Plextor has once again turned to Roxio for their software bundle. The DVD that comes with the PX-608CU contains Roxio's Easy Media Creator 8 suite.
With Easy Media Creator 8, users can quickly and easily do a number of tasks. From the main menu, they have the ability to create their own CD's and DVD's, make copies of existing discs, backup their computer or even organize their photos, videos and music. The menu below shows the various applications that make up the suite.
Easy Media Creator 8 includes what Roxio calls "Creator Classic" and "Music Disc Creator". While not as robust as disc mastering applications like Nero, these two programs will have you creating your own custom data and audio discs in no time.
Roxio also includes their packet writing software, Drag-to-Disc, with Easy Media Creator 8. Drag-to-Disc lets a person write to CD or DVD media the same way they would a floppy disk or hard drive. It also supports most CD and DVD media, including write once formats like CD-R, DVD-R and DVD+R.
Video editing duties are handled by VideoWave. This easy to use software lets you trim your video clips and spruce them up by adding things like transitions, titles, music, and special effects. When you're done, simply save your movie to your hard drive or burn it to disc using MyDVD.
MyDVD is Roxio's DVD authoring application. With this program you can easily edit and then burn your favorite videos to CD or DVD.MyDVD will also allow users to add video effects, transitions and background music, create animated menus, and organize clips and photos into custom slide shows.
Roxio's PhotoSuite software gives you the ability to repair, enhance and share your digital photos. It also includes a number of automated and advanced photo editing tools that will let you easily crop and rotate your pictures, remove things like red-eye and wrinkles and add text and special effects.
Easy Media Creator 8 also includes Roxio's backup software, BackUp MyPC. This easy to use program lets you backup files, folders or entire drives to a number of storage devices, including CD and DVD writers.Backup jobs can be launched manually or scheduled to run at regular intervals so the data is always protected.
Last but not least, you have Sonic's DVD playback software, CinePlayer. Along with DVD movies, CinePlayer can be used to play back your VCD's, SVCD's or whatever video files you might have on your hard drive.
While small in size, Plextor's new DVD writer isn't short on features. The PX-608CU supports most CD and DVD formats and offers some of the fastest and writing speeds available on a portable DVD writer. The drive is capable of 8x DVD±R, 8x DVD+RW, 6x DVD-RW, 4x DVD±R DL and 5x DVD-RAM writing speeds and a maximum DVD read speed of 8x. The PX-608CU also includes features like a USB 2.0 interface and a software bundle from Roxio, but lacks bitsetting support for single layer DVD+R and DVD+RW media. Even then, the PX-608CU scores a solid 8 out of 10 for its features.
