Re: NEC 1300A DVD question

 Robert H. Hedges <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 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.
I burned a few discs and lost one to 4x.  They burned and verified 
successfully, but the NEC will not recognize them now nor allow me to try 
them out.  They would only burn a data discs, claiming the MPEG1 from 
MPack software on the Macintosh was not compatible w/ NERO DVD Movie 
making? 


> 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  
NEC never wrote. NERO hasn't yet either. 

I don't think I will try a firmware upgrade to 1.08 until I know why it 
refises to see DVD discs.  CD & CD-R appear OK, playback, transfer, etc.


RH
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