A method, system and program product to simultaneously download and burn
digital media files via the Internet, including audio, video, video games
and other digital content and data, onto removable storage media on
personal computer burners. Large media files can be downloaded by pushing
files or portions of files to computer memory and simultaneously
downloading and burning files selected by a user. Once a file is burned
to disc, it is then deleted from the computer's memory. A lossless
compression scheme is used for audio files to decrease file size, making
the downloading process faster and requiring less hard drive space.
Content files other than audio are downloaded and burned through the same
one-step process, without using a lossless compression scheme. An
alternative method delays the start of the burn process to ensure that
the downloaded files are written continuously to the removable storage
media.