# Nero CD burn program **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 17, 2010, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nero-cd-burn-program/547043 "2010-07-17T17:05:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2010, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nero-cd-burn-program/547043/1 "2010-07-17T17:05:42Z")
The title says it all but I’ll sat it again: Does anyone know anything about this Nero thing? If so, what do you think about it? Thanks ---
**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2010, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nero-cd-burn-program/547043/2 "2010-07-17T17:27:17Z")
I use Nero to burn CD’s. Click, click, click-click-click, click click and wait. I know very little about it, but it’s never confused me or acted like malware which is more than I can so for most Windows software. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2010, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nero-cd-burn-program/547043/3 "2010-07-17T17:35:57Z")
When I bought a DVD-ROM drive to replace my computer’s CD-ROM drive a few years ago, and it came with the Nero software, so that’s what I’ve been using to burn CDs and DVDs, and it works just fine. I think it’s fairly standard, and other software (DVDShrink, [audible.com](http://audible.com)’s Audible Manager) are designed to work with it. ---
**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2010, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nero-cd-burn-program/547043/4 "2010-07-17T18:14:45Z")
Nero used to be one of the best CD burning programs out there. It might still be, but it’s also very bloated now. It does what it needs to – and then some. If you use it, use it. If you want something simpler, iTunes and Windows Media Player can both burn CDs now. And Windows itself (Vista onwards) can burn CDs just by dragging files to them. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2010, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nero-cd-burn-program/547043/5 "2010-07-17T18:47:34Z")
I bought the full Nero suite several years ago because I needed something that I could use to convert .DVR-MS files to .MPEGs, and I have no complaints about it. The free version of the software that comes with new drives works fine, too, for creating data CDs and DVDs ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2010, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nero-cd-burn-program/547043/6 "2010-07-17T18:53:55Z")
One item that could be of concern, what release of Nero you have there? Some recent versions have a problem installing on Vista or Windows 7, you only need to download the update from their site, install and use the number in your Nero disk. ---
**Author:** ![Engineer\_Dude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9fc29f/32.png) [@Engineer\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Engineer_Dude)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2010, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nero-cd-burn-program/547043/7 "2010-07-17T19:13:34Z")
newegg has Nero 9 for $19.99 shipped if you type in the promo code “EMCYVZT83” during checkout. > **[Nero NERO 9 Reloaded - Newegg.com](https://www.newegg.com/nero-9-reloaded/p/N82E16832111008?cm_re=nero_9-_-32-111-008-_-Product)** > > Buy Nero NERO 9 Reloaded with fast shipping and top-rated customer service. Once you know, you Newegg! Although there seem to be a lot of people complaining about the program being bloated, judging from the reviews. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Al\_Bundy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e79b87/32.png) [@Al\_Bundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al_Bundy)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2010, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nero-cd-burn-program/547043/8 "2010-07-17T20:59:28Z")
I acquired Nero with a CD drive long ago and have updated it. I find I can do just as well with free programs or those as part of operating systems. I don’t find any missing features. Experts may disagree and find CD label differences and so on. I would not spend a dime on it. Same with Adobe. Free PDF stuff does well. ---
**Author:** ![Superhal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2010, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nero-cd-burn-program/547043/9 "2010-07-17T21:11:06Z")
I got it about 3 computers ago. It came as a free application with a motherboard. At that time (roughly 2002,) it wasn’t easy to burn a CD. I installed it on all my computers. Nowadays though, modern software does what it can do. Even the basic one that comes with Windows. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2010, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nero-cd-burn-program/547043/10 "2010-07-17T21:19:28Z")
I use CDBurnerXP which is free, easy, and works great. You don’t need Windows XP to run it; I don’t know why it’s named that. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2010, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nero-cd-burn-program/547043/11 "2010-07-17T21:55:30Z")
> [@Reply](#): > > If you want something simpler, iTunes and Windows Media Player can both burn CDs now. And Windows itself (Vista onwards) can burn CDs just by dragging files to them. But can they burn DVDs? ---
**Author:** ![Blut\_Aus\_Nord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Blut\_Aus\_Nord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blut_Aus_Nord)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2010, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nero-cd-burn-program/547043/12 "2010-07-17T23:22:32Z")
Search for the Nero Lite programs on the web. I recommend Nero Lite 8, although 7 is good too. Does everything you need and nothing more, reducing bloat significantly. ---
**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2010, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nero-cd-burn-program/547043/13 "2010-07-17T23:29:51Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > But can they burn DVDs? 7 can… not sure about Vista. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2010, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nero-cd-burn-program/547043/14 "2010-07-17T23:45:36Z")
It works great but as people said it’s bloated. Installing the full version with typical settings will add all this stuff like a cover designer and DVD menu authoring and such that 99% of people will never use. I ended up having to uncheck every option in a custom install. Now I use ImgBurn, it’s free and works well. ---
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2010, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nero-cd-burn-program/547043/15 "2010-07-18T01:42:21Z")
I agree with others that said it’s too bloated now. I guess 1% of people will use the features, but most of us have no use for the rest of the features. ---
**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2010, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nero-cd-burn-program/547043/16 "2010-07-18T09:41:05Z")
Thanks for all the inputs. It sounds like a good thing to have; up until a few days ago, I didn’t know I had it. ---
**Author:** ![Acantha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@Acantha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acantha)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nero-cd-burn-program/547043/17 "2010-07-19T11:34:33Z")
I never could get Nero to burn DVDs and found their customer support to be non-existent. ☹ I always use Itunes to burn CDs, but I still haven’t found a solution to my DVD problem. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nero-cd-burn-program/547043/18 "2010-07-19T12:48:31Z")
I should add to my previous statement that on PCs I don’t have Nero on, I use [InfraRecorder Portable](http://portableapps.com/apps/utilities/infrarecorder_portable) and it perfectly satisfies my meager needs to burn CDs and DVDs. ---
**Author:** ![Engineer\_Dude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9fc29f/32.png) [@Engineer\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Engineer_Dude)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nero-cd-burn-program/547043/19 "2010-07-19T12:51:49Z")
> [@thelurkinghorror](#): > > Now I use ImgBurn, it’s free and works well. Agree 1000%. The only thing is that the current version (2.5.1.0) has an issue with freezing while reading audio CD’s, so I’ve had to roll back to 2.5.0.0 for the time being. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nero-cd-burn-program/547043/20 "2010-07-19T14:08:58Z")
> [@Engineer\_Dude](#): > > Agree 1000%. The only thing is that the current version (2.5.1.0) has an issue with freezing while reading audio CD’s, so I’ve had to roll back to 2.5.0.0 for the time being. I recently had an issue where it slowed the browser down to a crawl (computer is new). It wasn’t the program’s fault, and this happened with and CPU-intensive process. I figured out it was Zotero’s fault. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nero-cd-burn-program/547043.md?page=2)