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    DVD readability on other computers

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by barretthiston, Nov 19, 2006.

  1. barretthiston

    barretthiston Newbie

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    My new Inspiron 6400 originally would not write to DVDs at all.
    Eventually they sent me a new CD/DVD drive - a Philips SDVD8820.

    This now appears to work fine ON IT'S OWN.

    I can burn and finalise CDs (Verbatim CD-R) and they read OK on my wife's Mac computer.

    I can apparently burn and finalise DVDs (Memorex DVD+R). But the Mac report them as blank DVDs, and can't see the data.

    Has anyone else seen a similar problem?
     
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  2. Fred from NYC

    Fred from NYC Notebook Evangelist

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    Which software do you use to burn CDs and DVDs? What type of Mac does your wife have? Can you read your DVDs on other computers, besides your wife's Mac?
     
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  3. barretthiston

    barretthiston Newbie

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    I use the s/w that Dell supplied - Sonic DigitalMedia LE.

    The Mac is a Mac Mini.

    I intend to try reading the DVD on other pcs at work tomorrow.
     
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    Progress report on writing/reading data files to DVD+R ROM.

    I tried reading the DVD on my PC at work.
    It thrashed the DVD around in the drive for 5 minutes - but would not read it.

    Then I upgraded the DirectX drivers on my work PC from the Microsoft site.

    Now it reads the DVD OK, no problems.

    So - is there an equivalent of DirectX for the Mac - if so, is it likely to need upgrading?

    How do we find out whether the Mac Mini is supposed to be able to read DVD data ROMs?
     
    barretthiston, Nov 20, 2006
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