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Posted by RedBeard the Pirate on 12/24/06 23:48
On Sun, 24 Dec 2006 14:48:59 -0800, dgates <dgates@spamlinkline.com> wrote:
>On Sun, 24 Dec 2006 22:43:48 GMT, "Bill McCutcheon"
><wjmccn@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>>
>>"RedBeard the Pirate" <Redbeard@HighSeas.com> wrote in message
>>news:k9lto2hqol4g63dc21q1r5laj4ehssbnub@4ax.com...
>>> Hi.
>>>
>>> I just bought a Philips DVDR3390 DVD Player/Recorder specifically
>>> to record some Christmas shows off of TV that aren't available on dvd.
>>>
>>> I used a regular Sony dvd-r to record the shows but after recording the
>>> shows, I can't access the dvd with my computer - my dvd drive says
>>> "no disc in drive". The Philips literature says I it's compatible with all
>>> dvdr formats so I didn't think it mattered what kind of dvdr I used.
>>>
>>> So my question is this... is there a specific dvdr out there that must be
>>> used for stand alone dvd recorders? If so, my preference would be to
>>> buy a DVD-RW to reuse with the Philips recorder.
>>>
>>> The goal is to take the recorded dvd from the stand alone, rip it to my
>>> computer, remove the commercials, and then record it to a new dvd.
>>>
>>> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>>>
>>> Redbeard
>>
>>
>>Did you finalize the disc? A DVD-R(W) cannot be played on another unit
>>until you do so.
>
>It could also be that your computer only takes "plus" DVDs (DVD+R and
>DVD+RW), not "minus" DVDS (DVD-R and DVD-RW).
>
>IIRC, it used to be that computers could only see "plus" discs and
>standalone players could only see "minus" discs, but I thought the
>latest generations could now see both.
I have the new Sony external 630a dual layer recorder for pc which
pretty much sees everything.
Redbeard
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