DVD Recorder problems

Judi101

Hoping someone has some ideas about this. We have had a recordable DVD for about 15months and it has suddenly started skipping tracks and sometimes it refuses to read a DVD. The message comes up "No Disc".

Does anybody know anything we can do, or do we need to buy a new DVD recorder?

heatherw_01

Does it do it with any DVD? You could try cleaning the lens as it could be dirty.

wonderfullife_2

Hi
Have you tried a dvd cleaner, sometimes the lens can gather dirt/dust. You can pick them up from most supermarkets.

Hope this helps

upstreamdownstream

I have a panasonic dvd recorder connected to my tv and sky box

when i play dvds no probs but when i want to record the message comes up that disc is incompatible,

I am using 80 min/700mb/s2x dvd cd-r

i have a whole box of these unused but the same message comes up.

what do i do to record programmes?

scheming_gypsy

you're using recordable CD's instead of DVD's. DVD's are 4.7Gig and yours are 700mb CD's.

upstreamdownstream

sorry I made a mistake

the discs are DVD+RW 120 mins 4.7gbdata 1-4certified speed

am I using the right discs or have i connected it up wrong - but the dvd plays back ok only cannot record since message reads incompatiable discs

sorry but can someone help me

scheming_gypsy

you probably need DVD-R disks insteas of DVD+R. I've got 2 DVD recorders and have the same problem if i use + DVD's in one and - DVD's in the other,

merch

The Panasonic DVD writer I have can only write onto DVD-RAM and DVD-Rs. I think some later ones can write onto DVD-RWs. There is a compatability issue with Panasonic and DVD+R/DVD+RW. It should tell you in the manual...

T4i

Do you have any idea as to what make/model it is? Can be found in device manager.

Could try upgrading the firmware.

scheming_gypsy

doubt it T4, they want to record off Sky.

Aiadi

Panasonic only support DVD-RAM/DVD-R and the new ones support DRD-RW. I haven't seen a Panasonic that supports +R/RW. I think that is what the problem is caused by. Just check which discs are supported by your machine.