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Playback of DVD+R recorded on Philips DVDR-75

randap (Harmless) posted this on Tuesday, 6th January 2004, 12:08

I have recently archived some shows off my TiVo onto DVD+R using my DVDR-75 without any problems. Playback on my recorder is OK.

However, playback on my Wharfedale 750 is bizarre. The whole picture is squashed into the left half of the screen, with the right half remaining black and blank. The disk menu is OK though, as is navigation, sound and the picture quality (albeit squashed!).

Am I missing a trick here when recording, or would the "region 2 Jaws" DVD firmware upgrade on the Wharfedale fix it? I am of course assuming the Whafedale is able to play DVD+Rs........(my old Philips doesn`t!).

RE: Playback of DVD+R recorded on Philips DVDR-75

phelings (Elite) posted this on Tuesday, 6th January 2004, 22:34

Wharfedale is one of the few players,along with LG that will not play any recordable dvd properly,although posts on here from people with later models,not versions,say theirs are ok.Time for a new machine.Toshiba early models also display the picture as you have described

RE: Playback of DVD+R recorded on Philips DVDR-75

Axe-man (Competent) posted this on Wednesday, 7th January 2004, 09:48

I`m able to play back DVD+Rs on my Toshiba 2109, which is now getting on in years a bit.

RE: Playback of DVD+R recorded on Philips DVDR-75

phelings (Elite) posted this on Wednesday, 7th January 2004, 23:14

Strange.I think the 6 year old machine was a 2109 or 3109,and +R would not play

RE: Playback of DVD+R recorded on Philips DVDR-75

Eternaldark (Competent) posted this on Thursday, 8th January 2004, 09:59

I can play back +R on my Toshiba SD220e no probs

RE: Playback of DVD+R recorded on Philips DVDR-75

numskull (Competent) posted this on Thursday, 8th January 2004, 11:16

Can`t play any DVD+ or - in our Wharfdale 750. Doesn`t even recognise there`s even a disc in it >:(

RE: Playback of DVD+R recorded on Philips DVDR-75

Mark Oates (Reviewer) posted this on Thursday, 8th January 2004, 11:52

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The whole picture is squashed into the left half of the screen, with the right half remaining black and blank.


That means you`re recording Half D1 instead of Full D1. Full D1 is how prerecorded DVDs are encoded - 720x576 resolution at up to 9.72Mbps. Half D1 is 360x576 resolution. Some players can`t handle that resolution, displaying it as a squashed half-frame rather than expanding it to fill the screen.

Try recording in higher than LP (180min) mode in future. You`ll get fewer programmes to your disc but the quality will be higher.

J Mark Oates



One of the most Notorious & Well Known
DVD Junkies in the BusinessTM

RE: Playback of DVD+R recorded on Philips DVDR-75

phelings (Elite) posted this on Thursday, 8th January 2004, 23:58

The 220 is not an old Toshiba machine-which is what I said had problems.

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