Has anyone had this problem with a panasonic dmre55?

[anou2]

I bought A Panasonic DVD recorder from Avland on the 30 Sept 2004 and i appear to be having some trouble with the machine now. It wont record programmes that have been set on the timer ( but used too), it goes to record but then says to check the disk for problems but will record on the disc if i take it off timer. The machine aslo seems to not be deleting things properly for dvd's. If i record something for say 2 hours on sp mode then delete it its says on the functions screen that disk space used. 0:00 but across from it says available 0:00. It used to be fine when i deleted anything before and the disk space available would return. Please advise on what to do next or if there is anyway to fix this problem.


Thanks in advance
anou2

[PhilEnfield]

Have you tried a new DVD-RAM disk .... it sounds like the disk is bad.
.... or just tot test it, try a DVD-R

[anou2]

Thanks for replying mate, Its doing it with all new disks mate. Its datawrite red dvd-r i think they are mate. its seems to be alright if i delete something that is no more that 10 mins long but after that i get nothing back.

[PhilEnfield]

Datawrite Reds were known for being troublesome on PC DVD Recorders, so it's fair to assume they may not be the best for the Panny either.

Try grabbing a better quality disk ..... and see if this helps.

[spielburg]

used to have the e30 meself m8 got well shot of it when new was superb but couple of months down the road the e30 also started playing up would turn itself off when trying to record etc thinking of getting a new one now as i hear they are far better these days but im going stay well clear of the panasonics.
ive seen a nice sony model that i,ll think i will invest me cash in.