Posted by wiseguy on 11/04/66 11:31

Thanks for your help so far. I am writing to Sharp as well. Went by Best
Buy yesterday and this unit is still on the shelf there.
Isn't there a law against this as well. Some sort of obsolescence thing?


"wiseguy" <wiseguy@e.com> wrote in message
news:o_z8f.52264$yS6.40581@clgrps12...
> I have a Sharp DVD Recorder that's only a couple of months old. It takes
> DVD-R blank discs but only 4X. When you put 8X's in it gives you an error
> saying that the disc is possibly not playable and does not allow you to
> record on it. Sharp technical support said the 8X's are too thick and
only
> 4X's work in any DVD recorders. Is he just blowing hot air or is there
> something to this.
> The even weirder part is that if I take the same DVD-R 8X disc and burn a
> movie on it on my computer it plays perfectly on the Sharp unit.
> Anyone else have this problem.
> With more and more DVD's being 8X minimum where does that leave people
with
> DVD Recorders. Are there any 8X's that work in this situation? The DVD's
I
> was using are Sony.
>
>

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