Hi, I have been burining VCDs on hi-val 650MB CDs for quite some time. However, recently I purchased a package of hi-val 700MB CDs and they will not play in my DVD player. It doesn't recognize the disc. The disc are identical in every way other than the capacity. Thoughts?

-- DJ SAM (vcd.10.djsam@spamgourmet.com), September 30, 2002

Answers

All media is not identical. The 700 MB CD-Rs may use a different dye from the 650 MB CD-Rs you bought. Go to http://www.vcdhelp.com and see what the DVD player compatibility list says about your DVD player since you failed to tell us what model you have. I personally recommend NOT using cheap CD-Rs like Hi-Val as it's not really worth saving money if you have problems.

-- Root (root@yahoo.com), October 01, 2002.

I have been using all kinds of brands of CDRs, most are 700 MB ones, 650 MB in the past. I burnt movies, Karaokes.. Don't see any major problems except: 1) JENSEN 16x from Circuit City -- I have to slower its speed for buring at 8x, otherwise, pictures were not visible. 2) CompUSA brand, 16x. Similar, had to lower the buring speed. Worse than that, I got 2 spindles of 50 pk, that have dramatic scratches throughout the whole spindles. Stay away!!

-- Joe Kang (shaoshen@yahoo.com), October 01, 2002.