When 'value' comes up in a discussion about a DVD duplicator there are several questions you need to think about and answer for yourself to determine the best fit for your specific needs. 

1. Application: What are you planning on using the disc duplicator for? it may sound like an easy question but you need to think about your time factor for producing discs by recording and labeling. Hours, days, or weeks?
2. Output: How many discs do you need to produce that are exactly the same or 'one-offs' (different data and label for each disc)?
3. Cost: What is your budget?

how much time is saved with a hdd cd duplicator? is a question that comes up a lot when discussing duplicator features with our clients. 

To answer this question we need to understand a little bit on the three recording modes of a controller based DVD duplicator found in a typical CD DVD tower. 

1. Disc to Disc
2. Disc to HDD to Disc
3. Disc to HDD  

Disc to Disc: This mode is a direct reading to recording process. One simply inserts a CD master copy into the reader drive and then unrecorded CDs into the recorder drives and the duplicator starts copying.  A CD DVD duplicator that does not have a hard drive runs only in this mode.

Encryption and Copy Protection get a lot of attention  in the press and when discussing disc duplication. Two elements are important to remember. 

1. Are you planning on encrypting or copy protecting your content?
2. Are you planning on breaking someone elses encryption or copy protection? 

  We  will start with number 2

First as it's the most important.

In the United States and most countries, breaking or disabling copy protection or encryption is illegal.  Duplication equipment is not capable of breaking or bypassing copy protection or encryption. This applies more to DVD and Blu-ray then it does CDs.  Most CDs are not copy protected/encrypted.  They may have a copy protect "flag" on the disc which will then make it impossible to use a duplicator. Nor should you, right?

One of the great technical contributions to spreading the gospel is a recording device and a means to copy the sermon for easy distribution.  Cassettes have been the common method of passing on the message and providing a revenue source for the ministry.  Cassette duplicators still exist and continue to be used in some regions for cassette ministries. 

Many ministries today rely on CD recordable discs to provide an extended reach to their parish beyond county lines.  Most people have CD players so the media is easily played and replayed.  In the kitchen or in the car the message follows along.  You can spin your own radio show with praise and worship along with scripture study.

One should not get caught in the one best method but rather having a program that can be distributed via disc and Internet.

Podcasts are an excellent method to open up to new worshipers and then provide a full sermon on CD  for a small donation.

We are often asked about how a ministry can make CDs and we have a few suggestions.

 Let's out-line the steps