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Posted by T Shadow on 12/26/06 18:10
"Chip Bearden" <jnbearden@aol.com> wrote in message
news:1167152214.304842.217510@h40g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> Bought a new Samsung VR330 VHS/DVD player/recorder to transfer my home
> VHS tapes to digital format. Not as elegant as going through my PC but
> idiotproof, I thought, and I just wanted to get some old tapes onto a
> less-perishable medium.
>
> The VR330 has some nice features but seems buggy. In particular, I
> can't finalize any DVDs made so far. After editing the chapter titles,
> I start the finalization process and after re-confirming that's what I
> want to do several times, I get dumped into an undocumented (in the
> manual) screen with said chapter titles which locks up the system. The
> only thing it responds to is switching from DVD to VCR. No other
> buttons on the device or the remote have any effect, including the
> power switch. I eventually unplug it and start over (the DVD is OK but
> the edited chapter titles are gone) and end up at the same place. Over
> and over again.
>
> Anyone had any experience with this? Other posters have reported it
> taking as long as half an hour to finish finalizing with the system
> apparently "locked up." I've let it sit for over an hour to no avail
> and that seems a little extreme. If I can't find a work around, it's
> going back.
>
I don't know anything about your device but obviously you should start with
Samsung. It may be possible to upgrade it's B.I.O.S.
Make sure the discs your trying to use are compatible.
Not sure what they are calling finalization. If it's just closing the disc a
half an hour is ridiculous. If it's encoding a DVD this takes ~20 minutes
with a P4-2.4GHZ. With a slower CPU it would be longer. Then the time to
actually burn the disc. I'd try waiting 4 hours just to be sure. Really
can't imagine it taking more than 2 though Maybe someone will give specific
advice.
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