fella's , i think it is time we all stood together, time are obviousley taking the piss here, i long ago ditched the burner ( after contacting matshuita to be told it was times problem||)....something needs to be done here, surely if we all stick together , and if anyone here knows what to do next we may be able to get somewhere, it's not only the dvd writer, the whole pc is configured incorrectly fat32 on xp!!|????,,please!!.... i have mine on pay later terms and believe me they will have to drag me through every court in the country to get any money offa me.....come on guys, we can get it sorted if we try....
Hi i have this drive time pc now thinking the drive is bad tried 2 types of disc every time i try to make a dvd it fails unkown error works on data every thing but dvd movies have nero 6 and the time software both fail any thoughts please
Hi Pipex. I am new to all this and from reading these forums went for Datawrite Classic yellow DVD-R discs. Made my first backups yesterday using DVD Shrink and Nero 6 and they worked!! Not only burnt without problems but played on my DVD player too. They are worth trying - worked out about £20 incl P&P for a tub of 25. Out of interest - what is the Time software you are trying to use?
Went for the same disks myself Youngers, and made 5 exact copies of DVD films using ONLY RecordNowMax ver.4.50. So no need to complicate myself using DVDShrink etc. The problems I have are with compiling DVD's e.g. downloading a movie off the net and trying to fit it on to disc. Will give shrink a try. As for the Datawrite Yellow discs - these are re-runs of Datasafe Yellows and you'll usually find 3 in 25 wont work, and can sometimes be quite unreliable however they do work. I even managed to do an exact copy of Manhunt fo rmy PS2, and no I wasnt using any fancy software - just RecordNowMax Im going to try the new Datasafe Black 4 x as they seem to be the Daddys at the moment. Other than my Shrinking problem my drive managed to convert itself from NTFS to FAT32. Anyone know a way of doing this so that I dont f*ck my PC? space
Tried nero 6 failed tried the pin software failed just removed drive has label on says Panasonic Matshita is the parent conpany any way used easy cd/dvd worked fine i think its all down to time dvd dont work and the ati card is the same so far did card swop works fine dvd swop that works fine so far now going to try easy cd/dvd software seems its a waste of money trying to contact time as the drive works been there befor parrot will say restore and log and still the same fact is time pcs are cheap and nasty.
Try Nero 5 - works for me also. But I recommend everyone getting Stomps; RecordNowMaxx ver.4.50. Great piece of software in making exact copies of your Original or copy DVD's. It's also really simple to use.
after a few tests roxio easy cd/dvd works fine still have some avi and such files that will not go to dvd so far so good
Hi Beach I have had numerous problems with Time with the Powerstation I bought several months ago..... Firstly when I received the PC it didn't work (License problems with XP!) so I had to ring Technical Help and they sent me the reload CD for free. This cured the problem. I have indeed got the Matshita 9581 and surprise surprise it doesn't work - Bought some Mirror DVD-RW Disks x 5 (Before finding this forum and the TDK recommendation) - Let me know how you go on with Watchdog - You have my support. stemorgan@yahoo.com
Hi Beach, You are quite right in what you say , the machine does not do what Time say it does on the box.The £1 a minute support is no more than a scam , to dissuade you from complaining, and getting the machine corrected. We all need to draft a master letter and each on send it to Time (phoning is no good, they can ignore complaints like that).I have even been into the shop in Bluewater Kent , where I bought mine ,to complain of the racket , and was told "we have not received any complaints about the DVD drive".Perhaps the letter should ideally come from a solicitor , but thats going to cost half the price of a new drive.Ideally we all need a robust DVD burner , and a method of running in NTFS file system if we wish. essexman
ATI Graphics card crahes and causes problems DVD Drive is a joke i changed my card all problems gone i have tried email from the Time site nothing i feel sure this is never sent I will never deal with time phone line is a waste of time and money allways told to restore the pc then dont add windows updates so you get bugged and hacked.
Just to say PNY a company who care i had a 18month old card from dabs dabs said out of warranty but has 5 year warranty got no where so i cntacted PNY in france no email for uk no problem in less than 2 weeks i got a new boxed card so Time take note when the time comes to replace pcs time will not get my order.
Hi All, Today my new Pioneer 106 arrived. Worked OK. immediately. Have now burned 10 dvd's without a hitch. BUT I am determined not to let TIME off the hook. I am trying to get a directors address and phone number from companies house, thought I would give him a ring at home on a Sunday evening to complain. As soon as I have the number I will publish it here.
I have just found this forum discussing how crap the time pc is in particular the problem with the matshita dvd drive. I have complained in writing to time (over five weeks ago) and surprise surprise have not received any reply. Since then I have had to reimage my pc as it due to other problems. My letter also requested that they send me a driver disk but that appears to have floundered on deaf ears. I would be very grateful if anyone could supply me with a copy of any driver disk. Many thanks Send any details for driver disk to spooneyi@yahoo.co.uk
I have yet to have a problem with burning. But what i do have a problem with, is the card reader not being recognised. Sometime it does, sometimes it does not. Does anybody have a install disc for sale? Mail me @ keanoboy@hotmail.com
Hi, Just found this site while looking for a driver update for my Matshita dvd drive (an appropriate name if ever there was one). It's good to see I'm not the only one suffering with this damn thing. Mine seemed to work fine for a few weeks... now it's not reading any discs... going to try updating the driver (thanks to the link provided in this thread) Beach... I've been there mate so many times... and I always get to talk to a tech who doesn't have the best grasp of the English language, which only goes to compound the problems I'm trying to get sorted. Dazzhill, I'd also be really grateful if you could sort me out a copy of the restore disc, the idea of paying to have one really pisses me off... cheers mate. My email addy is: talk2eon@msn.com Thanks for all the info guys... and I'll certainly be keeping an eye on this thread.
as for the driver disc or the restore disc i would be happy to upload a copy if some one has web space or kazza P2P i use the lite kazza
Hello all I've come across this site because I too, have the same machine from Time. I bought my machine a while ago and so far have failed miserably when trying to burn DVD's (at huge cost to me!). Now I realise that I may not have been at fault after all - I was using Memorex DVD-R's! So I have now downloaded Nero 6, uninstalled the Pinnacle Instant CD Suite and am going to invest in some TDK DVD-R's/DVD-RW's. The main reason I bought the machine in the first place was so that I could copy PS2 games for my son - could anyone please give me some tips on how to do this?? Thanks so much in advance. Anna.
http://www.blankdiscshop.co.uk/acatalog/FOR_DVD_R_RW_CLICK_HERE.html good shop try ritek dye dvd ps2 will need a mod chip i search for best price on games price goes down in time i tried nero that failed as did pin so tried easy cd/dvd 6 that worked ok take around 3 hours to convert and burn a dvd movie good luck
High pipex, do you have winmx by any chance? If not, any chance of posting a copy. I'd be really greatful, and i sort you out You can mail me at keanoboy@hotmail.com cheers mate