Peerless, I hope you get this and asnwer it. Seems we got off on the wrong foot a couple of months ago. My apologies. I realize I am probably in the wrong place again, and you may or may not move this post. Oh well. What can I say. I gave up on LW Pro for quite a while. The couple of conversion and dvd burning programs make great dvds for my computer, too bad they will not play on a dvd player that is supposed to play dvd-r, dvd-rw, cd-r, mp3, etc. Which is what mine is uspposed to do. I called Funai and they said it iwll not. Customer service, however, sent me a email saying it will. Who is right and if it can be done, then how? Please in layman's terms. Download speeds. I read in the forums where folks are upset because it takes them 30-60 mins, with a dsl connection, to DL a 700 mb file. My dsl runs at T1 speed, 150, and it takes me days to dl 700 mb. I am sharing. What ist he deal? PIV 3.0 XP machine. I hope you will help me. That video help.com site, well, I just don't know what I am lookig for. I'm not buying a program until I know which one is right. I want to be to convert to dvd-r so my player will play the file on my TV. the simpler the better. well, thanks for listening. If you don't answer, I understand. This is my night to blow off steam. Cheers to all.