. I am interested in this product because of the lightscribe capability. Am I limited to burning only Blu-ray or can I use any dvd/ cd disc
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Though I have not tried it myself, I think Blue-ray is the only format you can burn even though other formats are allowable for play back. Being a blue-ray burner blue ray discs are the only kind you can write on.
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I have not tried burning Blu-ray it burned other media, for me it's the shitty software that comes with it
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Actually, this model doesn't burn Bluray disc. It can only read bluray disc. It will burn CD and DVD though. I am sorry about the confusion.
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I have a notebook that didn't come with a cd player and I have a external lightscribe. I can get it to work with Windows 8 cd's but I can't get it to do DVD's. I need to see if there is an update for it to windows 8.
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Software can be downloaded online or you can request a disc from us - I would need to know what you operating system you have and if you are needing a media player to play blu ray/dvd or the burning software to burn cd/dvd/blu ray - Thank you
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You can install a lightscribe in any desktop. You just have to make sure that the interface is the same. In this case it's a SATA. You can also get an external lightscribe. I installed an LG blueray burner in mine, not so much for playback but rather for optical storage. So now I have the original DVD drive plus the Blueray. Incidentally the cable is already in the tower. You just have to plug it in to the optical drive after you install it.
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i found that most of the blu ray burners come with a very minimal software. the unit uses special drivers that will install from the supplied disk, but you will have to use another program to do the actual burning. i got mine from ashampoo burning studio 14, and it works well. i think the drivers are included with the program. i hope that helps..ray
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Yes it does come with Lightscribe which works. I have burned a few DVDs and they came out quite nice. You will need the following information: After loading it into your computer, Click on Start. Scroll down to "NTI Media Maker 8". Click on that and then scroll down to "Jewel Case Maker". Click on "OK" re Regular, provided you are using a standard DVD. Then click on "Help Topics" under "Help". There you will find how to do what. Or, you can do as I did initially which was played around with "File", Edit", etc.
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As far as I know you can use a blu-ray burner to burn non blue ray cds. Also in all probability you'll never need 32GB of memory.
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Well, this burner will work on almost all desktops. It will work as long as your PC supports SATA, as this is a SATA drive. This burner does not support lightscribe, but it will burn normal DVD and CD. This is a 24x drive, so I guess burning at 2.4x won't be a problem.
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HI! No This burns them all! I have used Dvd +R and Dvd- with no problems!its great!!!! It will not burn copy right dvd's but everything else it will. Hope this helped you!
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I'm sorry I'm not a techie. What I do see it says here on the cd/dvd "slide-out door" is that it is compact disc rewriteable and DVD multi-recorder. Also says lightScribe on it. I purchased it 1.5yrs ago used through amazon.com and it is still running like a champ. I highly recommend this model. Hope my info was of use to you. Happy Shopping!
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I don't think software is a problem, but I think they recommend that a recent LG drive be used to burn the DVD. My writers are of that type. so I can't vouch for any others.
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Yes, it can both Read and Write (Burn) to Blu-ray, DVD and CD. I have Read ad Burned many of each type o this device. To play back Blu-ray movies you must have your own software for playback, to create Blu-ra movies that can be played on regular stand-alone Blu-ray players you need software that can create (author) a Blu-ray (I use Final Cut Pro X).
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Check the light scribe site and make sure the drivers and software are installed properly. I had the same problem but now I'm burning custom discs with awesome templates from their site. Also stick a light scribe DVD in the drive upside down and see if it opens the lights drive automatically.
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I purchased an external burner...a Lenova....works very well...and it is relatively inexpensive...you will not be able to use a regular cd/dvd burner...you have to use a burner made for lightscribe...good luck
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Yes, you might need DVD Dual Layer discs, most movies and games are larger than what DVD+R discs can hold. This drive doesn't come with software so you would need to use your own but yes it does cd/dvd writing(burning)/re-writing and reading, just no Blu-ray discs.