Have you ever recorded an important video on a home DVD recorder? Do you use a camcorder that records directly on DVD disks? If you have had a recording fail to finalize properly, rendering it unusable, this post may help you.
I bought a DVD recorder from Wal-Mart a few years ago. For the first several months, I used it to record many shows with no problems. I came to trust it to replace my VHS recorder. Then, I started to have problems. The recordings were not always completing properly. The unit would look normal while the show was recording, but when it stopped, the display would show, “Bad Disk.” I could not do anything with the disk. It would not play, it would not finalize, it was a coaster. This recorder was an ILO DVDR05/ZU. I understand that this model was also sold as a CyberHome 1600 and the problems were the same. Technical support was non-existent and Wal-Mart had discontinued that model. There were stories, similar to mine, all over the internet.
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