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Dvd+rw Disc Use

Started by spetrillo , May 08 2008 01:39 PM

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#1 spetrillo

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Posted 08 May 2008 - 01:39 PM

In my quest to stop burning all my DVDs when I am experimenting I went out today and bought a 10 pack of Sony DVD+RW discs, so I could test on these first.

When I put one of the discs in my burner it doesnt seem to be recognized by either EMC 10 or WinXP. Do I need to enable something in my OS to use these. This is my first time with DVD+RW media.

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Posted 08 May 2008 - 01:44 PM

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Is your burner able to burn +RW DVDs? What is the make/model of your burner?

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Posted 08 May 2008 - 02:24 PM

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Is your burner able to burn +RW DVDs? What is the make/model of your burner?

Yes its a Liteon DH-20A3H external burner. Not sure why the initial load of the disc was not recognized but once I took it out and put it back in the disc was recognized by EMC10 and the OS. Have you seen issues like this with +RW media, or is the drive just finnicky.

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Posted 08 May 2008 - 02:51 PM

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I just finished capturing a recorded tv show on my Sony dvd-RW. I'm sure I'll get attacked for this, but I think "+" media can be more fussy than "-" media, at least based upon my experience w/ playback issues.

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Posted 08 May 2008 - 03:00 PM

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FYI

http://www.cdfreaks.com/reviews/Why-DVDRW-...erior-to-DVD-RW

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Posted 08 May 2008 - 03:15 PM

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FYI

http://www.cdfreaks.com/reviews/Why-DVDRW-...erior-to-DVD-RW

...cdanteek has a better one of a guy falling down, but ....

Edited by Syrallas, 08 May 2008 - 03:20 PM.

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Posted 08 May 2008 - 03:49 PM

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...cdanteek has a better one of a guy falling down, but ....

And here I was just asking a question about +RW usage...lol!

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Posted 08 May 2008 - 05:05 PM

If neither the program or XP recognizes the +RW, you might want to check the external DVD burner manufacturer's website to see if there are any updates/firmware for that burner.

Some burners need updates to work more efficiently and to recognize different 'brands' of DVDs.

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Posted 08 May 2008 - 05:06 PM

QUOTE (spetrillo @ May 8 2008, 03:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Have you seen issues like this with +RW media, or is the drive just finnicky.

Steve

Hi Steve,

Some external drives are a bit finicky, is all.

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Posted 08 May 2008 - 07:47 PM

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Hi Steve,

Some external drives are a bit finicky, is all.

Brendon

Brendon,

It seems that I have to place the disc in and cross my fingers. I did find the Disc Info utility in EMC, and I like seeing that the disc is seen by EMC in that tool. I will keep plugging away.

Thanks,
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Posted 09 May 2008 - 03:30 PM

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spetrillo, 10 pack of Sony DVD+RW discs

I sure would like to know the media ID (MID) for that Sony DVD+RW disc!

Are you updated to 'Update is dated 1/02/2008. Adds support for more media brands. Download Firmware update YP5Y?

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Syrallas, I just finished capturing a recorded tv show on my Sony dvd-RW.

I sure would like to know the media ID (MID) for that Sony DVD-RW disc!

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Posted 09 May 2008 - 04:47 PM

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I sure would like to know the media ID (MID) for that Sony DVD-RW disc!

Would you suggest I download the DVD identifier here to get that info. for you?

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Posted 09 May 2008 - 04:55 PM

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Would you suggest I download the DVD identifier here to get that info. for you?

I'm behind on that one, I'm running V4.20. I use DVD Identifer, DVDInfo Pro, and CDDVDSpeed re-named DiscSpeed.

I use them all very good tools.

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Posted 09 May 2008 - 05:06 PM

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I'm behind on that one, I'm running V4.20. I use DVD Identifer, DVDInfo Pro, and CDDVDSpeed re-named DiscSpeed.

I use them all very good tools.

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Does this mean anything?

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Unique Disc Identifier : [DVD-RW:RITEKW01]
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Disc & Book Type :       [DVD-RW] - [DVD-RW]
Manufacturer Name :      [Ritek Corp.]
Manufacturer ID :        [RITEKW01]
Blank Disc Capacity :    [2,298,496 Sectors = 4.71 GB (4.38 GiB)]
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[ DVD Identifier V5.0.1 - http://DVD.Identifier.CDfreaks.com ]
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Posted 09 May 2008 - 05:15 PM

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Does this mean anything?

Sony doesn't make media, they buy it and put their name on it.
It means Sony is using RITEK for RW and DL disc's yet. They use a different media manufacturer for single layer media.

What model burner (drive ID string) and firmware version are you using?

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Posted 09 May 2008 - 05:29 PM

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Do any of your numbers in your sig. direct me to a place I can get a download to get this info.?

What makes this interesting? Are you surprised I can capture data from the disc?

Edited by Syrallas, 09 May 2008 - 05:30 PM.

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Posted 09 May 2008 - 05:37 PM

You have one.

DVD Identifer, what does it say under Drive Selection and Drive Write Capabilities? Mine says my Drive, BENQ DVD DD DW1640 [FW BSRB].

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Posted 09 May 2008 - 05:42 PM

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You have one.

DVD Identifer, what does it say under Drive Selection and Drive Write Capabilities? Mine says my Drive, BENQ DVD DD DW1640 [FW BSRB].

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After the drive info. its says:
DVD-RW GSA-H60L - [FW DC08] - [FIBRE]

+ The DVD-RW is still in the drive, if that matters.

What does any of this mean to you?

Edited by Syrallas, 09 May 2008 - 05:43 PM.

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Posted 09 May 2008 - 05:46 PM

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After the drive info. its says:
DVD-RW GSA-H60L - [FW DC08] - [FIBRE]

+ The DVD-RW is still in the drive, if that matters.

What does any of this mean to you?

Came in your PC a HP? This click here??

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Posted 09 May 2008 - 05:49 PM

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Came in your PC a HP? This click here??

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This is the link to the exact computer I bought.

What's the significance?

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