you got the wrong discs my friend..you need dvd-r's...not dvd+ r's...datawrite classic red and yellows work fine for me.( after i updated the driver for the writer)
DAZZHILL where did you get the driver update from,I tried updating from the driver mentioned earlier in this thread but still no joy.
you have to download the driver to where you know where it is...then double click on the icon and it will install itself.....not sure it s working for every pc ...did me the world of good though....btw...anyone on here need a reload cd i'll do it for the cost of the disc+ postage....time are ripping us all off...
Some thoughts on our Matshita drive .I have shot a wedding video with analogue camcorder, edited the footage, and burnt it to DVD-R (Datawrite Classic yellows), 5 times on the bounce with no failures , but I used Arcsoft Showbiz for authoring the footage, and also its output for burning the discs, oh and btw the Showbiz is excellent for combining .mpeg and .avi films , where they are on separate files , like part 1 of 3 etc, and it will join them as a whole and burn to DVD , last one I did this way was 2 hours 11 mins long,and quality is superb.Forgot to add Pinnacle software is still on computer as is Nero Express.I have found a good DVD-R medium and am sticking with it, cheap enough at about £1 per unit via the web.
TUCO DVD-RAM is a DVD disc encased in a cartridge , but of no real use to us , very expensive and limited application as it must be played in its cart, in the computer DVD-R are the type of DVDs for this computer, they are a write once medium , playable in most stand alone DVD players DVD-RW are re-writable DVDs for our computer, can be rewritten multiple times , usually only playable on our computer , or on stand alone DVD players that have the capability to handle them DVD+R discs , have a different substrate makeup from ours , no good in our drive , so dont buy them and waste money. cheers essexman
Daz - Funny you should mention that about the Reload CD. I tried reloading today for the first time and the damn CD is blank. I eventually got intouch with Time but I got put on hold for 20+ minutes, I just hung-up in the end. My e-mail address is g_2289@hotmail.com Send me a mail so we can sort something out and I'll send you a cheque to cover the costs. Cheers!
essexman - Thanks for clearing that up. I got a little confused. Its just that the drive says DVD-RAM so I didn't know what discs to get. Thanks again for the info, Guys. You've been a great help and it is greatly apprecaited. As I said, I haven't tried burning yet but now that I have the update and know what discs to get I can't see there being a problem, and if there is, you know where I'll come! The saga continues.....
DAZZHILL When I try and format a dvd-r using dvdform all I get is 'unsupported disc' I am using 'Mirror' dvd-r,any ideas?
try using nero to format the disc mate, if that doesn't work the disc is no good...get yourself a datawrite dvd - rw green to practise on ( about £2)..i had all these probs till i updated the driver, datawrite classic yellows seem the best so far though...any one else on here got the pc on buy now pay later??...maybe we should give time something to worry about......
Check out this site: www.blankdiscshop.co.uk You can get a tub of 25 Red Datawrite DVD-R's for £17.25 which works out about 69p per disc. You can also pick up a "Sample Pack" for £7.99 which contains one disc of several types so you can try them out on the burner to see which gives the best result.
Yeh, thats a good website. Cheap as chips. Dazza mate, make sure that your address is in package - i'll send a bit of lolly back lol.
no need mate...it's in the post anyway..the programme i asked you to get...well i discovered if you use the system restore on xp it works all over again!!!..someones gonna get their arse kicked!
Cheers Dazz ! Lol, system restore is a handy app. !!! Still trying to get the driver update to work. Anyone who has a proper understanding of how it works should post a walkthrough of how to work the program because its not just a simple driver update - its a seperate program ! Ask the mod's to make it a sticky if its good enough. Cheers y'all
some feedback on those sample DVD-Rs from UKDVDr @ 6 for £8.66 (including 1st class recorded del) .Got 100 percent burn sucess!!! .All these disks will play in my stand alone player,( El cheapo Beadle thing £50 inc discs), and also my neigbours more expensive Sony DVD player, with the exception of the orange bulkpaq , which has a momentary "freeze" in my player, same place a every time, but plays ok in my neighbours and in computer aok.Did not use Pinnacle ,I dont trust it now , (although it is still on my computer,) but used the Nero v 6 burning engine , and the burning part of Sonic MyDVD 4.0.I found that a treat too to join .avi and .mpeg files together and burn as a whole.I am now about to order up a spindle of discs from the above company.Anyone wants more info please p.m. me .I will try and help
Just installed a matshita dvd-ram sw-9581 drive from Ebuyer in place of my normal DVD drive. I've set the master/slave jumper to slave just as the DVD was set up as. I've also got the existing CD/RW in the machine and left it as is. I haven't tried writing to it yet - Nero 5.5 seems to recognize the drive and it comes up as DVD-RAM Drive (F when I click on my computer. I've loaded down the latest drivers for it at http://panasonic.co.jp/mke/support/dvdram/lim/eoem/ (I've got Windows XP Home) but I can't get it to read any of my current load of DVD's. Do I need to change a setting? If you right click on the drive in My computer and select the Hardware Tab with the approropriate drive selected and the click on properties you then get a few more tabs one of which is DVD-REGION - do I need to set this to anything? It says it gives you 5 goes at changing the setting. But do I need to set it to anything? Help urgently required here!
Hi all, Same time computer Matshita DVD-ram SW-9581 is costing me too much money and time.First i bought DVD+RW blank DVDs and when i tried to copy from one DVD to another i got I/O error.Then after reading all the forums i realised i could use only DVD-R and DVD-RW.Now i have ordered DVD-r and DVD-RW DVD's and i am keeping my fingers crossed.Why everyone is talking about updating the driver for That Matshita DVD-ram recorder.Where can i get that software to update the driver.Please anyone of u help me to copy DVD..... Thanks, Indira
Just done a straifght copy of Ithalien job on DVD and it works a treat. Just using Record Now MAx 4.05 ive managed to do a straight copy - simple really. There also seems to be no software conflicts. Excuse me if this reply is a bit screwed...im still drunk !!!
Hi spacey, glad to hear you're keeping up yhe good work!!just to let everyone know i finaly gave up with this writer, i guess i wasted £50 worth of dvd - r's, as far as i can see the damned thing is never gonna work, i e.mailed matshuita in japan , and even they agreed that there were problems with the drive, but basically said it was times problem.....so i just laid out £110, got me the pioneer a106 and everything works just dandy....do yaselves a favour guys and ditch the writer
Well said Dazz, thinking of doing the same thing - mid you if im doing copy to copy ok then i'll maybe stick. i'll see how things pan out lol. Space
spacey...the pioneer a107 is coming out in december so the price of the 106 is gonna tumble..my mate in the pc shop reckons its coming down by £5 a week...it really is the dogs doodahs mate...efortless....and ive yet to come across a disc it wont recognise...anyone after one go to ...www.rambox.com....please say i told you about the site...cheers
