Re: NEC 1300A DVD question

Moldy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 20 Nov 2003 22:50:24 GMT, " Robert H. Hedges"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>>Moldy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>> On 18 Nov 2003 14:33:05 GMT, " Robert H. Hedges"
>>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>>>>I bought one and it seems to fail to play DVDs.  I wonder what I need 
>>>>here.
>>>>I got three DVD softwares (with 5 minute limits before registration) and 
>>>>they consistently give me:  no device found;  device not ready;  no dvd 
>>>>disc in device;    . ONE played one time, picture and sound seemed OK. I 
>>>>thought " I got it going"  stopped the software and tried a second DVD 
>>>>disc.  It never restarted.
>>>>
>>
>>> What firmware version is it?
>>something.2  - since they're new I assumed it was the latest.  The NEC web 
>>site offers nothing, so I can't upgrade.  I found a diagnostic on the NERO 
>>disc bundled w/ it and that software said it was reading and transferring 
>>at the right level, from one DVD (same as played once) but it refused 
>>another DVD (non-region from Europe disc) . 
>>I believe it will burn them OK. I'm gonna try that soon as my many files 
>>are loaded and ready. 

> Just because it's new dosen't mean it has the latest firmware :-) It
> may have been sitting on a shelf for six months.. In the last six
> months there have been 3 firmware upgrades for the 1300, the latest is
> 1.08. It is damn hard to find on the NEC site, you end up in NEC
> Germany! 

It was 1.07  - I had it written down from the Nero CDSpeed, which now 
won't recognize the DVD it tested w/ before.
NEC wrote to me that they received my query but no further communication 
yet.
Thanks
I have a bunch of NERO questions and I'm looking for a newsgroup. RH  




> I found it via http://forum.rpc1.org/dl_firmware.php?download_id=1517

> You can also get a hacked version of 1.08 which will region free your
> drive from http://herrie.rpc1.org Read his FAQ page before
> downloading...

> HTH

>>
>>Any more advice will be appreciated.  RH
>>
>>> http://herrie.rpc1.org/
>>
>>>>Which software will play factory DVDs, homemade (VCD MPEG1) DVD-Rs and 
>>>>MicroSoft video files ? 
>>>>I don't need encoding, ripping, or other stuff from the DVD playback 
>>>>software. I have it already. 
>>
>>> Try Media Player Classic (it's free!)
>>
>>> http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/guliverkli/mpc2kxp6468.zip?download
>>
>>> -- 
>>
>>
>>> Moldy
>>
>>> The only difference between crap and art, is that art has brass name plates below 
>>> it


> -- 


> Moldy

> The only difference between crap and art, is that art has brass name plates below it

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