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5 of 5 customers found the following review helpful:
 Merges Xbox with Mac, 2008-08-10
I shouldn't be surprised since Microsoft and Apple have had some coop lately and it's easier to switch between systems. My Xbox 360 is invaluable and I want to make use of it as much as possible. Right now it is my dvd player. I can burn HD dvds on my Mac and make them playable on Xbox. I'm downloading media to my Mac and storing them on dvds. Some of the video is HD. As long as I'm taking the trouble to get the larger HD versions itd be a waste to store them in an inferior format. The encodings can be time consuming, but there is a pause to quit the encoding and do something else. It then resumes from where it left off.
 Roxio Toast 9, 2008-08-10
All I can say in few words is, this product has not produced anything for me. I have tried many things including burning a Video TS folder to a DVD and it didn't work (even after applying Roxio's latest patch). Then I tried to make an exact copy of a data CD and DVD, it didn't work. A simple mp3 song disk, nope, it did not work. I have opened a problem ticket with Roxio support group but their response is very slow. So my advice is before putting $$ consider some alternatives or wait for a bug free version of Toast.
6 of 6 customers found the following review helpful:
Hi-Def options; up-to-date streaming, 2008-08-02
I'm used to Windows but since the hubby likes Macs, he's set up everything at home with Apple hardware and software. I still use Easy Media on my laptop but for the desktops with large lcd screens I've become a better Mac user.
By now Hi-def video should be the norm, but the hardware is still priced way above standard recorders and burners. If you have a real bluray or HD burner, good for you. I like the solution that Toast offers for users of good old standard DVD burners, which I know is must of us. With tivo handling HD now I've found a way to keep the shows for longer periods of time. HD takes a lot of space on the dvr and I always seem to catch up on shows in spurts. Of course using a regular dvd has the trade-off of not fitting as much on the disc as the real thing. However the quality of the video remains and sometimes I will use the spanning option. Streaming is another good option for catching up on shows. I'm hoping that the pc version will have this soon.
6 of 6 customers found the following review helpful:
Great product, 2008-07-30
I've been a long time user of Popcorn on the Mac and Easy media on the pc. Although I do most multimedia tasks through my pc, particularly since my job requires a lot of disk burning and media transfers, I like the mac for home use. I heard that Toast 9 has things that are unique so given my good experience with Easy Media I bought it. A very unique feature is the ability to burn blu-ray and HD disks on ordinary disks. I don't know why they don't do this on the pc. Right now the drives are very expensive so getting by is a great idea. I can also make slide shows, something I do a lot for work on my Mac. It makes a pc and mac compatible show so I don't worry about being system specific. It's a great addition to the family of products.
6 of 6 customers found the following review helpful:
Necessity for Digital Lifestyle, 2008-07-27
Before buying Toast 9 I had no link to my Playstation and Mac/iPod. Macs don't have blu-ray drives yet but why invest in one when I have the Playstation. TOast 9 burns blu-ray disks on a regular dvd burner. I know it doesn't have the full blu-ray storage capacity, but using compression wisely and editing some fluff I can get a movie one disk.
There is new streaming which exceeds home networks. Ok it's convenient to have streaming from the Mac to devices at home. Even better is streaming to devices when I'm not at home. Of course I still need an internet connection to view. If I want videos and music w/o the internet, Toast has tools for that. It compresses and reformats for ipods and other devices. I may get a 3g phone now that I can see more digital viewing possibilities.
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