From the beginning, one of the key elements to my high-def HTPC was the ability to write recorded shows to DVD. I didn’t include this functionality into my HTPC until recently. With the price of decent DVD burners dropping into the $35 range, there’s really no excuse not to have one. (In my case, newegg sweetened the deal by offering a 50-pack of RiData DVD+R discs for only $9) Since Windows XP has native CD burning capabilities, I wondered if it would burn DVDs as well. (it doesn’t) Not wanting to buy another full-featured DVD burning product, I did a quick search on the web and downloaded a few promising titles. One that turned out to be amazingly good was CDBurner XP Pro. This program is totally free, but has more features than many titles costing upwards of $40. Not only that, but it’s easy to use as well. If you’re building a new system, or just looking for a replacement to your old burning software, give this title a try. If you like it, consider sending the developers a donation too..