sticky needed for finalizing dvd's made with recorder..

[kenmasters83]

i have seen way too many post's on other forums about people having problem's playing movie's they recorded with their dvd recorder.

someone should make a sticky about dvd's must be finalized before it will play on other players instead of the one it was made on..

the afterdawn forum is a good example of what i am talking about..

ive only had my recorder for 3 days i knew instantly without any prior information that the dvd had to be finalized to make it compatible..

the new owners of dvd recorders will surely find the sticky most helpful.

[yoda313]

Hello,

Well I have a standalone cd recorder that is hooked up to my stereo system. It too needs to be finalized before it can play a normal cd player. It has BIG WARNINGS in the manual that you have to finalize to play the disc.

I would hope the dvd recorders have a similar warning message. Though how many people read the manuals????

A sticky can help but many people here don't read the stickies. They just keep asking basic questions that are covered in the guides.

Kevin

[solidsnake]

I didnt necessarily know about this when I bought my recorder, but thankfully when I ejected the unfinalized disc, it had a caption at the bottom of the screen explaining that it has to be finalized before it can be played in other players. I would hope all players would have something to that effect

[tac7]

"Well I have a standalone cd recorder that is hooked up to my stereo system...."

I have been looking for a standalone CD recorder for a long time. Can you tell me what brand yours is?
In fact, I have been waiting to buy a DVD recorder that has the capabilities to record CDs, and other than the LiteOn 5005, I'm not aware of any other brand. So buying a separate standalone CD recorder would solve that problem. tac7

[sync]

The sticky should also mention that DVD-RW must be initialized in video mode to play on most players.