On Fri, 04 Feb 2005 09:48:42 +0000 David G Stevenson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Len Lawrence wrote: > > Hi lads and lasses > > > > Does anybody know if it is possible to play finalized DVD-R disks with > > mplayer/xine/ogle? I have just installed a Panasonic DVD recorder and > > recorded a test disk with cable TV input. The disk plays back fine on > > the LCD television but the aforementioned players fail to read it at > > all under Mandrake 9.2. The disks are 4.7Mb recorded at 3x. > > Commercial DVDs play back without a problem in all three. Would > > DVD-RAM fare better? I chose DVD-R for permanent recording of some 20 > > year old videotapes which I would like to review on a PC or laptop. > > > > The front panel light flickers a bit and then a report comes back that > > libdvdread and libdvdcss failed. I have no idea if there is any encryption. > > An error window also appears with a message implying that there is no disk > > in > > the drive or that the medium is invalid or that there is a permissions > > problem > > (there isn't). > > > > Grateful for any leads. There does not seem to be any information on this > > particular topic on the web. > > > > > > DVD media is by far a complex topic when comparing the actual media and > the technology relating to the -R and +R system. The DVD players (PC > drives or consumer TV recorders) do not always support all available > technologies. I have a DVD recorder in my PC which supports all formats, > it writes to -RW disc just fine, but my Panasonic DVD player struggles > to play them (spec says it does support it). Give it a +RW disk and > everything is great! > > I think most people buy small packs of diff types of disk until they > find one that works perfectly in their hardware, which is what I did. > Not very scientific as it would be nice to simply trust the specs of the > equipment :-( > > HTH > > PS: http://www.ukdvdr.co.uk this is my supplier for what its worth. > Thanks for the encouragement; I will probably do the same, i.e. experiment. And thanks for the link. -- Len Lawrence ---------------------------------------------------------- Be nice to people on the way up, because you'll meet them on your way down. -- Wilson Mizner ----------------------------------------------------------
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