The major change with Nero 6 is the vast number of extra tools provided. Everything is run via a configurable start screen. Nero Vision Express 2 is designed for movie authoring. While not as fully featured as Pinnacle Studio 8 it still provides all you need to get home movies edited and saved for posterity. Related to this is ShowTime, an excellent DVD player easily as good as other software-based ones you can buy separately. For backup duties there is BackItUp. Although basic, it does allow disk-spanning compression and scheduling even if the interface is a little frustrating at times. Other tools include a nice wave editor for sound files, a good cover designer for CD cases and Nero Mix for MP3 playing and ripping.

Nero 6 is a great set of tools and utilities and offers excellent value for money. Existing users will have to consider the worth of the latest extras but new users will find a rich set of applications for all their CD and DVD needs. And unlike many of its peers, Nero 6 doesn't keep connecting to the Internet, which is good for those who prefer more control of their privacy. --Iain Laskey

as for nero still the best


IN CD 4 versus IN CD 3 - binning CD-RW discs   March 5, 2004
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Just to counter the review from a software user in portsmouth, or somewhere close.
You do not need to 'bin' your CD-RW discs just because you've upgrade to Nero 6 / IN CD 4. If you need the data on the discs, first uninstall Nero 6 and re-install Nero 5 / IN CD 3. Then copy the data off onto your hard drive. Uninstall Nero 5 / IN CD 3 and install Nero 6 / IN CD 4, then erase the CD-RW's using Nero 6, and format them using IN CD 4.
Bingo, fully working CD-RW's again, to which you can re-copy the data you temporarily stored on your hard drive.
If you don't need the data, just erase them in Nero 6 and re-format them using IN CD 4.
Incidently you do realise that you do not need to use IN CD with CD-RW discs ? You can just burn CD-RW discs as an open multi session CD, and keep adding information to them by re-burning another session. Only finalising the CD when it becomes completely full.
This is distinctly more reliable than using the somewhat unreliable IN CD in either version 3 or 4. At least as an open multi session CD, you can read the CD-RW in practically any modern CD drive. IN CD formatted CD-RW's are notoriously fussy about being read on CD drives which aren't the one on which they were formatted !!