LSJ1990 Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 I'm using DVD Flick with a External HP DVD burner. I tried to burn bloodsport to this DVD-R disc I had. At 93%, i got this error message. Uploaded with ImageShack.us What the hell did I do wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIGHTNING UK! Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 It's much easier if you copy + paste all the text from the log window rather than taking a (too small to read easily) screenshot. Your drive reported a 'Write Error'. So basically, it didn't like the disc. Try this firmware update - http://www.firmwarehq.com/Philips/DVD8701/files.html You could also try using better discs - Verbatim or Taiyo Yuden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSJ1990 Posted January 11, 2012 Author Share Posted January 11, 2012 (edited) It's much easier if you copy + paste all the text from the log window rather than taking a (too small to read easily) screenshot. Your drive reported a 'Write Error'. So basically, it didn't like the disc. Try this firmware update - http://www.firmwarehq.com/Philips/DVD8701/files.html You could also try using better discs - Verbatim or Taiyo Yuden. Does it matter if I dont have a DELL comp for that update? And why does it matter about the disc itself? im not trying to go buy 15 dollar a disc DVD's if you know what i mean. I was using a HP 16x 4.2g DVD+R. And before that a staples DVD+R 4.7 GB. Edited January 11, 2012 by LSJ1990 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIGHTNING UK! Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Did you buy the drive separately or did it come in the PC? It'll either accept the update or it won't... so give it a go Discs aren't discs. They vary in quality and drives create better quality burns (and have less chance of failing to burn) on certain ones. As with most things in this world, you get what you pay for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSJ1990 Posted January 11, 2012 Author Share Posted January 11, 2012 External drive, bought it from a friend of mine. And ok i'll give it a go. Yeah now realizing, these discs ive been using only go up to 120 minutes of video. Definitely gonna find the JVC ones. Thank you for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIGHTNING UK! Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 120 mins means nothing really. It's not like CDs where you have a fixed 74 / 80 mins max of CD audio on them. The length of video(s) you can fit on a disc depends on the quality (the bitrate used) of said video(s). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSJ1990 Posted January 11, 2012 Author Share Posted January 11, 2012 (edited) 120 mins means nothing really. It's not like CDs where you have a fixed 74 / 80 mins max of CD audio on them. The length of video(s) you can fit on a disc depends on the quality (the bitrate used) of said video(s). So if im just trying to burn avis to dvds, i have to have higher quality discs? Edited January 11, 2012 by LSJ1990 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIGHTNING UK! Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 What you burn to them makes no difference. The higher quality discs are easier to burn and easier to read back. So there's less chance of your drive failing to burn the disc in the first place and less chance your playback device will have problems reading it (which causes stuttering or complete failure). Disc quality and video quality are two totally different things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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