment. With Nero 8 you can stream your multimedia data to an Xbox 360™or a PlayStation® 3 to enjoy in every room in the house.Use your PC to record your favorite TV shows, and use the time-shifting feature so you never miss another episode!
With Nero Burning ROM 8, the world’s most powerful burning application, you can rip your non-copy-protected CDs andDVDs and burn data and audio files to CD, DVD, Blu-ray Disc, and HD DVD. With the integrated SecurDisc technology,you can create password-protected discs or a digital signature to ensure the authenticity of your documents.
There are also some improvements under the hood. Nero 8 loads faster, and is optimized for dual-core and quad-core processors.A full version of Nero 8 will set you back $100 if you buy it in a box, $80 if you download it from Nero's website, or $60 if you're upgrading from Nero 7.
Verdict: Awesome - it is a great upgrade and we will continue "testing" it during the week! The speed up is wonderful and with built in support for converting media for my mobile, I know I will be carrying more Simpsons Episodes with me on the train! What do you guys use to burn and convert your files? Let us know!
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