Help the newbie please- Unable to Read my camcorder DVD on my PC

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Camcorders Discuss, Help the newbie please- Unable to Read my camcorder DVD on my PC at Consumer Electronic products forum; I have a "samsung cdrw/dvd sm -352F" combo drive on my Dell machine I have also a canon DC100 digital camcorder which allows me to record in both VR and Video modes on DVD-RW format disks, but when I try to watch my recroded DVD-RW disks my combo drive don't

balazagi (New on Forum): Posts: 2; Posted: 31-01-2007

I have a "samsung cdrw/dvd sm -352F" combo drive on my Dell machine I have also a canon DC100 digital camcorder which allows me to record in both VR and Video modes on DVD-RW format disks, but when I try to watch my recroded DVD-RW disks my combo drive don't seem to recognize the DVD and after a long time of pondering tells me that there are no disks in the drive! anyone knows how to address this problem or point me to the right direction I much appreciate, I just had my first baby and would like to be able to edit them on my PC before burning them on full size DVD. cheers balazagi

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MetalSlayerX (CD Freaks Member): Posts: 240; Posted: 31-01-2007

Did you try closing the DVD-RW? Sometimes some drives have problem reading -RW discs if they are not closed. And what brand of DVD-RW are you using? It's better to stick with a good brand of -RW discs like Verbatim if possible.

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balazagi (New on Forum): Posts: 2; Posted: 31-01-2007

Thanks, Yes I have finaliazed my DVD-RW on camcorder, guess this is what you mean by "closing", and Sony is the brand of the DVD-RW that I am using, it is suppose to be among the good ones and it is also doble-sided recordable! is it possible that my Samsung drive is only capable of reading DVD+RW disks, and this is the problem?

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_chef_ (MyCE Resident): Posts: 27,390; Posted: 31-01-2007

Isnt that media an 8cm one?

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