My DVD/CD player was not recognised by the Diagnostic programme to troubleshoot the DVD set up. I got a Component Test Error message saying it could not complete the scan.  My problem is that I can happily play CD's or DVD's on it but it will not work with a Blank CD or DVD so I cannot burn to disc. I need to be able to do this.  I have not tried this before and have only had the device for just over a year so it might have been like this from new. The software thought is because I cannot get a format or burn to disc option.  Any ideas would be more than helpful....  thanks.  Mike Well, different internal lasers and/or circuits are used for various kinds of discs and read-vs-burn. It's possible for it to only be a partially good drive. It might help if you re-evaluate it's operation (with these types) and report back:- CD-Audio- DVD-Movie- DVD-ROM (like, can you see the files in explorer)- Writing to a DVD+R or DVD-R (write once, no formatting required) No one really uses CD-RW or DVD-RW any more. If you want that, get a flash-memory drive or SD-Card (camera memory card) . Also, don't use any Dual-Layer (8gb) discs.
My DVD/CD player was not recognised by the Diagnostic programme to troubleshoot the DVD set up. I got a Component Test Error message saying it could not complete the scan.  My problem is that I can happily play CD's or DVD's on it but it will not work with a Blank CD or DVD so I cannot burn to disc. I need to be able to do this.  I have not tried this before and have only had the device for just over a year so it might have been like this from new. The software thought is because I cannot get a format or burn to disc option.  Any ideas would be more than helpful....  thanks.  Mike
DVD Player problems, not sure if hardware or software