Posted by Bob on 09/13/06 12:34

On Wed, 13 Sep 2006 09:58:05 GMT, Paul Heslop
<paul.heslop@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:

>> I recently purchased a cake of 100 Taiyo Uden DVDs only to find out
>> that they are unsuitable for use with either of my two DVD players.

>> There is a label attached to the DVDs stating: "This product is not
>> suitable for use with DVD-R/RW drives which do not comply with the new
>> DVD-R specifications for 8x writing speed".

>> Just what are the new DVD-R specifications?

>probably not that new anymore as we're over that speed. it probably
>just means you players are outdated. Some things can have their
>firmware updated but you'll have to know your exact details of drives
>etc and if they're stand alone dvd players I don't know if they can be
>updated.

His problem is that he did not get genuine Taiyo Yuden (sic) discs.
Whoever bootlegged the fakes he bought can't spell - a sure sign
something is wrong.

If he had bought genuine Taiyo Yudens he would not have had a problem.


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