Recorded disks won't play on other DVD players? In regards to review, "Great recorder if you never play discs on another machine", this is really concerning to me. Yet, none of the other reviews mention this.Is this really the case or an isolated incident? Can people play their recorded DVDs on other players? Recorded disks won't play on other DVD players? In regards to review, "Great recorder if you never play discs on another machine", this is really concerning to me. Yet, none of the... » Read More Recorded disks won't play on other DVD players? In regards to review, "Great recorder if you never play discs on another machine", this is really concerning to me. Yet, none of the other reviews mention this.Is this really the case or an isolated incident? Can people play their recorded DVDs on other players? « Show Less
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JV - Thanks a lot! I could not figure out why my dvds wouldn't play on other dvd players. There is nothing to clue you in that you need to finalize them.
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I never had to do any of that with mine, thank goodness. I use DVD-R, I burned, I finalized, and they play in my Samsung and my Mac Mini's drive.I had something odd happen the other day, though; a DVD I ordered from Netflix wouldn't play, even after I cleaned it up, but same DVD would play in my computer's drive. It was a foreign film, but I wonder what it was about a commercial disc that would make the Samsung spit it out every time, telling me "please check the disc"? That's the only time that's happened! I wonder if by now it's time to clean the laser.
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Yes, this machine will play DVDs on other machines. THERE ARE TWO STAGES to finish recording. The first is hitting of the "off" button after you are finished (which will probably allow you to run the DVD on the SAMSUNG and no other machine. The SECOND State is to go to the Disk Manager menu and FINALIZE the disk. I played my recorded DVD on two different computers plus a SONY component. Again - two stages 1) hit OFF button when finishing recording;2) From Menu, go to Disk Manager and FINALIZE the disk.Another nifty feature, the machine automatically places 5 minute chapters on what you record.JV - cfnjv@localnet.com Yes, this machine will play DVDs on other machines. THERE ARE TWO STAGES to finish recording. The first is hitting of the "off" button after you are finished (which will probably allow you to run the DVD on the SAMSUNG and no other machine. The SECOND State is to go to the Disk Manager menu and FINALIZE the disk. I played my recorded DVD on two different computers plus a SONY component. Again - two stages 1) hit OFF button when finishing recording;2) From Menu, go to Disk Manager and FINALIZE the disk.Another nifty feature, the machine automatically places 5... » Read More Yes, this machine will play DVDs on other machines. THERE ARE TWO STAGES to finish recording. The first is hitting of the "off" button after you are finished (which will probably allow you to run the DVD on the SAMSUNG and no other machine. The SECOND State is to go to the Disk Manager menu and FINALIZE the disk. I played my recorded DVD on two different computers plus a SONY component. Again - two stages 1) hit OFF button when finishing recording;2) From Menu, go to Disk Manager and FINALIZE the disk.Another nifty feature, the machine automatically places 5 minute chapters on what you record.JV - cfnjv@localnet.com « Show Less
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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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I am sorry I cannot help you. I still cannot figure out how to record and have it play on another dvd player...ugh!
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I buy the DVD's and a friend records them for me since I don't have that capability. But I would check out these links: http://forums.support.roxio.com/topic/29636-disc-in-burner-not-recordable-help-please/ and also http://www.techspot.com/community/topics/dvd-burner-says-disc-is-not-recordable-dvd.162056/ I assume it may be a software program glitch. If using a computer, I'm not computer savvy enough to say for sure. If using an external DVD recording device - - I don't know. Sorry I couldn't be or more help.
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Yes, this Mag recorder creates DVDs that, once finalized, can be played in any other DVD player recorder just like finalized DVDs made in Sony, Pioneer and Panasonic recorders. More details in the info and help files here: http://www.avsforum.com/forum/106-dvd-recorders-standard-def/940657-magnavox-557-537-535-533-515-513-2160a-2160-2080-philips-3576-3575-a.html#post12244086
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What do you have to hookup in to to record from DVR? Do you hook dvr to dvd player only? Does Cable have to run thru the DVD player and tv? I've tried a couple times and nothing is recording. Also, how do you finalize if you are choosing record without setting it up.
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Does anyone know how to get your dvd to change to long play so that I can get more recording time I can't get mind to change from sp to anything else. Thanks Darlene
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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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You didn't look at the manual did you? There is a page on the DVD's that this Toshiba will record on, unfortunately it's very few. Really to record you have to find disks that are cprm compatible. I emailed TDK about which of their dvd disks that are cprm compatible, and they told me they don't sell them in the US, only in europe or outside of the US. the movie and music industry has clamped down on people copying their media. Go to your electronics store and see how many DVD RECORDERS they have. You won't find many, players yes but not recorders. Even with such disks I tried to copy a movie from one of the premium channels and on the tv screen, it said it would not copy. Ten years ago it worked, not anymore.
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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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Typically, in the electronics world, players are backwards compatible. Since this is Blue Ray DVD technology, it should play the older DVD formats the came before. I'm not an expert on this, but I don't recall ever having a DVD (Blue Ray, HD, SD) or CD that would not play in this player.
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Am I crazy, or is it more than a bit offputting that, after buying a machine, you then have to start getting upgrades for it just to be able to play newer discs? My machine's about two years old, and the last disc I bought wouldn't load. Seems like a rip-off to me. And it's not like blu-ray sales have been strong enough to justify this sort of customer fleecing.
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According to the instructions Pioneer dv-2012k dvd playerCan play DVD-R, -RW, -R DL and DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD+R DL discs recorded in the video mode and finalized,DVD-R/-RW/DVD-R DL discs recorded in the VR mode, Commercially available DVD Video Discs, Video CDs, and moreThe only Discs that won't play are:DVD-Audio discs, DVD-RAM discs, SACDs, CD-G, Blu-ray discs, HD DVDs, Discs that Have NOT been finalized, discs recorded with a packet writing, programs that can be recorded only once and that are already recorded on a DVD-R/DVD-RW/DVD-R DL.So apparently it can play DVD9 Format Discs. According to the instructions Pioneer dv-2012k dvd playerCan play DVD-R, -RW, -R DL and DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD+R DL discs recorded in the video mode and finalized,DVD-R/-RW/DVD-R DL discs recorded in the VR mode, Commercially available DVD Video Discs, Video CDs, and moreThe only Discs that won't play are:DVD-Audio discs, DVD-RAM discs, SACDs, CD-G, Blu-ray discs, HD DVDs, Discs that Have NOT been finalized, discs recorded with a packet writing, programs that can be recorded only once and that are already recorded on a DVD-R/DVD-RW/DVD-R... » Read More According to the instructions Pioneer dv-2012k dvd playerCan play DVD-R, -RW, -R DL and DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD+R DL discs recorded in the video mode and finalized,DVD-R/-RW/DVD-R DL discs recorded in the VR mode, Commercially available DVD Video Discs, Video CDs, and moreThe only Discs that won't play are:DVD-Audio discs, DVD-RAM discs, SACDs, CD-G, Blu-ray discs, HD DVDs, Discs that Have NOT been finalized, discs recorded with a packet writing, programs that can be recorded only once and that are already recorded on a DVD-R/DVD-RW/DVD-R DL.So apparently it can play DVD9 Format Discs. « Show Less
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I burned a DVD but I cannot play it thru any DVD player (oldest and newest) at home. I can only this DVDplay via computer. Any ideas?
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Thanks, Bishop, for your reply. I liked your last statement (very funny!). A couple of hours after i went out to get this model at Best Buy (i just couldn't wait!), a friend showed me the all-region equivalent (also from Pioneer) featured on this same Amazon site! Well, at least they claim it's all region, but seems some customers have had to get guarantees from the supplier that the unit will indeed play all types of discs. A bit confusing. ;)
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We do not use this one any more, but we always used the remote that came with the VCR (or what ever you have) to play back what you recorded. Also try clicking the VCR button and see if it plays it for you. None of the remotes have a LIST button. You have to write on the disc so that you know what is recorded on it.
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When you record the video on the DVD recorder you then have to FINALIZE the DVD to play on other devices such as other dvd players. On your DVD layer menu go to Tools and there should be a Finalize option. You should finalize the recorded DVD after you finish the recording.