Posted by GMAN on 10/31/05 05:08

In article <yNN8f.89763$ir4.74747@edtnps90>, "wiseguy" <wiseguy@e.com> wrote:
>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?
>
>
LMAO! If that were so we'd still have 8 tracks

The drive in the unit just doesnt have support in the firmware for that
specific brand disk or speed. Easily fixed with an update to the firmware.


>"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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