Is my DVD burner defective?

Question

When I'm burning something whether it be directly from the tv or from a video cassette sometimes I get an error message saying that I cannot record the program. It used to stop recording altogether but not it'll pop up with that error message and pause it for a few seconds then continue to record. I just burnt a baseball game and it must have popped up the error message and paused then started recording again several dozen times. It only pauses for a few seconds but the total time deleted because of it was almost 4 minutes.

So my question is - is the DVD burner defective or is this just common?

Answer 1

It sounds like it is defective

Answer 2

It sounds like that DVD burner is gonzo. However, if it is only acting up on certain brands or types of discs (DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD+RW, whatever) try using a different disc and see what happens. My Sony DVD recorder for some reason doesn't like DVD-RW disc (even though Sony says that they will work). But yet, it works fine with the other three formats.