I am the original owner of three 2008 vintage DMR-EZ485s. I bought them, within months of their manufacture, to time-shift programming then provided via Comcast's analog service. I used DVD-RAM media almost exclusively and without incident.
When Comcast dropped their analog cable service in 2012 I subscribed to AT&T's IPTV (U-verse) which, but for an occasional VHS or DVD rental, pretty much idled my Panasonic VCR/DVRs.
A few weeks ago -- in response to AT&T's apparently annual 6% price increase -- I 'cut the cord', returned to over-the-air broadcast TV, and rekindled my relationship with my DMR-EZ485s.
For seven years, the only time I ever saw a 'NO REAd' display was on the very few occasions when I rented a DVD from Redbox. On each such occasion the problem was remedied by removing the donut-shaped bar code label that Redbox affixes to the center of their discs.
A few days ago I saw 'NO REAd' under different circumstances. It appeared upon reloading a DVD-RAM into the machine that had recorded it. Happening upon this site, I followed instructions for cleaning the unit's hub and lens but without any change in symptom. I tried blank DVD-RAMs. I tried DVD-RAMs recorded in my other two machines. The afflicted unit refused to recognize any of them.
Were this the end of the story I'd not have posted for it would be substantively identical to numerous others I've read here. But it's not the end; and the twist is this: the unit which will not now recognize DVD-RAM will still play commercial DVDs and will still record and play DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, and DVD+RW.
Does this make any sense to anybody?
When Comcast dropped their analog cable service in 2012 I subscribed to AT&T's IPTV (U-verse) which, but for an occasional VHS or DVD rental, pretty much idled my Panasonic VCR/DVRs.
A few weeks ago -- in response to AT&T's apparently annual 6% price increase -- I 'cut the cord', returned to over-the-air broadcast TV, and rekindled my relationship with my DMR-EZ485s.
For seven years, the only time I ever saw a 'NO REAd' display was on the very few occasions when I rented a DVD from Redbox. On each such occasion the problem was remedied by removing the donut-shaped bar code label that Redbox affixes to the center of their discs.
A few days ago I saw 'NO REAd' under different circumstances. It appeared upon reloading a DVD-RAM into the machine that had recorded it. Happening upon this site, I followed instructions for cleaning the unit's hub and lens but without any change in symptom. I tried blank DVD-RAMs. I tried DVD-RAMs recorded in my other two machines. The afflicted unit refused to recognize any of them.
Were this the end of the story I'd not have posted for it would be substantively identical to numerous others I've read here. But it's not the end; and the twist is this: the unit which will not now recognize DVD-RAM will still play commercial DVDs and will still record and play DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, and DVD+RW.
Does this make any sense to anybody?