I do not have experience with the specific Samsung equipment you refer to but in general there is a "finalization" process that has to be done for other DVD players to recognize it. On the Sony model I have to go to the setup menu, while disc is inserted in the recorder of course, and select finalization. Depending on how long the video is determines how long the process runs. ( An hour long video on my Sony takes about 15 minutes to finalize) The specifics for your manufacturer can be found in the manual. But I believe this is the issue you are now facing.
-----Original Message----- From: Computer Guys Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Chris Dunford Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 1:32 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [CGUYS] VHS to DVD question I picked up a Samsung combination VCR-DVR to transfer old VHS home videos to DVDs. It worked, but only sorta. The transfer quality is OK, and the Samsung can play them, but none of my PCs recognize them--they all say "Insert disk" when I try to do anything. This means I can't edit or make backups. Support queries to Samsung remain unanswered. I'm no video expert, so does anyone have any ideas? I used the DVD-Rs that came with the unit (yes, the PC drives do support DVD-R). Would a different format make a difference? Or what? TIA ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
