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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rw can be erased
more expensive
may not be compatible with player

 

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.

 

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?

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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

 

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

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

 

Well I tried Ridata made by Ritek. The disk that worked was one Fuji
Film DVD+RW had no problems with that.

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