DVD SP4 and Toast 7

Hello Folks,
I did it! Yes, I decided to purchase the Final Cut Studio bundle.
Thanks to everyone that help me with my questions on this forum. You are all very kind.
I have a quick question for the DVD SP4 Pros:
I noticed that some people on this forum use Toast 7 for burning DVD's.
Doesn't DVD SP4 burn the DVD's for you?
What are the advantages, if any, for purchasing Toast 7 as a companion to DVD SP4?
Thanks again!
G5 1.8 GHz Dual Mac OS X (10.3.9)

http://www.roxio.com/en/products/toast/features_key.jhtml
http://www.roxio.com/en/products/toast/featuresnewimproved.jhtml
http://www.roxio.com/en/products/toast/why_upgrade.jhtml
It's a very useful application.

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