I got the LCV 9015 used. LVC 9016 at first would say fail on blanc discs. Then I found discs that it would accept, and it recorded beautifully. Recently I started getting a long read, then a long preparing, and finally a "fail" message on discs that...
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I also bought a Lite-On, LVC-9016 and used for many years without any problem. It was so simple to use and recorded beautifully. Like you, I started having tape FAILURE when I put in a blank disc. At the time I was using Imation DVD discs reccommended by Lite-On. It was DVD-R. When this failed, I tried an Imation DVD+R disc and this worked for a while. I didn't think a - or a + made any difference, but at that time it did. This eventually stopped working and I was fortunate enough recently to find the same machine (used) on the internet and bought it since it had a 4 1/2 out of 5 rating. I am presently using it without any problems.
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Your JVC player may not play all CD formats. The TEAC RW900 plays CD/CD-R/CD-RW discs. It will record "compatible on other player" discs but must be finalized on the TEAC recorder first. Check your JVC manual to see if it plays all formats & be sure your TEAC discs are finalized.
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I have the same problem with some DVD'S recorded by a friend I tried them on several players and the only worked on the cheap one. Could be they were never finalized when recorded
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My old one (same model) became increasingly fussy about discs before it just refused to record on any. They are notoriously fussy about recording on DVD- discs. I think the formatting has changed also over the years, so they cannot record on some DVD+ discs. It's best to just record on DVD+ anyway, b/c the Toshiba, for instance, will convert an older DVD+ disc so you can finish out, edit and finalize, but all the Toshiba will do is play an unfinalized DVD- disc. Find a brand that works for your recorder, and stick with that brand, DVD+ only. If your recorder gets fussy woth THOSE, it's probably not going to last much longer. My old one (same model) became increasingly fussy about discs before it just refused to record on any. They are notoriously fussy about recording on DVD- discs. I think the formatting has changed also over the years, so they cannot record on some DVD+ discs. It's best to just record on DVD+ anyway, b/c the Toshiba, for instance, will convert an older DVD+ disc so you can finish out, edit and finalize, but all the Toshiba will do is play an unfinalized DVD- disc. Find a brand that works for your recorder, and stick with that brand, DVD+ only. If your recorder gets fussy woth THOSE, it's... » Read More My old one (same model) became increasingly fussy about discs before it just refused to record on any. They are notoriously fussy about recording on DVD- discs. I think the formatting has changed also over the years, so they cannot record on some DVD+ discs. It's best to just record on DVD+ anyway, b/c the Toshiba, for instance, will convert an older DVD+ disc so you can finish out, edit and finalize, but all the Toshiba will do is play an unfinalized DVD- disc. Find a brand that works for your recorder, and stick with that brand, DVD+ only. If your recorder gets fussy woth THOSE, it's probably not going to last much longer. « Show Less
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Learned from the TEAC engineers you will receive an error message unless you use one of these three specific brands of music CD blanks to record on: TDK, Sony, or Verbatim. Must be these brands and it must be just for music recordings. Had to order them on-line. Good Luck. MMF-Lacombe, LA
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I have a DVP642 and have never had a problem playing DiVX from DVDs. Maybe you just had a bad burn.
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Yes same problem here exactly, contacted LG only to find out same thing you said. Bought mine in October 2009 and last month it stopped reading discs, any disc. POS is what this unit is. LG thank you for opening my eyes and I will never buy another product with anything LG stamped on it.
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I have the yellow disc and mine works. I'm using windows 7 and had to download drivers. Mine was a FAKE Easycap by the way. It only works using the VCR to DVD software provided, and then if you begin the vhs tape before opening the software. You can then rewind to where you want to begin, etc. and it works great. It wasn't worth returning for the price I paid so I kept playing with it until I figured it out. Hope this helps!
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I can tell you that I have been exclusively using Verbatim brand DVD-R/+R and both types of double layer discs for a long time, and have found the brand, in general equal to or better than ( in reliability), most major brands like Sony , TDK , & HP; I rarely encounter more than one bad disc in a 25pk, which is what I usually buy. Never had a bad Verbatim double layer disc. I use them all for recording on a hard drive equipped Panasonic recorder, which in my opinion is the best home system recorder on the market. I've tested out fully all the major makes; Pana beats Sony, Pioneer and Magnavox comparable machines. The only major make that comes close is Toshiba. Hope this helps you. Best Wishes. I can tell you that I have been exclusively using Verbatim brand DVD-R/+R and both types of double layer discs for a long time, and have found the brand, in general equal to or better than ( in reliability), most major brands like Sony , TDK , & HP; I rarely encounter more than one bad disc in a 25pk, which is what I usually buy. Never had a bad Verbatim double layer disc. I use them all for recording on a hard drive equipped Panasonic recorder, which in my opinion is the best home system recorder on the market. I've tested out fully all the major makes; Pana beats Sony, Pioneer and... » Read More I can tell you that I have been exclusively using Verbatim brand DVD-R/+R and both types of double layer discs for a long time, and have found the brand, in general equal to or better than ( in reliability), most major brands like Sony , TDK , & HP; I rarely encounter more than one bad disc in a 25pk, which is what I usually buy. Never had a bad Verbatim double layer disc. I use them all for recording on a hard drive equipped Panasonic recorder, which in my opinion is the best home system recorder on the market. I've tested out fully all the major makes; Pana beats Sony, Pioneer and Magnavox comparable machines. The only major make that comes close is Toshiba. Hope this helps you. Best Wishes. « Show Less
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As I do not own any DVD Audio discs, I am not certain, but do I remember hearing something to that effect a while back. A good place to look/ask the question would be on the AVS forum. Those folks in there will definitely know. Seek out the owners thread for the unit, the answer is probably somewhere in there.
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I haven't recorded on this machine yet, which I purchased to replace the discontinued model with a built - in tuner. I could not play back DVD- disks recorded on that machine. Some dvd+ disks recorded on that machine seemed to go bad after a lot of use, as well. The lightly used vcr is what failed completely. I liked having the controls on the box, which Toshiba did not have.
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The manual states: "Please use CD, CD-R and CR-RW discs bearing the 'DIGITALAUDIO' mark." It also states: "Depending on the quality of the disc and/or the condition of the recording, some CD-R or CD-RW discs may not be playable." and that "an audio CD created using a CD-RW disc may not play back satisfactorily on every audio CD player." I had difficulty with consistent play back of CDs I recorded - i.e., some played fine anywhere, and some would play on the TEAC and/or my computer, but not in the car and another time the same disc would not play on the TEAC. Sometimes they would play the first track (side one of a vinyl record) and not the second track (side 2 of the record). This was quite frustrating because I was wasting discs (since they can't be re-recorded). I then got some RW discs and still had problems. When I called TEAC, I was told the discs were most likely the cause of problem and that low cost generic discs were usually the culprit - I said I was using Maxell CD-R music discs and TDK CD-RW audio discs! He suggested using Sony. I have now recorded a few on Sony discs and had no playback problems - but that may be the luck of the draw since at least 2 Maxells also worked (and still work) fine.
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the more resent ones ( and i don't remember which number it is ) do not record as well. i have had many that my dvd can't read and it is a cheap progressive dvd player. hope this helps.
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Me, too. I have one that no longer records to disc, and I'd love to replace it with one that works, but not at $850. I paid $250 for mine. The unit, when it works properly is amazing. Recording to the hard drive acts exactly like a Tivo. When you are through recording, you can take out the commercials (about a 5 minute job), then transfer to a disc. (After the commercials are removed, you can fit 3 one hour shows on a disc in 2 hour mode. Yeah commercials now take up 30% of a shows time.) Picture quality was good, it recorded and played back in wide screen ( a lot of recorders will only record widescreen, the play back in 4:3),and it did an excellent job of upconverting a regular DVD to High Def, for viewing on a large screen TV. This was a product that they could have made a good bit of money off of, if they had promoted it properly. They blew it. Don't know if you are aware of monoprice.com for your HDMI cables. Amazon's prices for these cables are good, but monoprice has great prices. (I got 2 10' cables and a 3' cable for $17.00, including shipping.) Check them out. Enjoy your Toshiba. HDD DVD recorders are amazing toys.
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Your Mac won't recognize a +R disc. I have a Magnavox that takes a DVD-R disc and records a vhs tape to the DVD-R disc as DVD+vr and my Mac doesn't even recognize the disc. Big mistake on my part.
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Hi : I recived no answers to this post from November, however, I did a quick survey of the "Compatible with list". I want to stick with Win XP, so there are not many choices, and the ones I surveyed all looked, well, less easy than my trusty VCR.However, I am ready to look again and share info.Regards
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I haven't used a Toshiba DVD recorder before but have been using other brands for several years now and just wanted to chime in on the R vs RW issue. I record a LOT of TV for family that chooses to not carry any actual TV channels. They only watch what I record for them. Pretty quickly, I decided to pay the extra to get RW DVDs because that made sense. It turned out to not make so much sense, at least in my experience. I can only re-record on them 5, maybe 6 times, before the start glitching out so badly that they're unwatchable. Some have gone glitchy in less recordings. At the prices I find, it's actually cheaper for me to use the non-rewritable discs. I've had 3 different DVD recorders that all the same problem so it's not brand specific. Anyway, just thought I'd throw that out there. Glad you got your machine working and are enjoying it. :-)