SONY not playing my VCDS - HELP please!

[Questi4110]

I have a Sony DVP-S360 DVD/VCD/CD Player and i cant get it to play my vcds

i bought a vcd (or maybe svcd...def not a dvd) from a store and it works perfectly

when i tried to make a vcd through Nero (i have an MPEG-1 file and i automatically added it...nero said it would do the rest) and tried playing it the Sony said No Disc

Can anyone help me out?

THANKS

[Questi4110]

o btw my Nero version is 5.5.3.0
and when i pop the vcd in my regular cd drive (computer) a vcd player comes up and i can play it through there


THANKS

[alexb]

It looks like that your DVD player cannot play CD-R.
Just a thought.

[Questi4110]

maybe but then how did it play that cd that i bought? (btw...i didn't buy from a store)

[vitualis]

It doesn't play CD-R not CD.

All DVD players will play pressed CDs. Many, however, are not designed to play CD-R or CD-RW media and not surprisingly, don't do it well or at all.

Regards.

[Questi4110]

then how do i make mine into a cd instead of a cd-r?

[Whoosh25]

Questi4110...go here and most of your questions will be answered:

https://www.videohelp.com/428.html

[Bonepart]

I also have a couple of Sony players, and you just need to burn your VCDs on CD-RWs. A strange concept I thought, but at least I can test my VCDs and wipe them without wasting CDs.

Bonepart

[Questi4110]

thanks this helped a lot...i guess i should go buy some cd-rws now

[mail4us]

Don't waste your time, per a technical support person @ sony, Most of there units will not play CDR's or CDRW's.
Although a playstation 2 will play a audio CDR, no Video files on CDR or CDRW's.
Get a Daewoo DVG-5000N @ sams club for 99bucks..
plays all, CD,VCD,MP3,XVCD,SVCD,DVD
even raw Mpeg1 or Mpeg2 files..

~C~

[vitualis]

"Technical support people" usually only give information out that is expedient.

Some models of Sony DVD player ARE designed to play both CD-R and CD-RW and not surprisingly, it does so well.

Many models, however, are not. For these players, though, you can usually still find a brand of either CD-R or CD-RW media that will still work.

Regards.

_________________
Michael Tam

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[ya_jai]

Hi Questi4110, You could try "prime" CD-R at Office max (if you are in US) It works with my cousin's sony dvd player while others don't.

[Buck]

I have a Sony also and can use Memorex Platinum CD-RW and they work. Bought at Officemax 24.99 for 25 CD-RWs. Lot higher than CDR but they work.

[RonFriedman]

use cdRW instead. it worked for me on Sony S530d