DVD Power Burner

CNET Editors' review

A fully stocked and solidly designed burning application such as DVD Power Burner should be a must-have for any computer user. It boasts a polished, well-designed interface based on the style of Windows XP, an impressive feature set as well as adequate DVD-burning speeds. The program's standard features include the ability to burn and erase DVDs, create ISO files, and create audio, video, and data discs. In addition, DVD Power Burner earns its "power" moniker by including advanced functions such as composing DVDs and packet writing. As a professional touch, the program supports IFO and VOB files. For audio files, we were impressed with the program's ability to rip CDs with good quality, and encode for a number of popular audio file formats (WAV, MP3, OGG, and so on.) To complete this impressive package, DVD Power Burner includes a label designer for your ripped CDs and DVDs that worked well in our tests. The only drawback we discovered is the program doesn't include a help file to assist beginners in the process; that said, the program interface is intuitive enough that we feel this omission doesn't detract from the overall quality of the program.

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All User Reviews
  • All versions:

    1.7 stars

    out of 46 votes

    • 5 star: 6
    • 4 star: 1
    • 3 star: 2
    • 2 star: 2
    • 1 star: 35
  • Current version:

    1.7 stars

    out of 46 votes

    • 5 star: 6
    • 4 star: 1
    • 3 star: 2
    • 2 star: 2
    • 1 star: 35
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  • 1.0 stars

    "NOT WORTHY! BSOD BEWARE"

    January 8, 2013  |   By didntwork

    Version: DVD Power Burner 2.7.1.13

    Pros

    i dont know

    Cons

    hanging then restart then bsod then good as new reformated pc

    Summary

    thank you guys if that was true thank Goodness i erase all up the file of the power burner :D im a bet scared haha their was a 30 minute delay on thinking what if? what if i restarted it and the bsod did O.O thank fully my pc booted correctly after hangin when i finished the installation sorry for not seeing this comment of all of you :( my very bad mistake lately.. very studiotic.. God bless.. 5star rating ?

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  • 1.0 stars

    "Did Not Work"

    December 13, 2011  |   By joevar00

    Version: DVD Power Burner 2.7.1.13

    Pros

    None to write

    Cons

    If CNET should research there stuff before writting highly of....I hold a lot of respect and wisdon on CNET, btu lately it appears that your just trying to post an article without the the complete test of the product.

    Summary

    see above, in CONS.

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  • 1.0 stars

    "Completely crashed my computer, never again."

    June 26, 2011  |   By PerfectCellX

    Version: DVD Power Burner 2.7.1.13

    Pros

    Looks fancy and professional.
    List lots of features.

    Cons

    Too many serious errors in the software.
    Destroyed my XP system.
    I can not recommend this program.

    Summary

    The program appears neat enough, but it is plagued with errors. It started by freezing the desktop a couple of times causing me to reboot. Then after rebooting several times, I gave up trying to use the software. Shortly after I discovered my registry had been tampered with upon installing the Power DVD application. It altered important core system files that caused the operating system to become unstable. Eventually after several more freezes, I got the blue screen of death. Computer had to be completely reinstalled from scratch, I lost all the data that I didn't have backed up.

    It was irresponsible for the developers to release something like this. I wish I had read these reviews BEFORE I installed the program.... Unfortunately I saw the 5 star review by CNet and figured it was a sure thing, WRONG. For me, this was a 1star experience and I wish I could sue for my data being lost.

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  • 1.0 stars

    "P.O.S. - complete"

    January 16, 2010  |   By juliadel

    Version: DVD Power Burner 2.7.1.13

    Pros

    None. See above.

    Cons

    See above.

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  • 1.0 stars

    "DO NOT INSTALL/UNINSTALL!!! READ REVIEWS"

    December 8, 2009  |   By weststar87

    Version: DVD Power Burner 2.7.1.13

    Pros

    it works but not worth it. stay away.

    Cons

    did not read reviews now scared :S installed it but now afraid of uninstalling it and crashing my computer. don't know what to do so just leaving it. hope nothing happens when I restart...

    Summary

    can't believe it has 5 stars. should be taken off download.com and have support for uninstalling it/fixing your computer.

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  • 1.0 stars

    "Do NOT try thig"

    November 3, 2009  |   By Geoffrey_K

    Version: DVD Power Burner 2.7.1.13

    Pros

    no clue .. Vista wont boot had to run repair to get it to boot. Tried a second time just to see and SAME problem. Skip this one

    Cons

    PC wont boot after loading

    Summary

    wish i had read the user reviews on this before i wasted 2 hours of my life. i run vista and my pc wont boot after installing.

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  • 3.0 stars

    "nothing special or fancy but it works quite well"

    October 30, 2009  |   By useagle3

    Version: DVD Power Burner 2.7.1.13

    Pros

    simple but works well

    Cons

    it is not for a pro

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  • 1.0 stars

    "Will crash and destory your computer!!!!!!!!"

    September 15, 2008  |   By Jen27h

    Version: DVD Power Burner 2.7.1.13

    Pros

    0 pros it never started up on my computer.

    Cons

    Once you install it and click the icon it never loads. Then once you restart it your computer doesnt boot windows. Luckily I have vista and it prompts a system restore if such an event happens. Im glad I didnt fall victim to this phony file.

    Summary

    This file should be deleted off this website since its not a legit file program.
    DONT DOWNLOAD UNLESS YOU WANT YOUR COMPUTER TO BE REFORMATTED

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  • 1.0 stars

    "This is the last time I will ever trust cnet."

    September 2, 2008  |   By omfg565

    Version: DVD Power Burner 2.7.1.13

    Pros

    NONE. ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE ... the system would not let me give this product zero stars.

    Cons

    1) MY LAPTOP IS NOW A PAPERWEIGHT.

    Summary

    I downloaded this product, trusting that the editors at cnet knew what they were doing. After allowing the product to install, I restarted my very new laptop and it just restarts in a loop. I've tried all three safe mode options, last good config, etc... nothing works. I just get a blue error screen that flashes long enough to read two words and then it restarts again. Thanks for NOTHING. Avoid this product at all costs!!!!

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  • 1.0 stars

    "BIG MISTAKE--Destroyed my new computer and RAID array"

    July 20, 2008  |   By hza

    Version: DVD Power Burner 2.7.1.13

    Cons

    And I lost 6 years' worth of data because it screwed up my RAID drivers, and I was just unlucky enough to be reformatting my old archive drives today and had everything temporarily on the array.

    Believe the reviews, installing this software was the worst computing mistake I've ever made.

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