My Sony DVP-S560D plays only CD-RWs... What do I do?

[fAt_sUnNy]

Hello guys,

I have been making VCDs for a while now but have always used CD-RWs because my DVD Player (the one connected to my TV, NOT computer) plays VCDs which are burned only on CD-RWs. I am pretty sure this is not how it is supposed to be so if anybody has experienced this or has a solution to this please let me know.

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[Chaoji3791]

Sad but true: some brands of DVD players just will not play VCDs burned onto CD-Rs, and there's usually sweet f.a. you can do to change that.

The big brand-name DVD players are often the fussiest. You should have bought a cheap Chinese player like an Apex (AKA Hiteker in Australia/New Zealand) instead. Mine plays just about every kind of disc known to man.

C h a o j i

[mikerios]

the Sony's usaully only play cd-rws, my 560 will not play anything but cd-rw and only in vcd format, that's why I got a Pioneer 434, it plays svcd, vcd mp3 dvd-r, dvd-rw, cd-r and cd-rw media.

[ant]

Try Datasafe 24 Speed on your sony ( If you can find any) Only 24 mind
and I garantee they will work

[kabanero]

Hi fAt_sUnNy,

I have DVP-S560D. It plays VCD, XVCD (up to 2500Kbits/s), SVCD (no menu support) on CD-Rs with silver coat (like Princo and CompUSA brand, and generic by Princo), and some others (green coat). Doesn't play blue and yellow.

Also plays DVD Video on DVD+RW disks perfectly.

Regards.

[fAt_sUnNy]

OMG thanks guys,

I really thank all of you for your help. I will try all those things but will ahve troublw with what Chaoji3791 said.

and there's usually sweet f.a. you can do to change that.

What is an f.a.? Can you give me some more detail on the advice you gave me please?

[Chaoji3791]

Sorry, mate. We use the phrase "sweet f.a." a lot here in Australia. It means "sweet f***-all," which basically translates to "nothing whatsoever."

If you're really set on using CD-Rs for your VCDs instead of CD-RWs (and there are pros and cons either way - CD-RWs are compatible with more standalone players and allow you to make test discs & avoid coasters, but CD-Rs are cheaper), I'd suggest tracking down the CD-R brands these other guys have mentioned. You could also check out the DVD player compatibility list on this very site. It's damn helpful.

http://www.vcdhelp.com/dvdplayers.php

Have a peek there and hopefully you'll be able to find out what brands of CD-R your player will accept and which ones it won't.

Failing that, maybe there's a CD-bootable firmware upgrade floating around out there somewhere in cyberspace for your player? I managed to get one for my Hiteker to ... shall we say, "enhance" its capabilities. Worked like a treat.

C h a o j i

[TasDavo2]

Dude I had same problem with smy sony dvp-s535d player, but using princo or pyrod blue/silver based cd-r;s work every time. Source these and you'll never look back, trust me.
CD-Rw no problem for testing on player but a bit expensive for huge collections.
Dave
ps. I have made playable xsvcd for my player with bit-rates up 5000kbps so dont believe all that you read on this site, sony are a damn fine player, pity theres not many minutes on a single cd-r at this level