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Question about DVD-R
I am attempting to play a DVD-R burned backup copy of my movie in an older
DVD player in my house. However, the DVD player is not recognizing it and giving me an error message. When I play my retail copy, it's fine. Any idea if I need to be using another type of media so it can read it on that DVD player? Thanks |
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Have you looked at that DVD players manual to see what kind of DVD's are
compatable with it??? Thats what manuals are for...we do not know which of the multitude of brand name players you have. peterk -- "Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, margarita in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming, "WOO HOO what a ride!" "Ryan" wrote in message ... I am attempting to play a DVD-R burned backup copy of my movie in an older DVD player in my house. However, the DVD player is not recognizing it and giving me an error message. When I play my retail copy, it's fine. Any idea if I need to be using another type of media so it can read it on that DVD player? Thanks |
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"Ryan" wrote in message
... |I am attempting to play a DVD-R burned backup copy of my movie in an older | DVD player in my house. However, the DVD player is not recognizing it and | giving me an error message. When I play my retail copy, it's fine. | | Any idea if I need to be using another type of media so it can read it on | that DVD player? | | Thanks If it's an older DVD player it may not be able to play recordable media. I ran into that when I first started burning DVDs and had to buy a new settop player. It may also recognize some types of media and not others. You'll find a list here. http://www.videohelp.com/dvdplayers (it's not always accurate) -- D I'm not an MVP a VIP nor do I have ESP. I was just trying to help. Please use your own best judgment before implementing any suggestions or advice herein. No warranty is expressed or implied. Your mileage may vary. See store for details. Remove shoes to E-mail. |
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There is a very good 'compatibility guide' written by Honda Shing, Chief
Technology Officer for InterVideo which makes WinDVD, the world's most popular software DVD player. InterVideo (www.intervideo.com) also makes other audio and video software and WinProducer 2 DVD, a program to edit and burn your own DVDs. Imagine if there were 5 different kinds of VHS tapes and they all looked identical but were not Â* that is basically where the DVD standards world is right now. There are essentially 5 versions of writable DVD that you need to understand. They a DVD-R, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW, DVD+RW and DVD+R. The distinctions are actually based on how the data is written to and read from the disk, and this differentiation is difficult to translate to the physical world. Try to find the guide on the InterVideo site as it explains the differences fully. "HillBillyBuddhist" wrote: "Ryan" wrote in message ... |I am attempting to play a DVD-R burned backup copy of my movie in an older | DVD player in my house. However, the DVD player is not recognizing it and | giving me an error message. When I play my retail copy, it's fine. | | Any idea if I need to be using another type of media so it can read it on | that DVD player? | | Thanks If it's an older DVD player it may not be able to play recordable media. I ran into that when I first started burning DVDs and had to buy a new settop player. It may also recognize some types of media and not others. You'll find a list here. http://www.videohelp.com/dvdplayers (it's not always accurate) -- D I'm not an MVP a VIP nor do I have ESP. I was just trying to help. Please use your own best judgment before implementing any suggestions or advice herein. No warranty is expressed or implied. Your mileage may vary. See store for details. Remove shoes to E-mail. |
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Not every DVD player can play DVD-R. Some will only play DVD+Rs. This is
one reason why must DVD burner now come with the TWO formats (DVD+R and DVD-R). "Ryan" wrote in message ... I am attempting to play a DVD-R burned backup copy of my movie in an older DVD player in my house. However, the DVD player is not recognizing it and giving me an error message. When I play my retail copy, it's fine. Any idea if I need to be using another type of media so it can read it on that DVD player? Thanks |
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