Good recommendation. I use Nero for all of my DVD burning.
The only problem is that is not a free program, and i dont think
that anyone just getting into BT would have it… 
I dont know know if you use shntool to fix SBE’s while burning, but Furio! fixes them on-the-fly, which is a good feature of that program.
^^^For advanced users only!
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Nero did come free when I bought my external LG DVD writer.
I had to buy a second one of those recently because the first one bit the dust.
If anyone would like, I have a FREE copy of Nero I can send you in the mail.
BT is also a great way to never use the USPS ever again!
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I think we should throw this in the trading section, sticky it there maybe. We already have one there, not as thorough though.
i have a question:
i use BT. love etree, shnflac, and trader’s den. they are by FAR, the best kept secret that shouldnt have to be a secret on the internet. i dl shows all the time. then convert the files to WAv and burn to CD. BUT (and this is a big but), i delete the compressed files and the wavs from my pc and convert them to mp4 for my ipod. i use to leave them in wav but it just took up too much space. especially since i dont have my external im really forcced to. (keep in mind i dont have a dvd burner). does this make me a bad person? i know this is really looked down upon in the trading community but i do not try to circulate the mp4s. i always try to keep my ratios for shows at at least 1.0. My shnflac ratio is about 1.5. Why is is that awful if i convert the files to mp4 to save space on my computer so i dont have to buy an 1000GB external?
its not wrong at all.
the main point is sharing.if you share 100%, that is all that the community really asks of you.
even if you were archiving, there really is no need to keep the wav files.
they are quite large and take up space.
if you dont have a burner or a small HD, there isnt much room for lossless shows, so it really is no big deal.
if all you can do is keep a window up until 100%, that is fine.
not everyone has the capacity to archive.
good work!
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^thanks for the confirmation, a.
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i have been trying forever to properly foward my port but i cant seem to do it right. i thought i had it this morning but turns out i did something wrong. i have linskys router. i think i mess up when i am setting up the static ip address but im not sure.
im trying again.
make sure, after you set up your static ip, that you exit out of all of that, and go back to your router page on portforward.com .
there are a few more steps you must take in order to complete it.
what model router and what BT client do you have?
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tried it again to no avail. i use utorrent and have a WRT54G Linksys router. this time i got all the way secuirty web page and finished the whole thing but utorrent still says my port is blocked. i also restarted utorrent to see if it would recognize anything but it didnt.
OH WAIT! i got the green light…hmmmmmm. is it working…no it went baaack to yellow…
ok somethin fishy is goin on. will it take a while to recognize that my port is open? on my utorrent screen there is still a yellow sign but when i test my port it gives the green…
sounds good.
check your port here
http://www.canyouseeme.org
if it’s good, i would re-start your PC.
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looks good. ill restart.
looks like im good. i finally did it after being firewalled for like 1.5 years. feels good to be clean
nice werk!
i bought a new wireless router and had to set up a new connection for my PC and girlfriend’s mac yesterday.
configuring my new IP, forwarding ports for utorrent and DC and hopping back on the show i was seeding took less that 5 minutes.
it’s a cake piece.
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even though it’s been asked about a million times before, what are everyone’s opinions as far as the best BT client goes? I had ABC, did one show with Dial-Up, and gave up. Now I’m realizing ABC sucks. Any suggestions? I’ll be rolling with plain ol’ BitTorrent for a while.
also, is there anything special I have to do to seed it? do I just leave the file in the folder it was DLed to, or what? I don’t quite get that aspect.
UTORRENT IS THE BEST CLIENT OUT THERE, THERE IS NO DISPUTE.
When you are DL a show, you are UL simultaneously, so when you finish your DL, you
continue to seed without having to do anything.
If you are on a mac, utuorrent wont run, so Azureus is the best option.
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