Re: Alternatives to recordable DVD media?

[Steve Hetherington <sjhha@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

My experiences with a Toshiba HDD/DVD machine that sounds similar to
yours: it took quite a bit of testing media before I was able to find
DVD-R and DVD-RW brands that would work reliably.  Some of the online
suppliers do 'sample packs' with a selection of types so you can find
the one that works for you.  A firmware upgrade improved reliability,
but I still have to be careful what I buy.  Useful hints and suggestions
can be found on avforums.

My aim is to move the DVD recordings onto computer hard drive shortly so
I'm protected from future issues with the media.

Regards,

Steve H.

Andy Whitfield wrote:
> I hope this is on topic!
> I've got a Toshiba HDD recorder, DVD player and writer.
> I've had it a year or two and now I've more or less filled the HDD
> so time to copy some of the programmes I want to keep to DVD.
> So I bought the recommended DVD-RAM for it and tried to copy
> programmes.
> Initially I copied and played back 2 programmes fine.  But then
> subsequent recordings wouldn't play properly.
> It's double sided cartridge DVD-Ram so I tried the other side.
> Couldn't record anything on side B.
> Took the DVD-RAM back to the shop and got another one.  Can't record
> anything at all on this one.
> Don't know if the problem lies with my writer or the media.  But I
> never had much success when I tried to use DVD-RW in different PCs.
>
> So my questions are...
> What are other peoples experiences with writing to DVD media
> (successful or otherwise)?
> And are the alternatives to recordable DVD?
> I see some PVRs have an SD slot.  Is this the future?
>
> Andy
>
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