I need a DVD/CD combo burner. I was going to get a Plextor, now I think I'll just buy an NEC model. Any tips here? I also need some software to transfer digital pictures to a CD or DVD. And I need software to burn copies of home movies. (I will buy a camcorder soon. Either Mini DV or a DVD model.)
Your combo drive will likely come with some bundled software to do all of that - hopefully it will be a decent OEM version of Nero. If that doesn't work, try this: http://www.cdburnerxp.se/ I used this once to burn a CD and it worked great. Very similar interface to Nero.