After making lots of duplicate discs for my brother's kids(think good old movies, cartoons & twee stgs) the hard way, I've decided it's time for old Uncle Stu to invest in a duplicator. (To do 18 index pix once, for Cartoons Disk 1, is bad enough- to do the same ones all over again, for the copies up through Cartoons Disk 15 so far, is maddening!
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I've been researching old threads here & looking around on the Inet for info about DVD copiers/duplicators. The CopyPal was well thought of here just last summer for a dependable, bare bones, no nonsense 1 to 1 duplicator. I've found the current version- the CopyPal II- in several places, sometimes called the Linkyo(SuperMediaStore) & also called the ILY D01. Pics look the same, specs shared, etc. Others found that look similar are the CopyStars, at near the same price. Then there are the VinPowers & others that have a small LCD screen for more $, these 1-1 machines go for about $159.
Right now NewEgg offrs the ILY CopyPal II for $119 shipped; SuperMediaStore add popup says they'll take $10 off any duplicator *IF* you use coupon code GBCHDMAY. That takes the SMS price on a CPal2 from $128 to $118 shipped. No extras offered like a free cake-box of TY 8X DVD-R's with it. Should I go ahead & pull the trigger on it now- I've had very good service from SMS when ordering blank dvds & such- or wait for a big sale? FWIW, the new stuff for the kids has really slowed down lately, so waiting a month or more wouldn't hurt. Or should I look for something else- if something is as good/better for same/less, the Inet is awfully quiet about it.
any help appreciated.
*However*- when our big cable update occurs- they say this summer for sure- I'm gonna have lots of new old TV series to record. If any of 'em look good for kids, may have to make *lots* of disks for 'em.
)I've been researching old threads here & looking around on the Inet for info about DVD copiers/duplicators. The CopyPal was well thought of here just last summer for a dependable, bare bones, no nonsense 1 to 1 duplicator. I've found the current version- the CopyPal II- in several places, sometimes called the Linkyo(SuperMediaStore) & also called the ILY D01. Pics look the same, specs shared, etc. Others found that look similar are the CopyStars, at near the same price. Then there are the VinPowers & others that have a small LCD screen for more $, these 1-1 machines go for about $159.
Right now NewEgg offrs the ILY CopyPal II for $119 shipped; SuperMediaStore add popup says they'll take $10 off any duplicator *IF* you use coupon code GBCHDMAY. That takes the SMS price on a CPal2 from $128 to $118 shipped. No extras offered like a free cake-box of TY 8X DVD-R's with it. Should I go ahead & pull the trigger on it now- I've had very good service from SMS when ordering blank dvds & such- or wait for a big sale? FWIW, the new stuff for the kids has really slowed down lately, so waiting a month or more wouldn't hurt. Or should I look for something else- if something is as good/better for same/less, the Inet is awfully quiet about it.
any help appreciated.*However*- when our big cable update occurs- they say this summer for sure- I'm gonna have lots of new old TV series to record. If any of 'em look good for kids, may have to make *lots* of disks for 'em.


















It was more the great price and want for something that was quick and didn't have to involve a computer. Copying and burning a DL master takes almost a hour and half using my PC and a 2.4x blank. The same process takes ~ 1/3rd that time with my CopyPal, although I do verify on my PC but my CopyPal has no such option. For a SL master it's also almost 3x faster using the CopyPal. Of course for encrypted DVDs the CopyPal is not an option.





Ok I'm just kidding, I just don't like DL discs, I don't think they're worth the cost. Some folks don't like using SL 16x, some folks don't like using DL discs, that's all.
