Problem burning EP blank DVDs on Panasonic
 

i have a panasonic dvd recorder which is supposed to permint 8 hours of ep recording - and automatic setting - it did in the past with other brand dvds but i am now using sony discs and i don't know if the problem is the recorder or the discs- panasonic says it is the disc but it happens repeatedly - i can record several hours on automatic and then up to 8 on manual

but if i have 4 hours already recorded and i set it for an automatic additional 2 or 3 hours it will not record - it will say no time left even though at the start it said 4 hours left

i could just record 4 and stop trying but i wonder if anyone has any experience with this problem - i could buy another brand or i could set the ep for 6 hours - i just don't know which way to go with it - if try to record manually over the 4 hours it will record but usually the programs i want to record are in the wee hours of the am - mostly operas from great performances at the met so i need to use the automatic

you may want to consider getting a DVR instead.
burning EP on a DVD yields very poor picture quality
i never put more than 2.5 hours on a DVD
the only good blank DVD's are Mitsubishi-Verbatim and Taiyo Yuden JVC

dvr
 

i am using a dvr - it is a panasonic dvd recorder - it gave me very good recordings until the recent problem with the advanced recording of ep

i will probably have to try another brand as you suggested but i am not sure that the disc is the problem - i wonder what others have experienced with this problem

thank you

a DVR records shows onto a hard drive
they better than using optical discs for mundane recordings

hard drive recording
 

i see the difference - thank you - but once it is on the hard drive to what do you transfer it to save

my recorder did do very well for several years without the hard drive - if i knew it was the recorder and not the disc i would go that way - i might try the verbatim discs and if the problem continues get the hard drvie type of recorder

i got this type because i had a lot of operas on vhs and was able to recored them onto dvds

thanks again

from a hard drive you can copy it to what ever media you want.
if you want to keep something you need redundant copies
homemade DVD's dont last forever - the dyes fade over time
some cheaper discs wont even last a few years.
burned DVD's are not a good sole archive.
professional made DVD's are pressed not burned

and definatly dont use EP mode for important stuff
the bit rate on EP is so low it is ridiculous

thanks; disappointing
 

thanks - that's disappointing to hear- with vhs i kept them may years- and so far i've been recording on dvds which have lasted 5-6 years - i hate to lose all the recordings i've made

i love my collection; at least you have warned me -

thanks

That's a strange issue. When did you buy your recorder and what model is it?

panasonic dmr-ez37v
 

i bought in 2007 i believe

kpmedia says that Volksjager is reading his mind.

Unfortunately Panasonic has never been a good recorder.
Players and recorders last about 2-5 years or about 2000 hours of use. It's good that you got that much use out of it, but it sounds like its on its last dying breath.

thanks -
 

i just wasn't sure if it was the panasonic or the discs

It could be either.

Test some other brands, older discs if you can, 1x or 2x speed and see if you can record on them.

thanks
 

that is what i will do - i didn't have the problem when i used memorex but the machine was newer- i thought sony might be better but the problem has come up since i started using sony discs -but not at first