Re: Disk not recognised



In article <db9f7c$1uj$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Dave
says...
> Whilst having a pint of real ale tonight, my drinking partner asked me a
> question.
> As he knows I am into computers, he thought that I might be able to give
> him an answer. However, my computer subject is crash recovery and not
> software, hence...
>
> He has made a media disk (slide show) of photos and is able to play it
> back on his lap top and desk top computers. However, he is unable to get
> his DVD player to show this to his TV.
>
> My first reaction was that the media format was not compatible with his
> DVD player and that he should try another brand. On telling him this, he
> tells me that he has tried another manufacturer's disk and that results
> in the very same failure. The message comes up as 'Disk not recognized',
> when he tries to play it in his DVD player.
>
> My next reaction to this, was to tell him that I suspected that the
> laser alignment of his DVD player did not match the recorder that made
> the disk.
>
> Anything else I can tell him about?
>
Point him to www.dvdrhelp.com


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