Posted by mcp6453 on 12/08/05 13:14

Bob wrote:
> On Thu, 08 Dec 2005 02:20:30 GMT, mcp6453 <mcp6453@earthlink.net>
> wrote:
>
>
>>I have a couple of old Sony DVD players. Naturally, they do not play
>>DVD-Rs very well. Would using DVD+Rs of a particular brand be likely to
>>cause them to play better? I realize they were made before there were
>>recordable DVDs, so I'm wondering if I should just replace them. They
>>work fine for commercial DVDs.
>
>
> When you burn the DVD, use a drive with bitsetting firmware. That will
> cause DVD +R discs to look like DVD-ROM discs. Unfortunately you
> cannot do that with DVD -R discs for technical reasons.
>
> There are two options available to you: 1) Get a burner that has
> bitsetting available in the factory firmware; 2) Get a burner that
> does not have factory bitsetting but where you can get revised f/w
> that does have bitsetting.
>
> CDFreaks is the place to look for revised firmware.
>
> If you don't have a burner, get the NEC 3540 or 3550 and use Liggy &
> Dee's revised f/w available on CDFreaks. It will set the DVD-ROM bits
> on DVD +R discs.
>


Thanks. What DVD burner has bitsetting available in the factory
firmware? Are you saying that this arrangement will cause the disks to
play in my old DVD players?

Where in the US are the NEC drives available at a good price? I've done
a Google search, of course, but I'm wondering if you have a favorite source.

Also, are DVD+RWs available in double layer?

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