Last time I checked the bitset utility only worked on a specific brand of recorders, Ricoh I think...(has been awhile, I since bought a DVD player that will play +rw / -rw discs just fine).
Were you trying +R discs, or +RW discs? Did your friend use +R or +RW discs, or were they -R or -RW ?
I would bet it's that your player doesn't like the + spec discs. What player is it?
I have tried using both DVD+R and DVD+RW media. Neither has worked. The DVD my friend lent me was DVD+R, and it was burned using the exact same software and it works on my stand-alone player.
I have the same problem with my i8500, good to see I'm not the only one!
When I burn dvd video, I am unable to read it with my laptop, while the disc works fine on standalone players, and other laptop and desktop machines.
I called dell, and got a replacement. It just got here now (same revision number) and has the same problem.
This is getting really frusturating, and I'm thinking that I might try to get dell to write me a chqeue for the difference between the dvd+r and the cd+rw/dvd combo, and forget about burning dvd's..
I also have this problem with data dvd's (not all the time though) where the discs I write I can't always read (either the disc works, or it doesn't, not that any given disc works sometimes and not others - just to clarify)
tonym71
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July 7th, 2003 02:00
Last time I checked the bitset utility only worked on a specific brand of recorders, Ricoh I think...(has been awhile, I since bought a DVD player that will play +rw / -rw discs just fine).
Were you trying +R discs, or +RW discs? Did your friend use +R or +RW discs, or were they -R or -RW ?
I would bet it's that your player doesn't like the + spec discs. What player is it?
Message Edited by tonym71 on 07-06-2003 10:24 PM
MrZ123
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July 7th, 2003 14:00
I have tried using both DVD+R and DVD+RW media. Neither has worked. The DVD my friend lent me was DVD+R, and it was burned using the exact same software and it works on my stand-alone player.
My DVD drive is the Phillips SDVD6004 that goes into the modular bay of my Inspiron 8500. Here are the specs for it: http://docs.us.dell.com/docs/storage/p53101/en/index.htm.
I am sure that my recorder uses the + discs, as seen in those specs.
Thanks for all the help.
Message Edited by MrZ123 on 07-07-2003 03:36 PM
mikekolcun
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July 8th, 2003 17:00
I have the same problem with my i8500, good to see I'm not the only one!
When I burn dvd video, I am unable to read it with my laptop, while the disc works fine on standalone players, and other laptop and desktop machines.
I called dell, and got a replacement. It just got here now (same revision number) and has the same problem.
This is getting really frusturating, and I'm thinking that I might try to get dell to write me a chqeue for the difference between the dvd+r and the cd+rw/dvd combo, and forget about burning dvd's..
I also have this problem with data dvd's (not all the time though) where the discs I write I can't always read (either the disc works, or it doesn't, not that any given disc works sometimes and not others - just to clarify)
/mike kolcun
MrZ123
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July 8th, 2003 18:00
Message Edited by MrZ123 on 07-08-2003 03:16 PM
Rattle001
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July 9th, 2003 16:00
Hi,
i have a Inspiron 5150 and the same problem. It seems it's not a Laptop-Problem. It comes from the DVD-Drive. I hope someone can help.
Cu Rattle
mikekolcun
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July 9th, 2003 16:00
If a dell moderator could give us some advice on how to procede that would be great
Thanks a lot
/mike kolcun
dstruve
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January 20th, 2005 13:00
dstruve
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January 20th, 2005 15:00