So my dirty little secret is I actually bought a
second HP MCE!
My 3Ghz HP Pavillion came with Sonic Encoders by default. The 3.2HT did not. So just FYI Sonic Encoders is officially available via kosha Aus OEM.
I actually use Nero Vision Express to convert from DVR to DVD (and remove ads). My hdd's filled up so quickly I needed something to help(!) me. With DVD-R at a buck a piece I decided to flush my hdd's and move almost everything to DVD format. Nero is working great for me (after I re-formatted my pc - i had all sorts of artifacts previously which I blame on other tools/junk i had installed). I do use a mouse and keyboard for this, and I have an HP HotSwap Drive to move from my MCE to my PC. I dont think Nero is the greatest quality, but it does what I need.
I could never get dCut working which was a bummer (GPF). DVR2Win would only ever do one at a time. And Sonic was not robust - i think it is getting better. I just decided to go off-the-shelf and stop the hdd space pain.
K.
P.S. On the second MCE - I needed a new PC for games and been putting it off for years always waiting for the next best thing (
). The price I could get the HP was so good I bought one for the lounge room (MCE) and one for the dining room (games). Both are MCE, but I've played around with the sw and hw to suit my needs.