How do I make an existing DVD-R play in ANY player

I made a DVD-R disc in my Polaroid recorder. It plays perfectly in the
recorder that made it--but in no other. How do I finalize it so that it
will play in an ordinary DVD player?

Thanks,

Norm

In message <yaydnTDN0rrOe2LbnZ2dnUVZ_hudnZ2d@comcast.com>,
normanstrong@comcast.net writes
>I made a DVD-R disc in my Polaroid recorder. It plays perfectly in the
>recorder that made it--but in no other. How do I finalize it so that it
>will play in an ordinary DVD player?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Norm
>
>
You need to 'finalize' the disk. It should be in the manual and the
menus.
--
Ian

normanstrong@comcast.net wrote:
>
> I made a DVD-R disc in my Polaroid recorder. It plays perfectly in the
> recorder that made it--but in no other. How do I finalize it so that it
> will play in an ordinary DVD player?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Norm

can't find any manuals for recorders on polaroid's site. The option to
finalise should be in the menu, possibly under something like 'discs'
or such.

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In message <46FFEF46.67F890E8@blueyonder.co.uk>, Paul Heslop
<paul.heslop@blueyonder.co.uk> writes
>normanstrong@comcast.net wrote:
>>
>> I made a DVD-R disc in my Polaroid recorder. It plays perfectly in the
>> recorder that made it--but in no other. How do I finalize it so that it
>> will play in an ordinary DVD player?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Norm
>
>can't find any manuals for recorders on polaroid's site. The option to
>finalise should be in the menu, possibly under something like 'discs'
>or such.
>


It's worth doing a Google/Yahoo search on your recorder's model number
plus 'finalise' (or 'finalize').

http://forum.videohelp.com definitely comes up with some info, although
it mainly seems to be about DVD+ disks. For one Polaroid recorder, there
are comments that you do need to read the manual carefully in order to
find the bit in the menu which you need.
--
Ian

In message <ft3XGcRgs$$GFwqM@g3ohx.demon.co.uk>, Ian Jackson
<IanJacksonRemoveThisBit@g3ohx.demon.co.uk> writes
>In message <46FFEF46.67F890E8@blueyonder.co.uk>, Paul Heslop
><paul.heslop@blueyonder.co.uk> writes
>>normanstrong@comcast.net wrote:
>>>
>>> I made a DVD-R disc in my Polaroid recorder. It plays perfectly in the
>>> recorder that made it--but in no other. How do I finalize it so that it
>>> will play in an ordinary DVD player?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Norm
>>
>>can't find any manuals for recorders on polaroid's site. The option to
>>finalise should be in the menu, possibly under something like 'discs'
>>or such.
>>
>
>
>It's worth doing a Google/Yahoo search on your recorder's model number
>plus 'finalise' (or 'finalize').
>
>http://forum.videohelp.com definitely comes up with some info, although
>it mainly seems to be about DVD+ disks. For one Polaroid recorder,
>there are comments that you do need to read the manual carefully in
>order to find the bit in the menu which you need.

Just a follow-up, a search on
polaroid+"DVD-"+finalize
brings up
http://www.polaroid.com/service/user...dvr0800_ug.pdf
I don't know if this is your model, but see page 23 of the PDF for info
on finalizing.

If not, try
http://www.polaroid.com/service/user.../ce/ce_ug.html
for other models.
--
Ian

<normanstrong@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:yaydnTDN0rrOe2LbnZ2dnUVZ_hudnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
> I made a DVD-R disc in my Polaroid recorder.
>
Try:
While in monitor mode (watching TV) press SETUP on the remote then select
PLAY/EDIT DISC then FINALISE.
Some of the Polaroids are the same as my Tongtel DVR-0800 which was made by
Malata.

On Sep 30, 7:08 pm, <normanstr...@comcast.net> wrote:
> I made a DVD-R disc in my Polaroid recorder. It plays perfectly in the
> recorder that made it--but in no other. How do I finalize it so that it
> will play in an ordinary DVD player?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Norm

Ken Maltby is your man, Norm. I'm surprised he hasn't appeared by now?
He'll tell you how to "author" it. :-)

"sandy58" <Aleckie59@aol.com> wrote in message
news:1191234529.665939.154640@19g2000hsx.googlegro ups.com...
> On Sep 30, 7:08 pm, <normanstr...@comcast.net> wrote:
>> I made a DVD-R disc in my Polaroid recorder. It plays perfectly in the
>> recorder that made it--but in no other. How do I finalize it so that it
>> will play in an ordinary DVD player?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Norm
>
> Ken Maltby is your man, Norm. I'm surprised he hasn't appeared by now?
> He'll tell you how to "author" it. :-)

It only needs to be put back in the Polaroid and finalized, nothing else.

>I made a DVD-R disc in my Polaroid recorder. It plays perfectly in the
>recorder that made it--but in no other. How do I finalize it so that it
>will play in an ordinary DVD player?

Since some (older) players accept only DVD-R, and some accept only DVD+R,
there is no DVD blank that can be played on any player.

Gordon Burditt wrote:
>> I made a DVD-R disc in my Polaroid recorder. It plays perfectly in the
>> recorder that made it--but in no other. How do I finalize it so that it
>> will play in an ordinary DVD player?
>>
>
> Since some (older) players accept only DVD-R, and some accept only DVD+R,
> there is no DVD blank that can be played on any player.
>
>
My friend had a similar problem with his Polaroid recorder, so I did a
little research...

What model do you have? You might look at the manual for your
recorder. Apparently, some models will play DVD-R's (and DVD-RW's) but
will only record DVD+R's (or DVD+RW's).

For instance, from the specs of the Polaroid DRA-01601A: Real-time
recording using DVD+RW or DVD+R discs; Plays DVD+R/RW, DVD-R/RW

Some folks on www.videohelp.com
<http://forum.videohelp.com/topic305350-270.html> have mentioned this issue:

"...The second thing I learned is that the Polaroid generally does not
like DVD-R media. It will record and play them back (reluctantly, with
some features like YesDVD disabled), but the native format for the
Polaroid is DVD+R or DVD+RW. I can't prove it, but I believe that
forcing my unit to record on DVD-R disks caused damage to the burner."

Good luck!