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Need help with CloneDVD2
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ny716
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22. November 2005 @ 04:37 |
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9mmruger--Well....I have Roxio CD/DVD CReator 7 and when I choose the burn icon...in the device it says:
SONY DVD RW DW-U50A
Does this help in looking for the firmware thingee?
Thanks to all!!
Steve
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22. November 2005 @ 04:47 |
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Well the firmware page says that the latest version for you is 1.5g
Your print out does not show the version of firmware that you have, but there have been about 5 version updates from what I see.
Get it here:
http://forum.rpc1.org/dl_result.php?kaj=1&isces
Download it to your desktop and install it and see if that resolves your issues.
Cheers.
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ny716
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27. November 2005 @ 15:14 |
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OK...well I did the download and will be testing the DVD tommorrow....I hope it works. In the meantime....can everyone tell me if the following DVD-R blank media are good to use to avoid my problems--- Memorex, SONY, Phillips, Verbatim, Ridata? I ask about these because I have some of each of these and hope that I have not wasted my money. I purchased these before I started getting the great advice from here.
If people can tell me what they have used with great success, that would be a help also.
I appreciate all the help that I have been getting and it is great to know that there is such a helpful community out there
Thanks
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27. November 2005 @ 15:43 |
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I would stick with the Verbatim and Sony. I am not familiar with the others from experience, however folk in the know here do not think well of Phillips, or memorex. Ridata I cannot comment on as I have not heard a lot about it.
I would, however, recommend that you study the link about bitsetting that I provided as it will assist you in making your burns play in standalones much better.
Cheers.
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ny716
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27. November 2005 @ 16:00 |
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9mmruger1--I am at a complete loss reagarding what you are talking about bitsetting.....if this helps...all I use is blank -R blank DVD's I do not use the + format or anything else. In addition, the stand alone DVD players that I use also are capable of playing both + and - formats....Do I still need this bitsetting thing?
Thanks for the info on SONY and Verbatim....If anyone else van let me know experiences on Phillips, Memorex and Ridata and what do all of you use for the best results?
Thank You for everything!!
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27. November 2005 @ 16:05 |
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to all memorex sucks Ridata ia VERY VERY good i use it all the time
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27. November 2005 @ 16:54 |
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Never used ridata and heard its going to shit, but Philips definetly stay away from. All they are cmc mag branded shit unless ya like skips and frisbees:>
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ny716
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27. November 2005 @ 17:22 |
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cmc mag branded?? What do you use for movies? So far it is 1 for and 1 against for ridata....
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27. November 2005 @ 17:38 |
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Meaniing philips is made by cmc mag. So phillips put their name on trash just like circuit city nextech and tdk use cmc mag junk.
I personally use fugi made in japan, ritek......usually its a crap shoot with made in japan fuji. Its either ritek or tanyo yuden. I also use tanyo yuden and verbatim.
So my top three is ritek, ty, and verbatim. You just got to download a proggy like dvd info pro and it will tell you who made the disc. If it cmc mag might as well throw it in the dumpster.
Supermediastore.com and newegg.com have reasonable deals. Also you buy office max dvd that are usually ritek. Just check first:>
Just stay away from cmc....95% on the shelf is cmc and same goes for cds too. Always look for made in Japan and you should be alright.
epox mobo EP-9NPAJ
amd 3700+ san diego core oc to 2.50
antec true power 430 watt dual +12 volt rails @ 18 amps each
bfg geforce 6800 gt oc edition
dragon case
2 x 512 DUAL CHANNEL ELIXOR RAM
Ibm P260 dvi & vga 21 inch crt monitor 1600 x 1200 @ 85 htz Oh yeah!!
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27. November 2005 @ 17:39 |
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BTw...as far as Im aware ridata and ritek are two different companies and ridata sucks compared ritek. As bad as cmc....someone correct if im wrong.:>
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amd 3700+ san diego core oc to 2.50
antec true power 430 watt dual +12 volt rails @ 18 amps each
bfg geforce 6800 gt oc edition
dragon case
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Ibm P260 dvi & vga 21 inch crt monitor 1600 x 1200 @ 85 htz Oh yeah!!
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7. December 2005 @ 03:45 |
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Ozzy,
Ritek is the company name (vendor). It's media is called "Ridata". Someone correct me IF I'm wrong.
NY716,
As far as media is concerned, I would recommend whatever your drive's maker recommends. I have a Plextor PX-716uf. On Plextor's website, it lists the recommend media type vendor (ie. -R, +R, DL, etc) for each of their drives. They recommend Verbatim and TDK, among others, for -R media. Those two is what I use, and have not had any problems whatsoever.
Since your drive is in a Sony Vaio, it probably is a Sony DVD drive. Check Sony website and see if they list the recommended media vendor for that particular drive.
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ny716
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7. December 2005 @ 04:05 |
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Hi Gattaca--
Thanks for chiming in on this....I have searced the SONY Website adn i cannot find anything where it reccomends what media type to use? ANy clue as to where i would find this?
I am such a rookie.....yikes....
Thanks!!!
Steve
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7. December 2005 @ 07:04 |
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Steve (ny716),
I sent you a PM.
..Mark
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ny716
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7. December 2005 @ 08:26 |
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Thank you Mark--I will try that when I get home.
Are there brands of blank DVD-R that will work with any burner?
Steve
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7. December 2005 @ 09:22 |
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ny716,
"Technically" if disks (whether it's -R or +R)are manufactured by a vendor, they should be guaranteed to work with any drive (+R,-R), however, it doesn't always work that way.
In media, you get what you pay for. There is a reason why a box (50) of, ie. Verbatim costs $30 as compared to a plain label brand costing $15 for the same number. The difference is quality, plain and simple.
What you'll find out is whether the drive vendor is NEC, or Sony, or Plextor, or HP, etc, they usually WILL recommend a quality media such as Verbatim, TDK, etc. There is a common denominator here, and that happens to be quality media.
So in the end, what is it worth to you to have quality media with a successful burn everytime versus intermittent problems with inferior media?
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ny716
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10. December 2005 @ 09:55 |
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Hi--
OK--so far the help that I have been given has been great!! I thank everyone for all the advice.
Has anyone had expereince with Imation Brand and Kypermedia Brand DVD-R blank media?
Thank you again!!!
Steve
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10. December 2005 @ 12:40 |
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I personally have not used either brand. However, I have noted a lot of guys/gals here saying both of those brands are really bad media. Someone will chime in soon as there are a lot of quite knowledgable people here. Hope this helps.
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ny716
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10. December 2005 @ 12:44 |
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Hi Tsquare and Everyone--
What brands of DVD-R do you use successfully?
Thank You
Steve
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cmdnur
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11. December 2005 @ 08:37 |
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I normally use verbatium like alot of us do. I did however recently purchase a spindle of 100 imation for $24 and some change. I've gone through about 50-60 and have had absolutely no problems with this media. Hope this helps...............
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ny716
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12. December 2005 @ 11:37 |
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Help...Help...Help.....
I am at a loss.....I have done everything that everyone has says...updated the firmware, used brand name software..SONY...and still I am having the same problem......some of my DVD's are still not working.....some have worked and others will play for various amounts of time and then quit or not play at all...
The only thing that I have not done is this booktyping thing and wish there was a step by step paper for dummies like me.....because I am not understadning how to do it with my SONY DVD Recorder...SONY DVD RW DW-U50A...
Can anyone help me figure this out?
Thanks to all!!
Steve
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12. December 2005 @ 13:06 |
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@ny716
Here is how to change the booktype using dvd decrypter:
Bit setting in DVDdecrypter will change the format of your DVD+R media to DVD-ROM which will make it more playable in standalone DVD players. Follow the following images through the sequence. (Remember to have blank media in the drive)
Click tools>drive>Change book type
Or instead of the above you could do this:
At the next window you select the drive tab that identifies your burner:
Here you select the media type that you want to book type.
Now you select the change that you want to make, in this case change to DVD-ROM
Click on the change button and you will get the success screen!
Click OK and you are good to go. Remember this process will NOT work for DVD-R media.
This setting should remain in effect until you shut down your computer. I also perform this process prior to burning a backup in CloneDVD2 and it works!
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ny716
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13. December 2005 @ 03:52 |
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thanks 9mmruger1---but...I am using DVD Clone.....with ANY DVD....and the dvd's that I make..the players that I have can play both DVD- and DVD+ formats. If I remember reading..it said that if the stand alone players can read both formats...than that booktyping thing is not necessary....
In addition I use DVD- blank media....I have a ton of those..well about 500 blank ones...
Thank you for the continued assistance.
Steve
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13. December 2005 @ 04:19 |
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@ny716
FYI - when I want to use CloneDVD to do a back up I preset the booktype using DVDdecrypter and then close DVDdecrypter and open CloneDVD to do my burn. The burner reacts to the bitset change whether I am using DVDdecrypter or CloneDVD and booktypes my +R to DVD-ROM. I use this little trick all the time.
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ny716
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13. December 2005 @ 04:38 |
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9mmruger1---I am using DVD- blank media...I do not use DVD+....I have about 500 DVD-R media...and the stand alone players are capable of playing both + and - formats....
I am at a loss as to why some play in one but not the other....baffling....and get this....I have two of the same brand of JVC stand alone DVD players...one plays them good...the other starte to play and then stops....ugh...lol
Any suggestions??
Thanks!!
Steve
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13. December 2005 @ 04:49 |
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Yeah, I understood that you have -R's. I was just letting you know that there is a way to make +R's booktype when using CloneDVD. Tricks of the trade.
Not sure what to say about your other issue, except that after you have used up the -R stock that you have you can go to +R and booketype. That should resolve the playability issue.
Cheers.
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