| sushix |
| I just found out the Starvison DVD Player I purchased has problem reading DVD-R and DVD+R discs. It can only read 2/3 of the discs I burned. Anyone know which dvd player has good compatibility on DVD medias? |
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| Warzau |
I know that panasonics read all formats, newer ones read dvd-ram.
http://catalog2.panasonic.com/webap...gnoreRedirect=1, edit looking at the manual it says it cannot read it but mine plays them with out a problem.HMMMM??
But I would recheck the burn procedure, just the fact it read the DVD and played means either the burning process crapped out or was faulty to begin with or worse case there is something wrong with the player, does it play pre-recorded media well. |
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| wmquan |
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Originally posted by sushix
I just found out the Starvison DVD Player I purchased has problem reading DVD-R and DVD+R discs. It can only read 2/3 of the discs I burned. Anyone know which dvd player has good compatibility on DVD medias?
The newer DVD players usually don't have an issue reading the discs you've burned. Two variables besides the player are the quality of the discs you're burning to and the burner itself. But by and large you shouldn't have problems.
http://www.videohelp.com/ has databases on DVD players and their compatibility:
http://www.videohelp.com/dvdplayers
In general, the players that advertise DVD+-R compatibiility deliver it, as do many players that don't claim it. But if you want to be sure, buy a player that advertises the compatibility and the web site says delivers the goods.
Often burned discs have more errors on them, because of the media quality and/or the burner. E.g. our oldest DVD player (five years old) pixelates a lot on some poorer-quality burns, and eventually will freeze. I play the same disc on our other players, and it plays fine -- no pixelation problems at all. Some players claim they have processing that better handles errors (e.g. some Sony's).
We have a year-old JVC player that claims compatibility and has worked fine with all DVD-R's we've thrown at it. Same thing for a two-year old JVC seven-disc changer (though I don't recommend the 7-disc JVC changers based on how mechanically challenged they seem to be). We also have a 400-disc Sony changer that has played the DVD-R's with no
The DVD FAQ at http://www.dvddemystified.com/dvdfaq.html says:
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... not all players and drives can read recorded discs. The basic problem is that recordable discs have different reflectivity than pressed discs (the pre-recorded kind you buy in a store -- see 5), and not all players have been correctly designed to read them. There are compatibility lists at CustomFlix, DVDMadeEasy, DVDRHelp, HomeMovie.com, Apple, YesVideo.com, and elsewhere that indicate player compatibility with DVD-R and DVD-RW discs. DVDplusRW.org maintains a list of DVD+RW compatible players and drives. (Note: test results vary depending on media quality, handling, writing conditions, player tolerances, and so on. The indications of compatibility in these lists are often anecdotal in nature and are only general guidelines.) There is insignificant compatibility difference between the "dash" and "plus" formats (see 4.3.6). There are much bigger compatibility differences between brands, so be careful about buying cheap discs.
Very roughly, DVD-R and DVD+R discs work in about 85% of existing drives and players, while DVD-RW and DVD+RW discs work in around 80%. The situation is steadily improving. In another few years compatibility problems will mostly be behind us, just as with CD-R (did you know that early CD-Rs had all kinds of compatibility problems?).
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