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Thread ID: 82600	2007-09-02 01:08:00	DVDs burnt on Panasonic DVD recorder don't play properly	Lizard (2409)	PC World Chat

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587019	2007-09-02 01:08:00	I've been using the Panasonic DMR-EH55 HDD/DVD recorder for about 6 months now, and I've noticed a number of the DVDs I've burnt have problems in playback - stuttery audio, artifacts in the picture, and sometimes parts won't play at all. I've been using two brands of blank DVD thus far - Verbatim and Sony 16x DVD-R. Does this happen with other people's recorders, or does it sound like a fault with the recorder?	Lizard (2409)
587020	2007-09-02 05:42:00	Don't know but it sounds like a recorder fault. Can you view them on your pc? I use Verbatim -R DVDs and have no problems, but that is using the pc for burning.	Winston001 (3612)
587021	2007-09-02 06:57:00	Don't know but it sounds like a recorder fault. Can you view them on your pc? I use Verbatim -R DVDs and have no problems, but that is using the pc for burning. Hi Winston, I've tried viewing them on the recorder that burnt the disc, a PS2, the DVD drive in my computer, and on another DVD player. While the PC DVD drive was (very slightly) more tolerant, it still stopped completely at all the same places as when played on other DVD players. I went to Noel Leemings this afternoon, and they just said to bring it back in for repair. This didn't exactly fill me with hope, as it will be away for 2-3 weeks, and I will predict their response will be "We couldn't find a problem, it's just the discs you're using". However, it's probably the only thing I can do (and it's going to be a pain having to send it away for the better part of a month.	Lizard (2409)
587022	2007-09-02 08:00:00	Well you've done the right thing by taking it back to the store. And being with out your device sucks. I work at Retravision and when people bring something in to be fixed we send it away to be fixed and the repair company takes 6-8 weeks, some times 3 months even. (and they are the only authorised agents in the area we can send stuff too) Hopefully it might be the lazer and they will replace it for you. Don't accept the NFF-No Fault Found if they tell you that. Tell them you tried many discs and that it never use to do it. Sometimes faults can be hard to find and I've seen a lot of stuff come back NFF thou sometimes it's genuine.	radium (8645)
587023	2007-09-02 08:51:00	Ask Noel Lemming for a loan machine. They might be able to lend you a shop demo explaining that you have alot of DVDs to copy for friends urgently. :)	Trev (427)
587024	2007-09-02 09:24:00	Lizard Do normal DVDs play ok on your machine ? If they do I would say you have a faulty batch of blank DVDs This does happen. I used to work for a Video/DVD duplication company here in Auckland and we used to get lots of reject discs, that our machines didn't like. Try another brand and see how that goes.	wmoore (6009)
587025	2007-09-03 01:15:00	I have that same recorder and haven't had any problems whatsoever (Verbatim and Imation DVD-R). I'm not aware of any widespread issues with those recorders themselves so it sounds like an issue with your recorder rather than a media incompatibility.	Nermal (7077)
587026	2007-09-04 19:28:00	Lizard Do normal DVDs play ok on your machine ? If they do I would say you have a faulty batch of blank DVDs This does happen. I used to work for a Video/DVD duplication company here in Auckland and we used to get lots of reject discs, that our machines didn't like. Try another brand and see how that goes. I've used three batches of Verbatim DVD-R's, and 1 batch of Sony DVD-R's, and both have produced faulty DVDs. Commercial DVD's playback fine, it's just DVDs burnt with this machine. I'm going to take it back to Noel Leemings as soon as I get the chance. Any bright ideas for getting recordings off the HDD before I take it in? I don't trust NL to send it back with the recordings intact. I could burn DVDs (of course), but that's part of the problem, and will probably end up with a bunch of coasters. DVD-RAM might work, but I've never been able to copy back to the HDD from DVD-RAM. And if I open it up to take out the HDD and copy direct to the PC, that'll probably invalidate the warranty. Any other ideas?	Lizard (2409)
587027	2007-09-05 15:46:00	I hate to look like I am on a mission here..but what version of WMP (if you use it at all, that is) are you using? Home-ripped-burned DVDs may not play with WMP11 from the act of stripping of the security (if you even did that!) and it will balk at letting you see them. Being able to play store-bought DVDs or rentals and NOT home-burned ones makes me suspect that you've got WMP11. BTW: Quicktime Player is also working the DRM thing now too. It refuses to play what it incorrectly deems as pirated DVDs..even here in the US where we have the "Use-By-Proxy" law still on the books..at least this week it is anyway. I also suggest that there might be zonal or district security settings...NZ might have more restrictive licenses when youse guys get Windows Updates and such. This might explain the disparity of problems in one place and not in another. How M$ affirms country of operation, I'm not sure but I DO believe that there is some sort of .nz or .aus tail on your addresses somehow when you click on Windows Updates. <edit..I removed a really GREAT IDEA for youse guys to try..but I don't want Jen giving me another black mark>	SurferJoe46 (51)
587028	2007-09-07 21:08:00	Lizard, A friend recorded a TV episode for me on his HDD/DVD recorder same model as yours. I played it on my Panasonic VHS/DVD player and it would not play, neither would it play on my older Pioneer DVD player, nor on my PC. He said it played perfectly on the recorder it was recorded on.	Bantu (52)
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