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Thread ID: 93001	2008-08-31 05:47:00	Sony DVD burner	Thomas01 (317)	PC World Chat

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701550	2008-08-31 05:47:00	I just love my new Sony DVD burner with hard drive. It's wonderful to be able to set it running then shave, wash and lock up etc before watching the program I want on "chase play" and being able to cut out the adverts. I have one little query though. Obviously I want to download some programs onto DVD disks. To be able to use the disks on another machine or my computer I have to finalize the disk. When I go through the process of finalizing, the burner leads me through the actions needed including showing me the type of graphic I can finish up with and even asking me to check if it is OK. But when it is finished there is no graphic content. No titles - no date - times etc. Just a list of Title 1 2 3 etc. The information is there on the disk - but not usable until I unfinalise it. Sony help was no help. The technician told me that he thought it was working as intended. Seems strange to me. Any ideas (am I using the correct disks?).	Thomas01 (317)
701551	2008-08-31 06:52:00	I do a few disks for a friend, Mainly stuff off SkyTV. I use DVD+RW,s - No problems playing on his DVD player. They just eject when finished recording from the HDD, no finalising required. Then I just use the erase facility in the menu and re-record on them when he returns them. I assume it is not dvd+r or dvd-r you are talking about, because they are record once. Ken	kenj (9738)
701552	2008-08-31 09:48:00	I do a few disks for a friend, Mainly stuff off SkyTV. I use DVD+RW,s - No problems playing on his DVD player. They just eject when finished recording from the HDD, no finalising required. Then I just use the erase facility in the menu and re-record on them when he returns them. I assume it is not dvd+r or dvd-r you are talking about, because they are record once. Ken I do use only rewritables. But when I tried running the DVD disk on either of 2 DVD players and 2 computers - all refused to do anything with it until I had finalized the disk. Strange. I think my disks are DVD-RW Getting some more tomorrow so I will make sure I get +RW and try again.	Thomas01 (317)
701553	2008-09-01 03:57:00	When I use the finalized disk on another unit (a DVD player), the menu graphic is visible but not on the Sony DVD Recorder unless the Menu button is pressed. Another thing I have noticed is that when I burn a DVD on high speed (quite fast, only 10 or 15 minutes for an entire DVD) it will only play on the Sony and not on other units. I have tried this using two different DVD disks including a Sony disk. Anyone else have this problem?	Strommer (42)
701554	2008-09-01 04:00:00	Use dvd- or + Not all DVD's like RW's And most dont like DVD's unless you finalise it	Speedy Gonzales (78)
701555	2008-09-02 00:24:00	Well I read all the replies - and I have managed to get everything up and working fine. The reason for my failure at first was so simple it defies logic. I was expecting the things to start up and show me the graphics and the list of programs I had recorded just like that!! But all these other devices - computers and DVD readers do have something called - wait for it "a menu" I had not been using this. But now I have learned this involved process of pressing the menu button I have been able to get the menu up and running. Such is life. Again - thanks everybody. Tom	Thomas01 (317)
701556	2008-09-02 01:29:00	... unless the Menu button is pressed. Thomas01, sometimes a DVD player or computer will automatically find the menu and display it, without pressing the menu button.	Strommer (42)
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