Konichiwa!
I'm a total n00b, and I apologise in advance for my extreme stupidity. I hope somebody here can help me out. Anyway, I'm running Windows ME and my DVD-ROM drive is a Mat****a SR-8586, with the firmware revision 3Y19. It plays everything fine so far, but today I received a set of DVDs with blue undersides, which I've never tried before. The player doesn't even recognise them, it's as if there's nothing even in the drive. I'm really bummed about it, I was looking forward to watching them using PowerDVD, as it's the only way I can watch DVDs with my headphones on... watching DVDs on my tiny TV screen with my two-year old brother screeching over the near-mono audio is no way to enjoy something.
Anyway, I guess that's my deal. Again, I'm sorry for asking what is probably a really dumb question, but I'd really appreciate it if someone could help me. Do I need a firmware revision or something, and if so, where can I find it? The official Panasonic site is totally useless and I'm scared of downloading any old driver in case it messes something up.
Oh, and I hope this is in the right forum. I posted it here because I get the feeling a firmware upgrade or a driver update in general would fix the problem and allow my drive to recognise these blue discs. If not, then I apologise yet again.
Arigato gozaimas minna-san,
Manwards
I'm a total n00b, and I apologise in advance for my extreme stupidity. I hope somebody here can help me out. Anyway, I'm running Windows ME and my DVD-ROM drive is a Mat****a SR-8586, with the firmware revision 3Y19. It plays everything fine so far, but today I received a set of DVDs with blue undersides, which I've never tried before. The player doesn't even recognise them, it's as if there's nothing even in the drive. I'm really bummed about it, I was looking forward to watching them using PowerDVD, as it's the only way I can watch DVDs with my headphones on... watching DVDs on my tiny TV screen with my two-year old brother screeching over the near-mono audio is no way to enjoy something.
Anyway, I guess that's my deal. Again, I'm sorry for asking what is probably a really dumb question, but I'd really appreciate it if someone could help me. Do I need a firmware revision or something, and if so, where can I find it? The official Panasonic site is totally useless and I'm scared of downloading any old driver in case it messes something up.
Oh, and I hope this is in the right forum. I posted it here because I get the feeling a firmware upgrade or a driver update in general would fix the problem and allow my drive to recognise these blue discs. If not, then I apologise yet again.
Arigato gozaimas minna-san,
Manwards
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