guess I wasn't clear enough The DVD-R came from a local TV station who tapped the venue - they appear to be quality media and burned I might be able to dig into station staff to find out who and how they burned them. The drives I tried them on (tried a number) all say either 'Wrong type' (TV with built in drive) or show no content (computers > 1) Which I thought was the issue, however it happened on too many of them. ??? R On 3/20/2024 1:44 PM, all pinehurstpictures.com wrote: > > Rich, > > This has been a problem since the inception of DVD-R. It all comes > down to 1. Quality media, 2. Quality authoring. Since you already have > the DVD-R and it is from a quality source, then how you author the > disc is your biggest concern. If you create it with one of the > low-cost software factories, you may have problems. > > Rikk Desgres > > Pinehurst Pictures & Sound > > *From: *Hidden-discuss <hidden-discuss-bounces at lists.hidden-tech.net> > on behalf of Rich at tnr via Hidden-discuss > <hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net> > *Date: *Wednesday, March 20, 2024 at 1:00 PM > *To: *HT-discuss <hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net> > *Subject: *[Hidden-tech] What to do with DVD-R > > I have a sizeable (40) batch of DVD-R from a local venue we'd like to > pass to attendees. > > I've found many are DVD-R that will not read in more recent players. > Anyone have experience with various versions of DVDs ? > > Is this just an issue with computer drives ? > > Any suggestions who can convert to a more recent format ? > Or to a digital drive ? > > Any ideas would be helpful. > > R. > > -- > Rich Roth > CEO TnR Global > > Bio and personal blog: http://rizbang.com > Building the really big sites: http://www.tnrglobal.com > Small/Soho business in the PV: http://www.hidden-tech.net > Places to meet for business: http://www.meetmewhere.com > And for Arts and relaxation: > http://TarotMuertos.com <http://TarotMuertos.com> - Artistic Tarot Deck > http://www.welovemuseums.com > http://www.artonmytv.com/ > Shakers: http://www.shakerpedia.com/ > Helping move the world: http://www.earththrives.com > > _______________________________________________ > Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net > Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > > You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. > If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members > page on the Hidden Tech Web site. > http://www.hidden-tech.net/members > -- Rich Roth CEO TnR Global Bio and personal blog:http://rizbang.com Building the really big sites:http://www.tnrglobal.com Small/Soho business in the PV:http://www.hidden-tech.net Places to meet for business:http://www.meetmewhere.com And for Arts and relaxation: http://TarotMuertos.com - Artistic Tarot Deck http://www.welovemuseums.com http://www.artonmytv.com/ Shakers:http://www.shakerpedia.com/ Helping move the world:http://www.earththrives.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.hidden-tech.net/pipermail/hidden-discuss/attachments/20240320/659a90ec/attachment.html>