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L0sT 4ng3L Posted on Jun 21, 2007

Troubleshooting Burning DVD-R

Before, I was able to burn DVD+R through DVD Shrink 3.2. When I ran out of DVD+R, I bought DVD-R instead, knowing that it's better than DVD+R. I am able to burn my selected DVD video onto my computer, but I am unable to burn it onto the DVD-R that i bought. I tried burning the DVD-R through DVD Shrink 3.2 and Nero, but none of them work. Is there a solution to my problem? Thank You

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First off, I would like to say that DVD-R is not necessarily better than DVD+R. Some older DVD burners would only recognize DVD-Rs and thus had to use that format. Now on with your problem. There is a possibility that you got a bad batch of DVD-Rs. I had that happen to me once. I had a 50 pack spindle and not a one of em worked. I got a different spindle of the same brand but a different lot, and they worked fine. Hope this helps. Good luck.

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