Strange compatiblity problem

[piano632]

I have a Sharp DV-RW2 recorder.
I have used Pinnacle Studio 8 to render and compile DV files to make a DVD image..
I have used Nero 6 and Pioneer A06 to burn the image file produced by Studio 8 to DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW.
Strangely enough, both the rewritable discs will play on the Sharp, but not the write-once discs. The Sharp recognizes a DVD+RW and will play it even though this is a "-" recorder. So the question I have is, why does it play DVD-RW and DVD+RW but not DVD-R and DVD+R? All discs were made from the same image file. What is the difference between write-once and rewritable discs aside from the obvious?

[PhilipL]

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[donpedro]

Interesting...

Whar are the options (how do you burn) that you use during burning with Nero ?

Do you have another DVD Player to test those discs ?

What brand (manufacturer id) are those +R, -R ? (try DVDInfoPro)

BTW: Based on documentation Sharp should not play +RW. Did you change bittseting ?

[piano632]

Nothing wrong with the discs. All 4 types play flawlessly from start to finish on both my PC drives (Pioneer A06 & Sony DVD-ROM). I don't have another standalone DVD player though.

DVD-R = TDK (Japan)
DVD-RW = TDK (Japan)
DVD+R = Fuji (? Taiwan)
DVD+RW = Fuji (Ricoh Japan)

I don't know anything about bit-setting. Can you explain this?

Sharp will recognize the DVD-R disc (it says "DVD-R" in the window, but will not play). Tries to read DVD+R, but can't. Recognizes DVD+RW and just says "DVD" in the window (must be assuming this is a pressed DVD).

I used both Pinnacle Studio 8 and Nero Express 6 to burn the DVD image made by Studio 8, both with same results. So, I am assuming the fault here is with the Sharp recorder.

[donpedro]

I used both Pinnacle Studio 8 and Nero Express 6 to burn the DVD image made by Studio 8, both with same results. So, I am assuming the fault here is with the Sharp recorder.

Which one for which disc ? And what were your settings in Nero ? Does it provide you that ?

[piano632]

Not sure what you mean by Nero settings. I just load in the VIDEO_TS folder made by Studio 8 and click BURN.

If you mean bitrates - the disc is 71 min. long with PCM audio (video bitrate is about 6400).

I made 2 DVD+R and DVD+RW discs (one by Nero and one by Pinnacle). The others were only Nero cause I didn't feel like wasting any more discs if there is a problem here.

[donpedro]

Based on what I see and what I know... only posibility so far is media issue. But I might be wrong. Try to use different media or try to use same media in Recorder for recording to see what is going to happen. Other than that I am out of ideas.

[PhilipL]

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[donpedro]

Why not take the DVD-RW or +RW that works in the player, and make a one-to-one copy in Nero to DVD-R (you can copy this way with your own discs as they are not encrypted). I would be very surpised if this didn't DVD-R didn't work. The Sharp recorder will play back a correctly authored and burnt DVD-R, no question.

This is great idea. Try it.

[piano632]

Finally, success with -R. I used PowerProducer 2 to burn the DVD from the folder created by Pinnacle Studio 8. I really don't know what PowerProducer is doing differently from Studio 8 and Nero 6, but it worked using the same TDK discs. This PowerProducer program is actually turning into something quite useful. Not only did it make a playable -R when Pinnacle and Nero couldn't, but it also can read -RW in VR mode on WinXP. I'll admit I'm still confused as to why -RW and +RW worked before, but not -R or +R when everything was burned from the same image using the same program.

What I did before:
I used both Pinnacle's own "make disc from image" and Nero's DVD-Video template. -RW and +RW worked fine this way, -R and +R did not.
I did try the one-on-one copy method from +RW to +R using Pinnacle Instant Copy. NO GO on the Sharp, but it's possible the Sharp doesn't play +R at all, though it does play +RW.

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