Copying Video Cassette Tapes To Dvd

[Trevor]

I'm transferring my clunky old VCR tapes to DVD by simply running a Scart between the two machines. Using a Philips DVDR 3380 DiVX model and Panasonic DVD-Rs.

Image quality seems as good as the original tapes, which isn't saying much, but I was pleasantly surprised there was no drop on Standard Play recordings of 2 hours per DVD.

Problem is my 2006 laptop won't play the DVDs at all ... says d: drive is unaccessible. Any way I can get it to play this format? Thanks.

[lor]

d: drive is unaccessible is not a normal error code when it cannot play a disc. Can the drive play any type of disc?

Chris

[cdnvic]

Do you have all the necessary drivers installed?

[astral]

Did you "finalise" the disk on the Phillips machine?

On my Pioneer 720H this is an essential step if they disk are to be read on a computer.

[Trevor]

Did you "finalise" the disk on the Phillips machine?

On my Pioneer 720H this is an essential step if they disk are to be read on a computer.

Ok, thanks for finalization advice. Plays on computer now. BTW don't buy a Philips if you like intuitive controls! No online manuals either.

Oh, another question ... why the limit in the final Video files folder of 1,048,512 MB x 3 or 4 MPEG files typically for a movie? And the Audio folder is always empty! With Cyber Link Power DVD Player these MPEGs have to be clicked on one by one through the film. How to play seamlessly?