Re: Alternatives to recordable DVD media?

["Andy Whitfield" <andywhitfield2002@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thx for the info but...
Which Toshiba have you got?
Mines RD-85DTSB
And which brands of media do you use?
I've tried Panasonic DVD-RAM (as it suggest in the manual) but
without success.

Andy


--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, Steve Hetherington <sjhha@...> wrote:
>
> 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
> >
> >
>