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Is it good to have a high buffer level using nero? 2
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I dont think its either good or bad. I notice that when i burn a cd or dvd with nero 6 my buffer gets used up to near 100%. I think thats just the way these programs work, they use the buffer as a natural part of their job and, of course, as it nears the end of its job, the buffer starts moving down to zero. The buffer is a place where the program stores info\data that it is working on and probably gives it work to do in case of a slight hiccup so that it doesnt halt the burn and make a coaster. Im just guessing, using laymans terms, but i think its something along those lines. Whatever, its all part of the process, dont think its anything to be concerned about. I know i have done about 25 cds and 50 dvd's on my present burner without a coaster and my previous burner the same thing, maybe one or two coasters out of maybe 400 to 500 cds and dvds, but i know what went wrong with most or maybe all of the few coasters i made and it wasnt the fault of the program, it was me.
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No problem, and good burning.
One thing i should point out is that its best to have no other programs running while burning.
I have even read that some people even advise turning off antivirus programs while burning as well, but thats only what i read somewhere, i dont know if its true or not.
Also, while one is supposed to have no other programs running while burning, I dont worry too much about it as cdr's cost about 50 cents or less and dvd's about the same.
And do i have experimented, i have had internet explorer running, email open, bittorent running, and i go about my business as normal while my burner is burning. I havent had any problems doing this. I think todays burners are much better at using less resources and using that buffer, and win xp may even help as well, its likely a whole bunch of reasons i can get away with this. Mainly burners and burning programs are built to take into consideration that dummies like me are gonna go about our business while burning,lol.
Try it out for yourself if you dont mind blowing 50 cents, i think you will be surprised that you can do quite a bit while burning! But you may be less successful if you try this with, say, a Pentium 2-400, lol.
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One thing i should point out is that its best to have no other programs running while burning.
I have even read that some people even advise turning off antivirus programs while burning as well, but thats only what i read somewhere, i dont know if its true or not.
Also, while one is supposed to have no other programs running while burning, I dont worry too much about it as cdr's cost about 50 cents or less and dvd's about the same.
And do i have experimented, i have had internet explorer running, email open, bittorent running, and i go about my business as normal while my burner is burning. I havent had any problems doing this. I think todays burners are much better at using less resources and using that buffer, and win xp may even help as well, its likely a whole bunch of reasons i can get away with this. Mainly burners and burning programs are built to take into consideration that dummies like me are gonna go about our business while burning,lol.
Try it out for yourself if you dont mind blowing 50 cents, i think you will be surprised that you can do quite a bit while burning! But you may be less successful if you try this with, say, a Pentium 2-400, lol.
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High buffer level is good and perfectly normal (how it should be) information processed and waiting in line to be written.
Low buffer level bad! an indication that queued information is running low (buffer underun) and that the burner (writer) may become starved of information, if this happen's even for a millisecond the writing will fail and almost always produce a coaster.
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Low buffer level bad! an indication that queued information is running low (buffer underun) and that the burner (writer) may become starved of information, if this happen's even for a millisecond the writing will fail and almost always produce a coaster.
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When you first initiate the burning process, you can watch in Nero as it reads from the source first and fills the buffer to 100%. Then during the writing process, you may see this number go down then back up to 100% occasionally, depending on how fast the source is supplying information to the burner.
Just about every newer burner made in the last 3 years or so uses "Burnproof" technology, which can pause the laser if the buffer drops to 0% for some reason. When that happens, Nero has to pause the burner and wait until the buffer fills back up to 100% to keep going. A small buffer may experience this a lot more than a larger buffer, but the only penalty is loss of time and not a loss of the CD/DVD.
The size of the buffer doesn't matter as much anymore as it used to when the technology first came out, since Burnproof is there to cover its butt.
The only time you may see the buffer draining is when you are copying from CD-to-CD (or any type of optical device as the source). The hard drive is so much faster than an optical device, which is why when you are copying from there, you can get away with doing other things on your PC. Just nothing too intensive of course!
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Just about every newer burner made in the last 3 years or so uses "Burnproof" technology, which can pause the laser if the buffer drops to 0% for some reason. When that happens, Nero has to pause the burner and wait until the buffer fills back up to 100% to keep going. A small buffer may experience this a lot more than a larger buffer, but the only penalty is loss of time and not a loss of the CD/DVD.
The size of the buffer doesn't matter as much anymore as it used to when the technology first came out, since Burnproof is there to cover its butt.
The only time you may see the buffer draining is when you are copying from CD-to-CD (or any type of optical device as the source). The hard drive is so much faster than an optical device, which is why when you are copying from there, you can get away with doing other things on your PC. Just nothing too intensive of course!
~cdogg
"Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." - Albert Einstein
[tab][navy]For general rules and guidelines to get better answers, click here:[/navy] faq219-2884
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