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tony1964
Jul 1, 2008, 01:34 AM
Hello Guys, I do hope you can help me with this problem, I have recently recorded a movie on the TV, it played in my DVD recorder perfectly OK, But it not playing on my CD ram it is not Recognising the DVD, how can I fixed this problem
Thank you
JBeaucaire
Jul 1, 2008, 08:11 AM
CD players don't play DVDs. They share the same shape, that's it. You need a DVD player in your units that play DVDs of the SAME FORMAT your DVD-recorder encodes disks in. There are many formats.
WallyHelps
Jul 1, 2008, 08:14 AM
Tony,
You need to "finalize" the DVD on your recorder before it can be recognized and played on a different player. Just pop the DVD back into your recorder and go through the menus looking for "finalize disc" or something similar.
Best of luck,
WallyH
WallyHelps
Jul 1, 2008, 08:16 AM
CD players don't play DVDs. They share the same shape, that's it. You need a DVD player in your units that play DVDs of the SAME FORMAT your DVD-recorder encodes disks in. There are many formats.
Oh, I didn't notice you said CD player! If that is true, then JBeaucaire nailed it. However, if you really do have a DVD player on your computer, then finalizing it should take care of it.
WallyH
tony1964
Jul 1, 2008, 08:37 AM
Sorry my mistake it not a CD ram it is a DVD ram with RW on laptop and desk top,
tony1964
Jul 1, 2008, 08:56 AM
Thank you for your help WallyHelps, Finalized it work thanks a lot
tony1964
Jul 1, 2008, 08:56 AM
Thank you for your help WallyHelps, Finalized it work thanks a lot
JBeaucaire
Jul 1, 2008, 08:57 AM
What format are you recording DVDs in? Your DVD player does read that format, right?
Are you burning in a TV capture DVD-recorder, or are you burning on one computer and trying to read on another.
Again, this is probably a "format" issue. And DVD-RW is another one of those weird options. There are a LOT of formats and you will need to read the manuals on BOTH devices to make sure they are compatible in some format, then use THAT format.