DVD+R and DVD+RW Will these play Debating getting this Blu Ray player but from specs it appears that it will not play DVD+R or DVD+RW. I have many videos etc in this format and wonder if any of you have had experience playing DVD+R or DVD+RW Disks on this machine?UPDATEI bought the machine and have had no issues playing DVD+R or DVD+RW's on it. DVD+R and DVD+RW Will these play Debating getting this Blu Ray player but from specs it appears that it will not play DVD+R or DVD+RW. I have many videos etc in this format and wonder if any of... » Read More DVD+R and DVD+RW Will these play Debating getting this Blu Ray player but from specs it appears that it will not play DVD+R or DVD+RW. I have many videos etc in this format and wonder if any of you have had experience playing DVD+R or DVD+RW Disks on this machine?UPDATEI bought the machine and have had no issues playing DVD+R or DVD+RW's on it. « Show Less
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It plays all the DVD's both DVD+R and DVD+RW that I have. Store bought movies and home made movies.
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Just to confirm. So your P2500 does play movies with dvd+r format even home movies?
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Just bought the machine refurbished on ebay. It does play DVD+r disc. thanks.
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I have the same experience as you. the manual clearly states that it will not play DVD+R or DVD+RW, but I have had no problem playing either.
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Huh! Figure! I never expected it to work in such a dated player, but indeed my dozen or so JPG's burned on to a CDRW (just to answer your question) did in fact display on this unit. That's the only format I tested as it's the only one you mentioned.
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did you find a way to get it to work, cuz when i asked samsung they said 3-d ready doesnt mean 3-d blu ray?--- i asked and thats what i got i want to get a 3d blu ray player and i already have the ir emitter and glasses that works through the computer but only with pics, small clips and games, and dvds-- but have to download a bunch of crap to make it work. let me know if the starter kit and player works?
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Not all blue ray players play dvds, check your owners manual to see what formats it will accept, IE: Blue ray, Dvd+R,Dvd-R,DivX,CD,etc.
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My Unit never played DVDs from the beginning. Never played DVDs from the box. I thought it was a region code issue but it is not. Then I though it was an Firmware issue so I upgraded from V26 to V29. Still does not play DVDs. I bought it from Amazon LLC directly. If I would have found out this after I purchased the unit, I would have gave Amazon a piece of my mind. But it's too late now as a couple years has gone by. Please learn from my mistake. I bought a VERY EXPENSIVE CD Player (Philips HTS8100/37).
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Hi, it does burn DVD RW discs. Either + or - RW discs. Please keep in mind that the format we listed are for copying discs. The original disc still need to be formatted to be play on other DVD rom or players in order for the blank discs to be copied. Also, as mentioned by previous user, only non-copy protected discs can be inserted in the master drive to be use for duplication.
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You probably won't like this answer. I could only get the player to work on one or two DVDs. I did lots of googling to try to find a fix. Nothing worked. I ended up just trashing it, since it was so cheap. Lesson learned. Find a used one at Goodwill or pay more for a decent unit. You gets what ya pay for.
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Jason:Mine plays NTSC and PAL region free discs fine but anything that is region locked (2, 3, etc) wont play. I played some discs that were marked region 2 pal and they would not play but others also marked region 2 pal played fine as well as region 3. I suspect that, at least in my case, that some of my dvd's might be labeled region 2 or 3 but are in fact all region or region 0. Have you checked anything that you know for sure is region locked? Its very interesting that you are having no issues at all. At least I know that it is NTSC PAL friendly. Otherwise, this player rocks
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My Sony BDP-s550 just stopped playing blu-ray discs as well. I tried to upgrade the firmware but that failed. Sony support couldn't help me to get it working either. I ended up throwing it in the trash. This was very frustrating. I will definitely not buy another Sony blu-ray player.
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According to the current PDF manual on Samsung's web site, NO. From the manual: Discs which cannot be played on this player. * BD-R * BD-RE * HD DVD-R * DVD+RW * DVD+R * DVD-ROM * DVD-RAM * CDV * CD-ROM * CVD * CD-I * CD-RW * Super Audio CD(except CD layer) * CDGs play audio only, not graphics. Ability to play back may depend on recording conditions. * DVD-R * DVD-RW (V mode) * CD-R * The unit may not play certain CD-R and DVD-R due to the disc type or recording conditions. Blu-ray/HD DVD is a new and evolving format. Accordingly, disc compatibility issues with new and existing format discs are possible. Not all discs are compatible and not every disc will playback. For additional information, refer to the Disc Type and Characteristics and Compliance and Compatibility Notice sections of this Manual. If you encounter compatibility problems, please contact SAMSUNG customer care center. The unit cannot play CD-R and DVD-RW/-R recorded content such as divx, avi, mpg, mov, wma, mp3,digital photo view(JPEG) &#64257;le.
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It played Mp3 and I never tried a DVD+-R, The problem was it did not play some new Blu-Rays and kept an annoying wi-fi signal flashing on the screen at all times during movies. I returned it to the store and purchased a Samsung and it works fine.
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I contacted Sony support and this is what they said:"I'm sorry that the resume playback feature of the Blu-ray Disc player does not work. Sometimes, the player may not resume playback depending on the disc or stop point."Not very helpful. Not sure yet if this happens on all BD disc but it happens on Casino Royal, which is Sony produced... Very lame IMO.
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I've played many moves on it but perhaps they've all been regular DVD. I know I've successfully burned many BluRays (for iTunes sharing to Apple TV, which is the primary reason I bought it) but when I just tried to play a BluRay on the computer (VLC Media Player installed Win8 Bootcamp on Mac Mini hardware) I got an error, so maybe there is an issue playing BluRays. I'll mess around with it and see if I can get it to work and let you know.
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I just downloaded the latest firmware update from the samsung website to a flash drive and went through the steps to update the BD player. Now, I'm having the same problems that everyone is reporting - it won't play a Blueray disc. It get's stuck in the "load" mode. It will, however, play a DVD without a problem. So, like many others before me, I will be taking it back to the store. Samsung wanted me to send it to them, but I don't think I'm going down that nightmare road.
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Hi Christopher, this Sony DVDirect express only supports DVD+R and DVD-R. DVD+RW and DVD-RW discs are not supported. Double/dual layer discs and 8cm discs are also not supported. Hope this helps. -Ely
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Be sure you have a recorder that can use +R media first. Some recorders only work with -R media. Also be sure you DVD recorder can burn to Double Layer discs (the DL in the name.) These hold as much as a standard DVD you might rent or buy from the store, so I typically would not put HD content on them anyway. One of these discs recorded with content will play just fine in MOST standard DVD players. I say MOST as occasionally I have found a player that does not like to play -R or +R home recorded material. Hope this helps.
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Mine plays DVD movies but it doesn't play CDs or software CDs.. weird huh. I updated with the newest firmware but still doing the same. Anybody know what is going on? Please help. Thanks