Importing Singer's CDG

[MackieRocks]

Thank you everyone for your suggestions. This is what makes this forum so great!

I did try loading an individual song under 4.09d & it locks up. I did try 3.4 and it worked fine. I guess I'll just have to wait for the fix. Thanks again!

[MackieRocks]

I'm about ready to get a new laptop. Can someone suggest a good, dependable internal CDG burner/player and/or video card?

[billyo]

you'd be better off buying an ext. drive, i have e/omagic a slim design cd/dvd drive that i bought from compusa ( tiger direct ) for $78.00 and it works fine, i think theres only a few options when buying a laptop with the built in cd/dvd drive, and in my opinion i think ATI video card is better that other v/card and make sure it's MADE by ATI RADEON, not powered by....and if you still can ( maybe by a long shot ) get an xp

[MackieRocks]

Thanks for the input, billyo! I'll look into those options.

[ddouglass]

I don't know about any of the others but Dell is still offering XP on some of their small business computers. I have a Dell Latitude 5500 and everything works right on it, including the internal drive. I don't know how much longer they will be offering XP since Windows 7 will release in October.

[MackieRocks]

Dale (ddouglass),
I have (2) questions for you.

(1) Do you recommend Vista or XP? I know that I'm putting you on the spot & the MTU Team has done a great job in addressing all the Vista issues and a fine job they have done! I'm still a little nervous changing operating systems.

(2) What internal CD+G drive would you recommend, if any? I watch your postings all the time and feel confident about your advise.

Thanks

[ddouglass]

I only have one laptop I use for my back-up system. It is a Dell Latitude and an internal drive that works for CDG. It is always a shot in the dark because laptop makers use whatever they can get that is cheapest for them. I don't have any recommendations other than that for laptop internal drives.
All of my other systems for karaoke are custom built by me in small (Shuttle type) cases. Laptops to me are too prone to failure from heat due to compacted size. If you do have a failure a laptop needs to go to specialists who can change out the parts. With my systems I can change out the bad part very easily. I also can get exactly what I want for my components and not be stuck with what a manufacturer chooses for me.
I always recommend XP and you are not putting me on the spot because I thoroughly agree with MTU on this. I will not have a Vista system ever. Every system I have used or built have been XP since it came out and I refuse to bow down to the Microsoft God that wnats us to use Vista. XP is more stable, less complicated to run and is compatible with a lot of programs that Vista has major problems with.