Philips DVDR985 Progressive-Scan DVD Recorder and Player
Problem with 1x - 8x DVD+R Discs
I've owned a Philips DVDR985 DVD recorder unit for several years now. The first unit I owned developed problems that my then-purchased extended warranty/service provider could not resolve. Eventually, I was given a new replacement unit DVDR985/172 that has been working well. <br /> <br />I just purchased two 25 pc. packages of Sony v1.2 DVD+R discs with a speed rating of 1x-8x. The DVDR985 recorder does not record to these discs but does record to the slower 1x-4x DVD+RW discs. <br /> <br />I contacted Philips technical support and they recommended that only 1x-4x discs (4x max. speed) be used in the recorder. When I queried them on firmware availability to fix the problem, I was not given any specific information other than to download and apply the firmware from &lt;a href=\\"[...]\\">[...]> (which I had already performed prior to contacting them). I found the specific firmware for my particular model &lt;a href=\\"[...]%2F17\\">here&lt;/a>. The technician I spoke with recommended TDK discs and because I've already opened one of the two 25-peice packs, I'm pretty much stuck with about $40 of unusable and un-returnable merchandise. <br /> <br />Interestingly enough, I don't see any mention of the maximum disc speed limit in the recorder documentation. I am very disappointed with Philips' ability to provide better solutions/firmware support for these types of problems. When coupled with the problems from my initial unit, I doubt I will buy future electronics from Philips.