Media HELP!!! with Sony DVP-S300 for VCD's

[BEERviper]

I've tried 9 different types of media and only the generic silver/silver has worked so far and I've had them for years and ran out =(.

I'm creating a VCD with Ulead DVD Picture Show v1.0. The first VCD I created with some old generic CD-R's that I bought years ago worked like a charm on my Sony DVP-S300, unfortunately I only had 2 left and need to make more.

So far I've tried the following media with no luck:

Memorex 700MB/80min 48x CD-R with white cover = NO DISC reading from player.

Digital Research 700MB/80min 16x CD-R with silver/black cover = NO DISC reading from player.

Pioneer 650MB 12x CD-R with blue surface,gold label = NO DISC reading from player

Maxell 650MB/74min CD-R with blue surface,gold label = NO DISC reading from player

Maxell 700MB 40x CD-R with silver surface,silver label = NO DISC reading from player

Taiyo Yuden TY80-BK silver/silver no label = NO DISC reading from player

Plextor generic silver surface, gold cover = NO DISC reading from player

Generic 74min Gold/Gold CD-R = NO DISC reading from player
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If anyone could possibly help me here I would greatly appreciate it. I guess the best chance I have now is to find out what kind of media the original generic CD-R's I used actually are. Does anyone know if there is any way to extract any information from the serial number on the media? Perhaps that might tell me what kind of media it is.

Any help is much appreciated.
Jon (BEERviper)

[cruiser80]

I have a Sony DVD player and for some reason vcd's only seem to work with cd-rw of which I have had no problems with (any brand). I have read other forums where people have gotten certain cd-r brands to work (Princo is one that comes to mind) but I cant remember all of them.
I'd rather use cd-rw anyway as I have enough coasters at home already.

[BEERviper]

Bump...

Anyone else?

[russcollinsonuk]

i have a sony dvp-s525 and the only cdrs it plays is the viva star ones, took me ages to find a supplier too. if you are in the uk, the only place i know is http://store.europe.yahoo.com/microwarehouse/index.html
sorry can't help you if you are in the US.

Cya,

Russ.

[BEERviper]

I have a Sony DVD player and for some reason vcd's only seem to work with cd-rw of which I have had no problems with (any brand)...

Hey Russ, I tried a CDRW and it worked like a charm
Thanks for the help!
Jon

[m0j00]

I also have a sony.You can buy vivastar from argos.They work a treat.

M0j00

[arealgijoe]

8) My wife ahs a Sony 300 system, CD-RW disk work great. It can play VCD, audioCD and even 5.1 channel dts audio CDs as long as you use CD-RW media.

JD

[SingSing]

That is what Sony do to the customers : low compatibility.

The best deal is make SVCD in CDR. Cost about $0.30 ( 2 x $0.15 ) per movie to get near DVD quality in players like Pioneer, JVC, philips .....

Sony's customer get a only VHS qaulity movie on CDRW ( cost about $0.45 ). Sony can't play SVCD.

A lot of Panasonicplayers don't even read any CDR or CDRW or SVCD.

[russcollinsonuk]

Argos!?!?!?!?! lol, whod ave' thought?

[BEERviper]

I also have a sony.You can buy vivastar from argos.They work a treat.

hey m0j00, do you have a link for argos?
thanks

[Kingnog]

Hehe! I have a no-name DVD player i bought for $40 dollars (its extremely cheap!) and i 'buy' cheap, Hi-Val brand CD-r's for free (mail in rebates!)...and I can play VCD's and SVCD's. Meanwhile you guys with nice Sony media and DVD players cant do anything....dont you find this strange?

[dope_ryde]

Try going to nero's website and looking for a tool called nero infotool...

it will scan a blank disc and on one of the tabs will tell you the actual manufacturer of the disk... not maxell, tdk, or whatever but the company that they bought the disk from and put their label on..
that is probably what your looking for...

hope it helps

[ToddB]

I have the Sony DVP-S360 and I've been able to burn the cheep CompUSA (the ones with now labels). That's the only CD-R I've been able to get to work in this player.

Recently, I've got a hold of a DVD-R (Memorex) and to my surprise, it played! It didn't work on the Apex boxes that I Tried, but did on the Sony. Looks like the newer Sony boxes will play anything, saving my money to get one that will play everything and MP3 DVDs.