VCD from far the far east is not CD-RW ,and it seems it is

[khouliou]

Hello, I have done a perfect VCD 2.0 confirm to white book ,I
have burn it using my nero 5.5 and everything is perfect ,i got all the condition for VCD 2.0 ( white book ) ,I have a sony DAV-S300 DVD ,and i watch all the original VCD coming from the Hong kong and other far east countries ,and i have success to burn a VCD onto a CD-RW ricoh ,but for all other kind of CD-R ,even for the TDK CD-R this is not working ,my dvd player refuse read any other type of CD-R ,( NO disks : this message is shawn when I insert another kind of CD-R) ,so what do you thing about this big problem ,anybody can help me please ? I have bought many VCD coming from MALYSIA ,and all of them work on every kind of DVD players ,I thing that there is maybe a software like decrytion is using from these people ,so what do think about ? so let us share our research to find the perfect work for the VCD .

[adam]

Sony dvd players are probably the stricted players there in regards to which media they can read. You will have better luck with cdrw than cdr but in general your just going to have to experiment to find a brand that works consistently. If you havent already, check the dvd player list on this site to see what kind of experiences other people have had with your brand of dvd player.

Original vcds and those distributed in Asia are almost always on pressed media. These are created on silver pressers which are the exact same hardware used to create commercial audio cds. These are compatible on all dvd players. Unfortunately the hardware is at least several hundred thousand dollars and is only meant to be used to produce disks in mass quantities. Your going to have to stick with cdr/w for now.

[khouliou]

Hello,again . thanks for your help ,and please I want to know what is the name of this harware using in asia .I want to bought him for my multimedia shop .

[adam]

The disks are called cd silvers or just silvers for short. When you buy your vcds ask them whether they are pressed or burnt. If its burnt then it means its a cdr or cdrw. Pressed is what you want.

Look at the bottom of the media. If it has a blueish or greenish tint to it or if you can see through it slightly its definitely a cdr. But don't let them try to fool you. There are silver cdr media which look exactly like real silvers.