problem with new DVD burner

[guayabound]

Hi,
I recently replaced a dying DVD burner with a new SONY NEC Optiarc. It reads and burns CDs just fine - and plays new and burned DVDs just fine, but when I put a blank DVD in for burning it doesnt read it as a burnable DVD and thus I cant burn 'em. Ideas? Is there something I have to do to this DVD burner before it can recognize blank DVDs.

Another factor is that I currently live in Argentina and bought the burner in the US. Could there be a compatability issue between the blank DVDs I buy here and the what the DVD burner can read?

Thanks!
Joe

 

[guayabound]

Oops. Title should be "problem with new DVD burner".

 

[KAZANI]

There is no country compatibility issue for burning DVD. But it is usual that writers don't work well with some media. You should try a different brand of disks, preferably good quality ones (Taiyo Yuden, Verbatim). Which are you using now?

Originally posted by: guayabound
Oops. Title should be "problem with new DVD burner".

You can use the edit function to correct this.

 

[guayabound]

The discs I tried are Memorex...I will look for other brands.

 

[JustaGeek]

Normally I wouldn't recommend SONY, but their media, both CD's and DVD's are best, IMHO.

 

[guayabound]

Aight....I tried IPC (DVD+R and DVD-R) and TDK (DVD+R and DVD-R)...could there be anything else besides a media compatibility problem?
This drive won the Newegg Customer Choice award...it cant be that bad.