I have made back-up copies of my lessons on the DVD-R and a few of the students reported that they received format errors while trying to play it back both on thier DVD players and/or PC. I switched to the DVD+R discs and it seemed to only be worse as more students reported format errors with the +R than the -R. Is it possible I do not have the proper set up copying and writing to the DVD?
2006-09-10 06:21:16 · 7 answers · asked by Jean D 1 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Home Theater
I have a Sony Double Layer (Dual RW Drive) using both Memorex DVD+R discs and Sony DVD-R discs. The copy software is CloneDVD2 that claims the recordable format does not matter....
2006-09-10 06:49:49 · update #1
The answers given are all on target. Some of your students have -DVD players and some have + DVD players. The new players handle both formats. If you go to VideoHelp.com you can find
a list of which models play which format. Find out from your students what Brand and model # they have. Always burn at the slowest speed your software will allow. Sony discs are much better than memorex. The next is Maxell.
2006-09-13 14:06:55 · answer #1 · answered by Bob B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think the format is the problem. You may have a defective recorder. You say you tried both +R and -R discs; were these written on the same recorder? In any case, it is important that you use the highest quality recording media, regardless of which format it is (don't buy the cheap stuff--get a brand name). It is also important that you do not record your DVDs at the highest speed. I have sent out many DVDs all over the world, (mostly DVD+R) and have yet to have a return.
2006-09-10 17:07:25 · answer #2 · answered by gp4rts 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many stand-alone home DVD players are not capable of playing back blanks burned on PCs. Some will play a DVD-R, but not a +R, and vice-versa. This is especially true of older DVD players.
The +R format tends to be more compatible with more players. I have had the best results by burning +R and setting the book type in the burner to DVD-ROM (your burning software may or may not support this, and your drive may or may not support this). I have had zero compatibility trouble when using the method.
The other possibility is that you have a burner that is marginal and is making poor-quality discs. Using good first-tier media (TDK, RITEK, MAXELL) can also make a big difference.
You can hit CDFreaks.com (and other sites) for more help and tools on this problem.
Good luck!
2006-09-10 06:31:09 · answer #3 · answered by MrPink 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The problem is that DVD+ and DVD- are two different formats and are not compatible with one another.
You probably need to take a survey of your class and see how many copies of each format you need to make for your lessons.
There are some DVD players that do play both formats but that are few and far between.
2006-09-12 12:42:36 · answer #4 · answered by coco2591 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most likely the students that had the trouble had older dvd drives. Possibly with the + format. Interesting question, I'll have to watch the answers.
2006-09-10 06:24:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Brand name dvd-r's make a difference with playback. Sometimes the software the dvd was made with can effect it also..
2006-09-10 06:25:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
only well i have to say cheap dvd players can see the dvd because hte more expensive ones are protected so if u put it in it might say disk is dirty i have to dvd players a good one and a cheap one for watching dvd-rs
2006-09-10 06:29:47 · answer #7 · answered by Abi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋