I Bought a Bush video to dvd recorder about a year and a half ago, it uses DVD +R's 8x, I bought a big spindle of +R's and a small spindle of R/W's.
I rarely use it for recording, but was running out of +R's - so bought some more, tried on in machine - message appeared 'No Disc', tried some from different part of spindle - none were recognised!?
They were a good make, I returned them to the shop and changed them for another good make, I got the same problem.
On checking I discovered the new DVD's were 16x, so I hunted for some 8x, I bought lots as I thought they were becoming obsolete, but got the same 'No Disc' message!?
The machine works perfectly with the recorded discs, and still works perfectly with the last few blank discs I have left from the original spindle.
I have been told there was an article in the paper about this problem, but I never saw the article.
I have now used the last +r discs, and have a few R/W discs left.
I contacted Bush but they did not seem to grasp the problem - they did not seem to know what I was talking about.
I did buy the same make as the originals I had but they did not work, of course I am aware of the -R and +R difference.
One dvd manufacturer had a note on its website about this kind of problem - something about Firmware update!?
I'm getting on a bit now and in the early days Bush was a good make, though I suppose these days nearly everything is made in China, with older manufacturers just sticking their name on the stuff.
I am supprised and dismayed that there is so much incompatability in the same type blank media - especially as I have bought a few hundered which I can't use now.
I do not know what is a good make in todays machines, perhaps you could suggest a few that are more likely to work as I can't afford to buy one every year - othewise I will have to go back to using VHS tapes - they are always compatable! Many thanks for that advice.
I did buy the same make as the originals I had but they did not work, of course I am aware of the -R and +R difference.
One dvd manufacturer had a note on its website about this kind of problem - something about Firmware update!?
I'm getting on a bit now and in the early days Bush was a good make, though I suppose these days nearly everything is made in China, with older manufacturers just sticking their name on the stuff.
I am supprised and dismayed that there is so much incompatability in the same type blank media - especially as I have bought a few hundered which I can't use now.
I do not know what is a good make in todays machines, perhaps you could suggest a few that are more likely to work as I can't afford to buy one every year - othewise I will have to go back to using VHS tapes - they are always compatable!
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Owing to the fact that it works with the original discs, the set is probably ok. BUT it's not very compatible with the blank discs you've purchased. You'll have to experiment with various brands until you find those that work. I find my Cyberhome deck is not only particular with some brands, but with different batches of the same brand disc. Ask some of the big box stores that sell blanks and you'll find they get a lot of returns for the same reason, they don't work in the customer's machine. Bush doesn't sound very competent in the customer support dept, so I would look to replace your Bush recorder with something more main line, and probably more expensive and compatible. Oh, and make sure you are getting the same type of disc- DVD-R and DVD+R are not the same.
BusyBaz, I couldn't find much on Bush DVD recorders, either by using Google or on Ebay, so I assume it's not a mainline brand, at least not here in the USA. Most of the descriptions/critiques originate from GB, so maybe that's where they are promoted. BTW, the critiques were definitely negative regarding compatibility, reliability, and customer support (non-existant). Certainly Panasonic, Philips, Samsung, Sony, LG, to name a few, would be much more suitable brands that have good support and would continue to produce quality recorders. And I'm sure most of your inventory of blank discs would suddenly become usable. I hope this helps, Mason BusyBaz, I couldn't find much on Bush DVD recorders, either by using Google or on Ebay, so I assume it's not a mainline brand, at least not here in the USA. Most of the descriptions/critiques originate from GB, so maybe that's where they are promoted. BTW, the critiques were definitely negative regarding compatibility, reliability, and customer support (non-existant). Certainly Panasonic, Philips, Samsung, Sony, LG, to name a few, would be much more suitable brands that have good support and would continue to produce quality recorders. And I'm sure most of your inventory of blank discs would suddenly become usable. I hope this helps, Mason
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When I bought my emerson ewr10d4 about 2-3 years ago, the machine only recorded on disks that were rated at 2x or 4x speed. And it didn't accept off-brand disks, it only liked the major brands like Maxell, TDK, Memorex, Sony. I learned this quirk the hard way. Eventually, when I called the 1-800 number, they sent me a disk to upgrade the recorder to 8x speed (and it was very simple to do - basically just pop it in). Helped a lot, although this year most disks in stores are 16x speed, and as of a couple months ago (November 2008) emerson didn't have a newer up-to-date upgrade available. But if you didn't do the 8x upgrade yet, call them and start there. It's a small improvement, but an improvement nonetheless. By the way, if anyone wants to buy some lesser-known chinese and japanese-brand disks, I may be able to help!
Check to see what format you are able to play on you Laptop
Sometimes they only work on some formats. Also make sure you are not recording in progressive scan
You need to read page 8 of the JVC CU-VD20 DVD Burner instruction manual:
Recommended DVD-R Vendor - JVC, TDK, Verbatim, SONY
Writing Speed for DVD-R is 8X maximum, this is the real issue as I first bought 16X TDKs and they did not work, so now I need to buy 8X.
That's a bummer as most stores only supply 16X now.
I posted this in another person's question but it is probably relevant to you as well. This model (which I own myself) is outdated and needs a firmware upgrade. You might get lucky and get one from their tech support. However, I heard they stopped shipping them nearly a year ago.
As it stands your recorder can only use DVD-R that records at 4x (or lower) and DVD-RW that records at 1x. Any other media is useless. Since 4x media is outdated, it may be hard to find at a major retailer.
Let me know if you have any luck fixing this or finding working DVDs as I have had the same issue myself. I simply cannot find 4x DVDs in the store.
Try this download page to update your firmware from 25/10/05, so if you bought your writer before this date maybe this will work, otherwise buy 8x discs.
http://sony.storagesupport.com/dvdrw/firmware.htm#710
The faster the discs are burned the more chance of errors there are, you should write at slower speeds for better quality.
Many thanks for that advice.
I did buy the same make as the originals I had but they did not work, of course I am aware of the -R and +R difference.
One dvd manufacturer had a note on its website about this kind of problem - something about Firmware update!?
I'm getting on a bit now and in the early days Bush was a good make, though I suppose these days nearly everything is made in China, with older manufacturers just sticking their name on the stuff.
I am supprised and dismayed that there is so much incompatability in the same type blank media - especially as I have bought a few hundered which I can't use now.
I do not know what is a good make in todays machines, perhaps you could suggest a few that are more likely to work as I can't afford to buy one every year - othewise I will have to go back to using VHS tapes - they are always compatable!
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