# So, I bought a DVD Burner and am attempting to burn a DVD. **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [December 30, 2002, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-bought-a-dvd-burner-and-am-attempting-to-burn-a-dvd/145617 "2002-12-30T04:49:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mockingbird)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2002, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-bought-a-dvd-burner-and-am-attempting-to-burn-a-dvd/145617/1 "2002-12-30T04:49:13Z")
I just bought a DVD Burner and am trying to burn a DVD. It is a Pioneer DVR-105. I have tried to burn video and data DVDs. They have both failed. The media initially shows up as being fine, and then after being burned the media doesn’t show having data, and then will not erase. This is a DVD-RW drive. HELP! ---
**Author:** ![Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mockingbird)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2002, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-bought-a-dvd-burner-and-am-attempting-to-burn-a-dvd/145617/2 "2002-12-30T04:50:55Z")
Software wise I have used Nero, Sonic DVDit, and Ulead DVD Workshop. ---
**Author:** ![Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mockingbird)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2002, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-bought-a-dvd-burner-and-am-attempting-to-burn-a-dvd/145617/3 "2002-12-30T04:52:46Z")
Oh… but t burns CD-Rs just fine… ---
**Author:** ![Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mockingbird)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2002, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-bought-a-dvd-burner-and-am-attempting-to-burn-a-dvd/145617/4 "2002-12-30T08:02:19Z")
_bump_ ---
**Author:** ![Brutus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@Brutus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brutus)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2002, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-bought-a-dvd-burner-and-am-attempting-to-burn-a-dvd/145617/5 "2002-12-30T08:27:47Z")
What brand/type of media are you using? ---
**Author:** ![Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mockingbird)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2002, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-bought-a-dvd-burner-and-am-attempting-to-burn-a-dvd/145617/6 "2002-12-30T08:28:55Z")
Thus far: Memorex. DVD-RW media. ---
**Author:** ![Brutus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@Brutus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brutus)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2002, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-bought-a-dvd-burner-and-am-attempting-to-burn-a-dvd/145617/7 "2002-12-30T08:37:12Z")
Hrmmm. I use memorex media with no problems (I was having tons of problems with philips media, even though I heard it is relabeled memorex. Go figure). Other then wild guessing, I am clueless. Try [http://www.dvdplusrw.org](http://www.dvdplusrw.org/resources/compatibility_issues.html). Some good information as far as hardware compat. there. Some DVD-RW don’t get along well with certain combinations of OS, media, etc. ---
**Author:** ![Alereon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecd19e/32.png) [@Alereon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alereon)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2002, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-bought-a-dvd-burner-and-am-attempting-to-burn-a-dvd/145617/8 "2002-12-30T08:44:37Z")
Try flashing to the latest firmware. ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2002, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-bought-a-dvd-burner-and-am-attempting-to-burn-a-dvd/145617/9 "2002-12-30T16:17:57Z")
Yep, 105’s have media issues. Now if only they could make new firmware to get around that issue… You should try -R disks too. [meritline.com](http://meritline.com) has media for nice prices & they have media based on what recorder you have. ---
**Author:** ![Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mockingbird)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2002, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-bought-a-dvd-burner-and-am-attempting-to-burn-a-dvd/145617/10 "2002-12-30T16:31:43Z")
And where did yo hear that they have media issues, Handy? ---
**Author:** ![Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mockingbird)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2002, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-bought-a-dvd-burner-and-am-attempting-to-burn-a-dvd/145617/11 "2002-12-30T16:33:22Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by FDISK \* > \*\*Try flashing to the latest firmware. \*\* It has the latest firmware.