Problem with playback after recording on Sony RDR-GX300

[BritishBeef]

Hi there!
I'm borrowing a Sony RDR-GX300 DVD recorder so that I can back up a Sky+ recording. I'm using Panasonic DVD-R discs (1-16X). They are gold topped with pink/purple TY dye.

After recording the feed from Sky+ and then 'finalizing' the DVD, when I play back the disc on other DVD players the motion stutters every minute or so. It's like it suddenly slows then catches it's self back up again. It only lasts for a couple of seconds at a time but when it happens every minute it's useless. If I play it back on the Sony recorder it plays back fine although it seems that the stutter is still happening - it's just that it happens much much faster on the Sony so that it's barely noticable.

I'm very new to DVD recorders, is there anything I should or shouldn't be doing with this particular model? I am recording at HSP quality (90 minutes per disc).

Could it be the discs I'm using?

Thanks for any help.

[RabidDog]

Check your ntsc/ pal settings .. on everything .. this causes the problem you describe.

[StuR]

BritishBeef,
Have you got the manual? If not google for it or search the sony customer services as it says max. 8x only. I suppose 16x may work sometimes but I've never risked wasting money on them. I've use some really cheap aweful -R/+R 8x and there's been only one problem on my GX300. Got better disks now but to be certain get some Imation or Sony ones - just 8x though.
Almost certain that's your problem (can't remember seeing any NTSC/PAL settings, so don't worry about that).
Why not try a RW+ disk 4x (RW- 4x if you have to) as a tester. No need to finalise RW+, again quality is better, I've got maxell (wilkinsons), but crappy cheap ones are fine too.

[BritishBeef]

Thanks Stur,
Before I read your post I tried a DVD RW and it's worked fine. I'm then copying to DVD-R on my computer.

[StuR]

Yer, get new disks or use the same RW disk and copy image to the 16x disks on PC. I've done that a few times when I've wanted to keep +RW recordings. Using 8x in one go will prove quicker though and free's up your PC.