Is there a difference between DVD-RW and DVD-RW VR/Video?

Hi,

I just got a Sony RDR GX7 DVD set top DVD recorder. The documentation
says it can record in DVD-R, DWD-RW Video and DVD-RW VR and DVD+RW.
So I bought some DVD-RW disks and tried to record on them. When I try
to record I get an "unreadable disk" message and a "dirty disk"
message. The recorder works fine with DVD+RW disks. I called Sony
support and they told me I needed to use DVD-RW Video and DVD-RW VR
disks not DVD-RW. My question is, is Sony just giving me a B___ S___
story or are DWD-RW Video and DVD-RW VR disks different from DVD-RW
disks. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

Joe

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Joe <calguy99$@excite.com> wrote in
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> Hi,
>
> I just got a Sony RDR GX7 DVD set top DVD recorder. The documentation
> says it can record in DVD-R, DWD-RW Video and DVD-RW VR and DVD+RW.
> So I bought some DVD-RW disks and tried to record on them. When I try
> to record I get an "unreadable disk" message and a "dirty disk"
> message. The recorder works fine with DVD+RW disks. I called Sony
> support and they told me I needed to use DVD-RW Video and DVD-RW VR
> disks not DVD-RW. My question is, is Sony just giving me a B___ S___
> story or are DWD-RW Video and DVD-RW VR disks different from DVD-RW
> disks. Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks
>
> Joe
>
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rw can be erased
more expensive
may not be compatible with player

ZeroOne

There is only 1 type of DVD-RW discs avaliable. However, you can chose to
format it either in
regular Video mode, or what is known as VR (video recording) mode. VR mode
allows more editing features on the RDR-GX7, however it is normally not
playable on a standard DVD player.
If you are getting these error messages, it could be that you have not
formatted the blank disc yet.
Or, you may have created the disc on a PC, in which case you'll likely need
to either do a full erase on the PC (time consuming) or re-format it on the
RDR-GX7 before you can use it.
Hope this helps.


"Joe" <calguy99$@excite.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I just got a Sony RDR GX7 DVD set top DVD recorder. The documentation
> says it can record in DVD-R, DWD-RW Video and DVD-RW VR and DVD+RW.
> So I bought some DVD-RW disks and tried to record on them. When I try
> to record I get an "unreadable disk" message and a "dirty disk"
> message. The recorder works fine with DVD+RW disks. I called Sony
> support and they told me I needed to use DVD-RW Video and DVD-RW VR
> disks not DVD-RW. My question is, is Sony just giving me a B___ S___
> story or are DWD-RW Video and DVD-RW VR disks different from DVD-RW
> disks. Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks
>
> Joe
>
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Ronnie Pincus

Well the Sony RDR-GX7 wont let me format these disks they are new.
Does formatting them in a pc differ from formatting them in a Sony DVR
recorder?


On Sat, 3 Jul 2004 14:34:25 -0700, "Ronnie Pincus"
<> wrote:

>There is only 1 type of DVD-RW discs avaliable. However, you can chose to
>format it either in
>regular Video mode, or what is known as VR (video recording) mode. VR mode
>allows more editing features on the RDR-GX7, however it is normally not
>playable on a standard DVD player.
>If you are getting these error messages, it could be that you have not
>formatted the blank disc yet.
>Or, you may have created the disc on a PC, in which case you'll likely need
>to either do a full erase on the PC (time consuming) or re-format it on the
>RDR-GX7 before you can use it.
>Hope this helps.
>
>
>"Joe" <calguy99$@excite.com> wrote in message
>news:.. .
>> Hi,
>>
>> I just got a Sony RDR GX7 DVD set top DVD recorder. The documentation
>> says it can record in DVD-R, DWD-RW Video and DVD-RW VR and DVD+RW.
>> So I bought some DVD-RW disks and tried to record on them. When I try
>> to record I get an "unreadable disk" message and a "dirty disk"
>> message. The recorder works fine with DVD+RW disks. I called Sony
>> support and they told me I needed to use DVD-RW Video and DVD-RW VR
>> disks not DVD-RW. My question is, is Sony just giving me a B___ S___
>> story or are DWD-RW Video and DVD-RW VR disks different from DVD-RW
>> disks. Any help would be appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Joe
>>
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"Ronnie Pincus" wrote:
> There is only 1 type of DVD-RW discs avaliable.

No, actually theres two types now and there are not forward compatible.

Version 1.1 supports 1x-2x speed.
Version 2.0 supports 2x-4x speed.

Except for the newest Pioneer DVD recorders coming out now, the existing
recorders on the market only supports DVD-RW version 1.1.

DVD-RW version 2 discs won't work in version 1.1 recorders.

Regards, Lars

Lars Ladingkaer

"Joe" <calguy99$@excite.com> wrote in message
news:...
> Hi,
>
> I just got a Sony RDR GX7 DVD set top DVD recorder. The documentation
> says it can record in DVD-R, DWD-RW Video and DVD-RW VR and DVD+RW.
> So I bought some DVD-RW disks and tried to record on them.

OK, so you bought some DVD-RW disks. What exact kind did you buy? Perhaps
you bought some really inexpensive disks that are just not compatible?
Start by buying a few good disks, especially those recommended by Sony
specifically for use in that recorder. If they work fine, then your next
mission is to look around for brands you find more affordable that are also
compatible.

Biz

"Lars Ladingkaer" wrote:

[The two types of DVD-RW media available]:

> Version 1.1 supports 1x-2x speed.

> Version 2.0 supports 2x-4x speed.

Sorry I made a mistake here, its not called version 2.0 but version 1.2:

DVD-RW ver. 1.1 supports 1x-2x speed.

DVD-RW ver. 1.2 supports 2x-4x speed.

The DVD-RW ver. 1.2 media can't be used in DVD burners and DVD recorders
made for ver. 1.1 only.

/Lars

Lars Ladingkaer

On Sat, 03 Jul 2004 22:32:12 GMT, "Biz" <> wrote:


Well I tried Ridata made by Ritek. The disk that worked was one Fuji
Film DVD+RW had no problems with that.
>
>"Joe" <calguy99$@excite.com> wrote in message
>news:.. .
>> Hi,
>>
>> I just got a Sony RDR GX7 DVD set top DVD recorder. The documentation
>> says it can record in DVD-R, DWD-RW Video and DVD-RW VR and DVD+RW.
>> So I bought some DVD-RW disks and tried to record on them.
>
>OK, so you bought some DVD-RW disks. What exact kind did you buy? Perhaps
>you bought some really inexpensive disks that are just not compatible?
>Start by buying a few good disks, especially those recommended by Sony
>specifically for use in that recorder. If they work fine, then your next
>mission is to look around for brands you find more affordable that are also
>compatible.
>

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