Disc error

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  1. dartsail

    dartsail Member

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    Hi there I am new to backing up music DVD's etc I have backed up some music DVD's using DVD Shrink when I play them back on my Computers DVD player all is fine when I play them on my home DVD all is fine but I have tried one or two on a friends older DVD player and get a disc error message.
    Help appreciated
     
  2. drchips

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    Hiya,

    There are 6 main standards (types) of DVD:

    1 - DVD-ROM (the commercial pressed disks you buy)
    2 - DVD-R (writable that follows the "minus" standard)
    3 - DVD-RW (re-writable that follows the "minus" standard)
    4 - DVD+R (writable that follows the "plus" standard)
    5 - DVD+RW (re-writable that follows the "plus" standard)
    6 - DVD-RAM (re-writable that follows the DVD-RAM standard)

    Most MODERN players will accept -R and +R media.
    Quite a few will accept -RW and +RW media.
    Some will only accept -R and -RW media.
    Some will only accept +R and +RW media.

    Of the older players (especially those made by Big Names) most will only accept -R media.

    ALL will accept DVD-ROM media (unless they are faulty, of course).

    Have a look at this site to check the player compatability:
    http://www.dvdrhelp.com/dvdplayers

    Have Fun...
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  3. dartsail

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    Hi there
    I used DVD-R discs.
    As it seemed the most compatable.
    Regards
     

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