@22:30 dang that was along time ago.. a Brent Butt sighting !!! I do my archiving to DVD just various digital media since 1998 and there have been no dogs - I always verify a disc once it's burnt in Toast though. takes 'almost' 2 times longer but is worth it. A basic wool buffing wheel on a Drill that goes over 2000rpm can fix most playback problems on scratched disc media..but of course can't fix the top layer if it gets damaged.
I have a Pioneer DVR RT500 DVD VCR Combo unit and I have some type of issues with the drive. What you were experiencing seems like mine is finicky in that way with discs. The VCR part works fine I wish the DVD recorder did too.
I think - And I could be wrong here but the software that's programed to each drive is different. Toshiba and Panasonic are not compatible even though the formats are usable and they are readable - I had the same problem with a disc that was formatted to a Emerson unit could not be formatted by my Panasonic and when I tried to format the Panasonic would freeze up and reboot.
I've seen used cd stores and pawn shops use a bench grinder with a cloth polishing pad to fix scatched cd's and dvd's. They applied some kind of compound in the form of a "bar" to said cloth and it worked very well. Not sure what the "bar" was but there's no doubt info online that would help. Not overly spendy either. Something to think about.........
You always say not to record to tape but it seems like tape might be better than disc. Obviously recording direct to hard drive is going to more reliable than either but if left in a situation with only obsolete recorders avilable I know which one I'd choose.
Error code C310 seems to be a generic fault code to indicate an internal hardware issue with the DVD drive. Perhaps it is just a weak laser? Incidentally, the other issues could be related to that, maybe? Or it could be that it might have been in a 'stand by' mode so pressing stop a second time, or ejecting and reinserting the disc might have solved the greyed out issue. I'm just guessing. (I did look up the error code though, so that isn't guess work).
I'm looking at making a software to my toshiba dvr16sb it's going to have 2 modes for vhs normal vhs and digital vhs to record dvhs I'm having to move the tape faster
Not the first time I've seen a machine refuse to play with scratches in the disc my Xbox will do that too if there's scratches on a Blu-ray DVD it will simply just lock up and then you'll have to turn the whole thing off it won't even listen to the controller
@22:30 dang that was along time ago.. a Brent Butt sighting !!! I do my archiving to DVD just various digital media since 1998 and there have been no dogs - I always verify a disc once it's burnt in Toast though. takes 'almost' 2 times longer but is worth it. A basic wool buffing wheel on a Drill that goes over 2000rpm can fix most playback problems on scratched disc media..but of course can't fix the top layer if it gets damaged.
I have a Pioneer DVR RT500 DVD VCR Combo unit and I have some type of issues with the drive. What you were experiencing seems like mine is finicky in that way with discs. The VCR part works fine I wish the DVD recorder did too.
I remember some of the first consumer dvd recorder decks were huge monsters. Not heavy just very large units.
Yes i have a couple. Panasonic dmee20 are pretty big.
@@12voltvids Yes that is the exact model I was thinking of
@@SanAntonioNews78 it's a beast but it still works great.
I think - And I could be wrong here but the software that's programed to each drive is different. Toshiba and Panasonic are not compatible even though the formats are usable and they are readable - I had the same problem with a disc that was formatted to a Emerson unit could not be formatted by my Panasonic and when I tried to format the Panasonic would freeze up and reboot.
I like my JVC DR-MV150 just for this reason. And it has an internal HDMI converter to boot. Up to 1080p on modern TVs for VHS tapes!
So does this. It has HDMI output
I've seen used cd stores and pawn shops use a bench grinder with a cloth polishing pad to fix scatched cd's and dvd's. They applied some kind of compound in the form of a "bar" to said cloth and it worked very well. Not sure what the "bar" was but there's no doubt info online that would help. Not overly spendy either. Something to think about.........
Jeweler's do the same to polish watch crystals. It's a type of wax from what i know.
Maybe this thing has an early production firmware on it with some bugs. You might be able to find an update.
You always say not to record to tape but it seems like tape might be better than disc. Obviously recording direct to hard drive is going to more reliable than either but if left in a situation with only obsolete recorders avilable I know which one I'd choose.
Error code C310 seems to be a generic fault code to indicate an internal hardware issue with the DVD drive. Perhaps it is just a weak laser? Incidentally, the other issues could be related to that, maybe? Or it could be that it might have been in a 'stand by' mode so pressing stop a second time, or ejecting and reinserting the disc might have solved the greyed out issue. I'm just guessing. (I did look up the error code though, so that isn't guess work).
I looked up the code. Can not identify the disk. If recorded in another machine for example.
@@12voltvids: Kind of like belonging to an exclusive club: 'Your name's not on the list, so you're not coming in!'. LOL.
Looks like a beautiful unit!
It's a perfect machine. VHS and svhs direct to DVD. No extra equipment required and the picture looks great.
I'm looking at making a software to my toshiba dvr16sb it's going to have 2 modes for vhs normal vhs and digital vhs to record dvhs I'm having to move the tape faster
I was given about 10 tubs of 100 cds and dvds the other month for free so got plenty for now
Your DVR 5 looks similar to the Pioneer DVR-RT502. Not exact to me looks very similar.
It probably uses the same drive (because it is a Pioneer drive inside it?).
someone gave me a dvr4 but i have to get a remote for it I'm waiting to find one cheap on ebay.
Not the first time I've seen a machine refuse to play with scratches in the disc my Xbox will do that too if there's scratches on a Blu-ray DVD it will simply just lock up and then you'll have to turn the whole thing off it won't even listen to the controller
The moral of this story. Don't scratch your disks. It F's up vinyl records too.
I thought that was the BNLs
Whats impressive is my toshiba cd thats bigger than yr double.