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I`ve recently started backing up some of the kids DVD`s using a pioneer A04/104. The first one was on an unbranded DVD-R (60p ea.) seemed to work fine in my standalone (Dansai 852) but now doesn`t recognise it at all, my second was on a Mirror platinum (95p ea.), this worked perfect to start with but now sometimes locks, my third was on a Datasafe branded (£1.15 ea.) but this was a non starter.

It was only last night that I found the problems with my first and second discs after trying my newly burnt third disc, strange how my first stopped working and my second got worse at the same time?

Anyway, can anyone comfirm my suspicions that its the media at fault (my original work fine) and I have to try different discs, plus recomend a cheap brand of DVD-R`s suitable to play in my Dansai.

Linked to this at all, maybe ?

http://www.whatvideotv.com/cgi-bin/displaynews.php?id=2289

Thanks for the reply clayts, but this isn`t the problem. The copies play fine in my pc and I haven`t used any high speed disc yet, but thanks for the post that could well have caught me out.

Unfortunately "cheap" and "good" seem to be mutually exclusive when it comes to DVD-R media at the moment! A lot of people swear by Datasafe generation 3, but failing that you`ll have to open your wallet and go for TDK or Verbatim DVD-Rs, which cost around £3 each.

Mike

Thanks Mike G, i`ll keep a look out for those, I don`t suppose you know if the problem i`m having does sound like the media quality? and not something with my standalone that`s just decided it doesn`t like these discs anymore.

This item was edited on Wednesday, 25th September 2002, 16:31