In message , Paul
writes:
J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:
In message , Nil
writes:
On 02 Dec 2017, "J. P. Gilliver (John)" wrote
in alt.windows7.general:

Did you need special software to both design and burn the "label"?

Yes. You need special software to burn a Lightscribe label on a disk.

Did it come with the Lightscribe-capable drive? (I don't think any
came with mine.)

My first LightScribe drive, had a separate software package
on the installer CD.

At one time, "Retail" drive packages included mounting screws
and as many as two software CDs. Packages like a lite version
of Nero was on one disc, as well as some sort of DVD movie

I remember those days - tended to be either Nero or Easy CD Creator,
with Nero slightly in the lead on numbers I think. Usually a locked
version that would only work with that drive.

player. It was easy for them to include the separate
LightScribe package, on one of those CDs.

As I've just asked pjp, is the Lightscribe software drive-specific?
(And/or are there two parts, a designer and a burner, only the latter of
which is drive-specific?)
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When I got my TV Tuner a couple months ago, I couldn't
even test that the card worked at first, because of the
lack of materials on the CD. All the CD had, was a
basic driver, and no way to view a picture on the

I'm currently trying to find one where the controlling software is
usable by the blind (basically that means, can be operated without a
mouse, and anything highlighted is text, not a symbol or a _picture_ of
some text). I also want it to play the AD (audio description) channel
when available, along with the normal sound. But finding out whether it
is accessible is virtually impossible. What I'm currently going for is
probably the 292e, as I've been assured that that works with VLC and
that VLC can be keyboard-operated, but other suggestions are welcome -
preferably DVB-T2, as I suspect the UK will switch to T2-only before too
long. (If anyone's wondering why a blind person would want a TV tuner -
they can and do listen to TV prog.s, especially the ones with AD.)

computer screen right away. The first solution I
got running properly, was Linux based, and I could
at least see that the tuner could scan channels
properly. And that's when I discovered the new tuner
was more sensitive on receive, than my digital STB
(both fed off the same signal via a 2:1 75 ohm splitter).

(Did you try both ways round in case the splitter wasn't as symmetrical
as it should be?)

I purchased additional software from the tuner card
maker, and it took ten days for physical delivery of
a disc. Apparently they've never heard of just sending
a license key via email :-/ The software was
already on their web site, ready to just plug
in the license key to make it work. But we're
made to wait for the CD. Like it was 1970 again.

But they accepted the order online?

I eventually got Media Center running. It takes
a registry key edit, and it took me a while to
track down what needed to be edited, to make my
new purchase work. Initially it was telling me
there were "no channels to look at". Geez.
By default, all it would do is an NTSC scan,
and we don't have any analog OTA channels here.

Here neither - all DTV only. (I don't know if any EU countries are still
doing analogue [PAL or SECAM].)

The registry edit made the ATSC scan work
in Media Center, and finally I had a digital TV
list to look at.

Paul

(My blind friend has: XP, 10, iPhone, and an Android-based machine that
does have USB3, but designed for the blind - it has speech and Braille
output, and Braille input. That would be the best for the TV stick, but
I know little of Android even with a keyboard and screen, so will
probably go for a Windows one [though I only have XP and 7], unless
anyone _knows_ of one that is child's play to set up on a HIMS Polaris.)
--
J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf

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(first series, fit the second)