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tony_marq
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13. December 2004 @ 08:07 |
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I recently purchased this ILO DVD recorder and recorded several movies on DVD-R, in various recording lenght modes.
Now I find that the DVD-R will not play on either my PC's DVD, or in another of my stand alone DVD player. Yet, it will play on the ILO. Has anyone had this problem?
It appears that I can only play these DVD-Rs on my ILO player and nowhere else. What's the point!
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gserve
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13. December 2004 @ 12:09 |
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Do you mean DVD+R DVD+RW? disks? This unit uses DVD+R and DVD+RW disks. Most newer DVD playeras will play them. I have 3 other DVD players and 2 of the 3 will play them.You will have to finalize the DVD+R disks.
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tony_marq
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13. December 2004 @ 12:34 |
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DVD-R. If by finalizing you mean record through the entire space, okay I'll try that.
I had set-up Ilo to record approx. 1.5 hrs. of disk space. I am assuming that it needs to complete the entire 1.5 hr to become readable in other units, corret?
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gserve
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13. December 2004 @ 12:54 |
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You need to use DVD+R or DVD+RW disks! You also need to finalize it. Read the owners manual. DVD+RW disks don't need to be finalized. If your DVD+R disk is not finalized it will only play on the Ilo.
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tony_marq
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13. December 2004 @ 12:58 |
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Thanks. I recording it down. I'll post the results later tonight.
Thanks again.
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tony_marq
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14. December 2004 @ 04:39 |
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Okay that works and I finalized the disk.
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tony_marq
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14. December 2004 @ 04:40 |
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Thank you Gserve.
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DiscDrive
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15. December 2004 @ 16:05 |
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I have a question about the ILO DVD recorder also....I am trying to backup all of my VHS tapes....when I set it and let it go sometimes I find that the ILO stops recording about half way through...what am I doing wrong?
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tony_marq
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15. December 2004 @ 16:47 |
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If your Ilo is like mine, set it up so that the display bar appears on top of the screen, you do this by selecting "Display" button on the remote control. Now you can see the recording information on the bar.
Now notice that as you tap the recording button and continue to tap it, the display time increases in length by increments of 1/2 hour. I suspect that the problem you're having is that the lenght is not properly set. The system is sensative to this button.
Note, that you may also have to go to the "System" menu to increase the time length. But, try the above first. Also note that the higher the recording time the lower the quality of the recording.
Hope this helps.
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DiscDrive
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16. December 2004 @ 02:29 |
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Thanks Alot...will try that :)
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gserve
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17. December 2004 @ 14:18 |
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diskdrive. Your problem may be related to macrovision sensitivity.You should get the firmware update from Ilo.I emailed tech support and asked them to email me the firmware file as an attachment and they did.
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DiscDrive
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17. December 2004 @ 15:29 |
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gserve...would you please send me the file or give me the e-mail address? Thanks. removed
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gserve
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17. December 2004 @ 17:11 |
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freaky1
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18. December 2004 @ 15:29 |
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I have the ilo w/o the hard drive. How do install the firmware to these machines.
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gserve
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19. December 2004 @ 02:38 |
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Burn the file on to CD-R and finalize. Then put burned disk into the ilo recorder. It will update from there.
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freaky1
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19. December 2004 @ 03:32 |
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Sounds easy enough. Thanks
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rogerrow
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23. December 2004 @ 13:32 |
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I bought the ilo040 from Walmart. Maybe I got a lemon but avoid this machine at all costs!!!!!
It looks nice and simple in recording. But on the first day the sound started scratching on all recordings. I checked earlier recordings and they were o.k. The later ones were ruined. I checked all combinations of wiring. It was definitely the recorder.
Then when after I finalized five disks, none of them played on a Cyberhome DVD player which is a new player. I just got the root menu and no video (even though they looked fine -- and still do -- on the ILO).
I also bought a maxent dvd recorder from tigerdirect because I was wanting to do some hardcore conversion. There were none of these problems with that recorder. They planned fine on the cyberhome and there's been no sound problems.
I feel I wuz robbed at Walmat.
Avoid this recorder!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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adambrann
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5. January 2005 @ 08:18 |
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I have set up a page with the different DVDR04/HD04 firmware files for download. The link is next to my signature at the bottom of this post. It has hacked firmware for the non HDD model to disable Macrovision and add the LP 3-hour mode.
ILO DVDR04/HD04 Firmware Download Page
http://www.ss3f.com/ilo/
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wclerma
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10. January 2005 @ 17:03 |
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My question was about finalizing the DVD so it will play in other players. By reading the previous postings, it looks like what I need to do is to let the recorder run until it reaches the end of the DVD. Is this correct?
I bought the Ilo DVD+r to convert VHS and to make DVD's from my digital movie camera.
Thanks.
wclerma
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tafkam
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10. January 2005 @ 17:30 |
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Quote:
My question was about finalizing the DVD so it will play in other players. By reading the previous postings, it looks like what I need to do is to let the recorder run until it reaches the end of the DVD. Is this correct?
I bought the Ilo DVD+r to convert VHS and to make DVD's from my digital movie camera.
"Finalize" does not mean filling up the disk, it means you are basically closing the disk and it can not be recorded on any more. On the Ilo you should have a button on your remote called "osm" for on screen menu, and there you will see the option to finalize a disk. Notice that there is also an erase option but that is for DVD RW (re-writable) not DVD R's which are "write once". To make matters a little more confusing, sorry, the DVD R's are actually writeable more than once but you can only add on to what is already there, not erase or record over. That is, until the disk is finalized, then it can be played on most any other DVD player.
Since you are transferring VHS to DVD you are probably best off using the DVD+R as they are cheaper and you probably will not want to re use the disk once you have transferred your video. So, I would fill up the disk to make the most of the space, but you can finalize it at any time, just remember that at that point the disk is no longer able to be recorded on. Hope that helps, I just got my Ilo and so far so good, it is my first DVD recorder and I am pretty impressed for the price.
Mike
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Video-Pro
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31. January 2005 @ 19:56 |
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I too bought an ILO DVD recorder and am having the same problem. I have recorded programs from live TV, VHS tapes and other DVD's and once finalized, they play fine on the ILO, but when I try to play them in my Cyberhome or any other player, all I get is a directory structure as shown below...
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Video_RM
Video_TS
Inside of the Video_RM folder is what appears to be another file with an icon which looks like a camcorder and when I highlight that icon and press play, it flashes to another screen which says "Press any key to play", but then bounces right back to the folder again??
What am I doing wrong? I am using DVD +R by Verbatim, Fuji and a couple of other brands with the same results??
Any help would be GREATLY appreciated!!
Thanks
Video-Pro
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Gtrman
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1. February 2005 @ 12:30 |
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Video-Pro,
Make sure you have the latest firmware installed on the recorder. I think there were issues like this in some of the earlier firmware revisions. You can get both factory and hacked versions of the latest firmware from my ILO firmware page.
Guitarman
ILO DVDR04/HD04 Firmware Download Page
http://www.ss3f.com/ilo
ILO DVDRHD04
Pioneer DVR-420H-S
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Video-Pro
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2. February 2005 @ 08:44 |
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Thanks for the advice.
I was hesitant to upgrade the firmware because it appeared to be working fine and I didn't have any issues with it until this problem cropped up. I have your updates and will put them on tonight and let you kow if it solved the problem!!
Thanks again!!
Video-Pro
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FESCSteve
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2. February 2005 @ 10:06 |
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Video Pro -
I am having the same issues and I have the latest hacked firmware. I get the same file structure.
I have not tried the finalized disks in more than one player though (this too is with the cyberhome Progressive scan DVD player). I had a similar problem with playing VCDs on other DVD players.
I will be interested in hearing how it turns out for you with the new firmware although it should be similar to my experience.
I wonder if it's simply the DVD players that are not compatable?
Steve
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Video-Pro
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2. February 2005 @ 10:40 |
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FESCSteve...
What version is your firmware at currently?? And do you remember what it was before the upgrade??
As far as players, I tried it in my Cyberhome 300 and my Pioneer LD/DVD player with the same results. The only place it played correctly was on my computer??
WTF?? This really sucks as I wanted a unit to backup some of my really old VHS tapes and be able to play them on the standard DVD player!!
One other interesting note though is that the ILO and also my Pioneer LD/DVD player will play PAL DVD's.... I accidentally put in a PAL DVD and when I saw what was playing, I realized it wasn't NTSC!!! Go figure??
Thanks
Video-Pro
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