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If you want a fun project, you can always set up Plex on a spare computer in your home network 🤓 You'll need a lot of hard drive space if you want uncompressed Blu-Rays though. But I can't argue with the simplicity of using a Blu-Ray player... Just plug it in and it works.
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I bought a Blue Ray player, a Blue Ray movie, watched it once and then used the player for regular DVDs two or three times and haven't touched it since. It's (literally) gathering dust somewhere.
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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Somewhat similar - but my only blue ray device is an internal drive on my 'best' desktop. I probably used it for something else, but the only use that really comes to mind was testing that it works.
I don't believe I've ever watched a blue-ray movie. Then again, I'm satisfied with raster-scanned black & white TV.
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I use Leawo for everything media.
"One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson
"Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons
"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him." - James D. Miles
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I've used ImgBurn to burn ISOs on both 25GB and 50GB Blu-ray discs.
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Sure, me too. Works like a charm!
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The site I found indicates ImgBurn hasn't been updated since 2013. Am I looking at the wrong site? I found it on other sites, but the same version 2.5.8.0
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www.imgburn.com
And 2.5.8.0 is the version I have. The file date I have on disk is from 2013.
Isn't it sad that people are now so used to relentless updates, they automatically assume that something that old must surely be broken/no longer working?
Kudos to developers who realize some software does reach a completion point, and that more addons just means more bloat. I'm looking at you, Microsoft...
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dandy72 wrote: Isn't it sad that people are now so used to relentless updates,
 Since 2013 there have been a number of significant Windows updates, including Windows 10. A lot of software that operates on a lower level has been updated to work with or work correctly with the newer operating systems. Also, security updates are a consideration. There is FAR more to consider than "relentless updates".
I've been burned a few times when using older software that was no longer supported. In this case, switching to a different program would probably have little impact on me, but having been burned, I pay attention to details.
modified 4-Dec-20 13:24pm.
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Well, I haven't been burned (har) with imgburn yet. Been using it longer than I've been using Windows 10 and it's always worked just fine for me. If it ever fails, there are multiple free alternatives to go to.
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I suggest you look at the item from Jacquers below. Test the main ImgBurn executable on the VirusTotal website if you want to see for yourself.
Get me coffee and no one gets hurt!
modified 4-Dec-20 12:29pm.
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Yeah, I came across that too. However, I already had a 'clean' version on my main machine so I just used that on the machine I was trying to install imgburn on.
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I see no indication that ImgBurn is no longer supported. If it still works despite everything you've mentioned, why should there be a newer release? You want a flat, all-white UI with monochrome icons?
I'm looking at their support forum right now. The newest post is from 21 minutes ago (as I'm writing this). Prior to that, 9 hours ago, then 10, then Wednesday, and Monday, etc.
I'd say it's still very much active.
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Thanks to all who responded. I tried 5 different options: The windows burner, Cyberlink, UltraISO, a 10 year old version of Roxio, and ImgBurn. So far ImgBurn is my favorite by far. And it's free!
Get me coffee and no one gets hurt!
modified 3-Dec-20 13:52pm.
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Looks like it is a potential new incorporation in Free Tools Discussion Boards[^]
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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I checked it out. Very little activity there!
Get me coffee and no one gets hurt!
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Because it is not for interacting, it is just to have a place where good tools are listed and easier to find.
If there were more activity, you would have to "next page" a lot to find the posts.
As it is, you can navigate reading the subject and possibly find something useful faster.
M.D.V.
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Thanks for the warning!
Get me coffee and no one gets hurt!
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I also have been using ImgBurn for years, never a single problem... One thing I've learned, though, is to use lower write speeds for cheap unbranded discs. Sometimes I even write at 1x or 2x and go watch a movie while the disc "bakes"
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CDBXPP yes, it's old, ( so am I and mostly functional ). I never write full speed, usually at half. Only burnt 1 M-disk, 1 BD-R, and a pair of REs, ( plus gobs of CD's - DVDs ).
Burn, verify, and post ( paranoia ) check all no trouble. Only 25 GBs, as the 50s cost too much and the 25s are big enough. ( usually )
Simple interface, doesn't fight or hide things, don't think that there is much that the hardware can do that it doesn't do gracefully.
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I agree, I use CDBurnerXP[^] for 50 GB disks for backup, too. Verbatim all the way!
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I have been following the daily CCC posts here but I have come to accept that it seems I shall never come to figure out how people work out their solutions.
Just below, I was trying hard to understand @Randor's explanation of how he worked out today's solution but uhhhhh it felt like alien speak.
So does this mean am too dump, am beginning to feel inferior 
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I found it hard to get into, and I'm still better at setting them than solving them! At first, I never thought I'd figure it out, but then I discovered there are actually some rules. For one thing, the definition (as in a regular crossword) has to be first or last, not in the middle, and the additional words help you figure it out, because it'd usually be too hard as just a straight crossword clue. One or more of the other words will be an "indicator" that specifies whether the solution involves an anagram, homophone, adding or subtracting letters, or something else.
Here are a couple of links:
Cryptic crossword[^]
Cryptipedia[^]
modified 3-Dec-20 8:25am.
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devenv.exe wrote: So does this mean am too dump
I hope not, that would make me the second one... 
I just skip the CCC posts, because I can't get started with it.
But....
In our defense we can say we are not native speakers (at least I am not) 
I am already happy getting many of the "puns" here in the lounge.
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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