| Before, owning a copy of your favorite artist would | | | | Remember the times cassette players were only |
| only mean buying either from a local music store or | | | | meant to play cassette tapes? Then came the |
| online music sites. And a copy with an average of | | | | cassette recorders that enabled users to copy the |
| 16-18 cuts would cost you at least $10. If you think this | | | | content of cassette tapes to a black one. |
| is reasonable, then consider yourself lucky. However, if | | | | The same concept applies with the CD burner. It could |
| you are one of those who cannot afford buying | | | | copy from one CD to another or from a hard drive to |
| copies of their favorite artists and still would want to | | | | a black CD and vice versa. |
| listen to them, all you can do is to wait until your local | | | | But to actually use your CD burner, you have to have |
| radio stations play their songs. If you have the | | | | software. Some of these softwares are available and |
| computer and the Internet connection, you can go to | | | | downloadable for free online. Examples are ISO |
| online music sites with free radio like the Launchcast, | | | | Recorder, DeepBurner, Burrrn, Windows Media Player, |
| Shoutcast, Live365, and MSN radio and hope that the | | | | Xduplicator, Cheetah CD Burner, and more. Other CD |
| song will be played. | | | | burner softwares could be purchased. While those for |
| Today, with several music download shareware | | | | free have the same burning capability, those that are |
| programs it is possible to get your favorite song | | | | sold give more features and flexibility. |
| directly from other users without actually buying from | | | | CD burners are not limited to audio copying. It also can |
| them. These programs let you store the songs you | | | | copy document files, programs, games, videos, MP3, |
| have downloaded to your hard drive or transfer it to | | | | WMA, and WAV files. Not only that, CD burner with |
| your portable MP3 player. | | | | DVD burning capability enables you to copy you |
| But for you who would like to keep a complete | | | | favorite DVD collection to another CD if in case you |
| collection of the song by actually storing it to a disc for | | | | would want to share it to a friend or keep it in case |
| archiving or play it to your vehicle of home | | | | your original DVD is lost. You can also burn a DVD |
| entertainment system, there is one piece of computer | | | | movie after you downloaded it through the Internet so |
| peripheral you need: CD burner. | | | | that you could watch it on you television or your home |
| If you know how CD player looks like (and I?m sure | | | | theater. |
| you do), you would recognize the CD burner. | | | | Although many would argue that the release of the |
| CD burner comes into two forms: the ?independent? | | | | CD burner provides venue to produce uncopywrited |
| and the ?attached?. The independent CD burners or | | | | CD?s whether audio or video, there is no question that |
| writable CD drives do not necessarily have to be | | | | CD burner brings the production technology within the |
| permanently attached on the CPU. It could be | | | | reach of the consumers. And soon, as technology still |
| connected through a USB port with its own power | | | | progresses, there would be technology more |
| source. The other type of CD burner is the one that is | | | | advanced to cater the needs of music and video |
| attached to the CPU just like the CD ROM we know | | | | collectors and enthusiasts. |
| for quite some time. | | | | |