good news guys.....i messed around with the video setting(s) for nero6 and i found lowering the resolution and bit rate got me down to an 1 and a half, which is really quite nice, since its not going to be on a big screen, i dont really care much about the resolution.....oh and lowering the resolution and i can get 360 minutes of film onto it, im gonna burn 1 today and see how it comes out... thanks for the help