Posted by Rick Merrill on 09/25/06 16:59

Paul Heslop wrote:

> marks542004@yahoo.com wrote:
>
>>paevans2@tiscali.co.uk wrote:
>>
>>>i have a daewoo 4150P recorder, when i record onto a DVD+RW and go to
>>>the menu to make compatable i find that it has already been made
>>>compatable. however when i try it in various other DVD players it will
>>>not play.
>>>
>>>I have tried different things but to no avail, i know that the program
>>>is on there as it will play in the PC.
>>>
>>>am i missing something or is there a problem somewhere.
>>>
>>>this is becoming a pain as i have lots of wedding video etc that i want
>>>to distribute to family but are unable to as they will not be able to
>>>view the DVD that i send them.
>>
>>First, have you finalised the disk ?
>>
>
>
> I've heard it said that +RW does not need to be finalised to play in
> other machines.

unfinalized DVD can usually be played on the same recorder and sometimes
on players from the same MFG. Interoperability is NOT guaranteed.

In order to play a DVD on a computer DVD player it MUST be finalized.

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