Do I need to upgrade my computer.

Me_Myself_2

ATAPI DVD-Rom 16xMax

MSI CD-RW CR52

THX

Me_Myself_2

I have just been able to play a DVD and music CD in the Atapi, but not in the CD-RW

Mc4ndy

Do you have two separate optical Drives?

The MSI-CR52 is just a cd burner it is NOT a dvd burner. It doesn't sound like this reads DVD's either.

The other drive is just a DVD/CD reader and will not burn any...

Me_Myself_2

Right, I think I've sussed that the DVD player is okay, but the CD-RW is kaput.

If the DVD drive is okay, I still cannot understand why I cannot see the stuff I have recorded, so that I can eidt it.

It appears to know there is something in the drive a my cursor changes to a CD picture, but it gets stuck then.

All ideas appreciated.

Me_Myself_2

Thanks Andy. So I cannot burn DVD's. Pity. I could still do with help on reading a dvd I've already created (not bought stuff, something I recorded myself)

Mc4ndy

Me_Myself wrote:

Thanks Andy. So I cannot burn DVD's. Pity. I could still do with help on reading a dvd I've already created (not bought stuff, something I recorded myself)

Already created how? have you got a dvd camcorder or a dvd video recorder?

Maybe someone else has some more advice, but personally I would probably swap out both drives for a single DVD+CD RW drive which would read / write both cd's and dvd's.

Me_Myself_2

I have bought a VHS DVD combi that I have used to record and old VHS (or the children) onto a DVD. I have finalised it and it plays well on the DVD. I would like to tfr it to my PC to edit it.

Any odeas pls.

Mc4ndy

Ok so now I think your older dvd rom drive in your pc is struggling to read the format of the disc that are being burned by the dvd/cd combi. What dvd discs are you using?. It could be the pc DVD drive will not read certain discs +r's for example and the MSI drive I don't think reads dvd's at all. Others may correct me on this but -r discs have a higher compatibilty for order hardware, so if the dvd/video combi supports -r's and you have been using +r's try again on one of these.

Me_Myself_2

I'm using DVD-RW's.

So if I got a new DVD drive for the PC would it be likely to read all DVD types?

Me_Myself_2

I've seen this at PCWorld. Is it any good?

(Hope link works)

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/store/pcw_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@1868068395.1164041983@@@@&BV_EngineID=cceladdjgmmejfgcflgceggdhhmdgmj.0&page=Product&fm=null&sm=null&tm=null&sku=725707&category_oid=