Posted by Julian on 01/01/07 23:47

I have a Philips DVD622 DVD player attached to a Samsung LCD HDTV. It's
prime advantage for us is that it is compatible with both NTSC and PAL
discs. However when I insert a DVD burned on my Mac PowerBook it
invariably returns the cryptic response "Bad Disc".

I recently checked the User Manual, and lo and behold, on page 19 I
read the following:

"Helpful Hints:

‹ It may not be possible to play CD-R/RW or DVD-R/RW in all cases due
to the type of disc or condition of the recording."

This hint is very unhelpful for us since these are exactly the type of
disc used on the Mac (which does not accept DVD+R/RW discs for some
reason). Clearly I'm out of luck here.

My question is: How come a reputable company like Philips is able to
offer a player capable of handling a mere 50% of the discs normally
available in any good store? What is the problem here? And what exactly
is the difference between DVD-R and DVD+R anyhow?

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