Comments on: Sony RDR GX300 DVD Recorder

By: matt

matt — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 17:34:18 +0000

after all these years , I am now transferring the vhs to dvds-

I can copy about 6 or seven before i get the disk dirty thing.
I turn the machine off for an hour, unplugged and it seems to work.

but i am running these 16x philips that I got cheap, I am going to try the 8x and see if that works… ps I was tossing the disks that said they were dirty, but I use them on computer with no problem.

just wish I would have started this transfer earlier – takes alot of time but well worth the effort – use imgburn on yor computer to make multiple copies afterwards…

By: Scott James

Scott James — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 13:00:57 +0000

Stacy – I no longer have the machine, alas. I finished using it some years ago and have moved on to other technologies for analog-digital transfers. I would suggest you look at the manual ( http://pdf.crse.com/manuals/2024212312.pdf – yes, it is still there!), but suggest it might be time to get a dvd cleaner disk and run it a couple of times. Otherwise, this old brain is full up and can’t offer much else. Anyone out there got any ideas?

By: Stacy Jetton

Stacy Jetton — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 02:16:33 +0000

I am trying to play just standard dvd video movies (ones bought from store and/or rented) on my RDR GX300. The screen states “Cannot Play disc”,and the front of the recorder displays “disc error”. Does anyone have any similar experiences like this, and could it be something other that a dirty machine? (not getting the dirty disc message). Thanks.

By: Scott James

Scott James — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 21:05:25 +0000

This is a great tip for those still using this technology! Thanks for taking the time to send this in.

By: Lone Wolf Sullivan

Lone Wolf Sullivan — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 19:47:50 +0000

I’ve had a Sony RDR GX300 for about 2 years. I do have problems with some blank disks, such as the 16x type.

Most of the time I record commercial video movies at the 3 hour setting. On DVD playback the 3 hour setting looks better than the original tape because of the digital tricks used to improve the picture.

At first I assumed the 2 hour setting was better, but this is not the case. However, I sometimes use the 1 and 2 hour settings for special projects. I’ve never gone beyond 3 hours.

By: jan

jan — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:47:34 +0000

i have the dvd recorder mentioned about – have had for 2 years and works great – when i first got it door would not open so circuit city had to send back to sony and fix that but now works fine – i have it hooked up to my jvc vcr/dvd player and i only copy tapes i have taped off tv onto recorder – i do have not have it hooked into cable – anyway, it works fine this way except sometimes when i am copying a tape i recored from a tv show – recorder says picture cannot be recorded – yet when i go back and ck the dvd there are no blanks – i use sony dvd+rw dvds and then i burn that on computer to make a permanent copy on a dvd-r – this way i do not waste a dvd-r if something happens when i am doing the first recording – just wonder why it does this – i can see picture from vcr to recorder on tv screen but then black box comes up and it says this picture cannot be recorded

By: Doug

Doug — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 21:51:34 +0000

“Page 96 – “Resetting the Recorder” might help.
Page 102 – Error codes – Any of these showing up?

Scott”

We had about 15 discs that were recorded but not finalized and we got the dirty disc error and then couldn’t even play them at all.

I went to setup and reset the settings back to factory settings, and now we can finalize AND watch these discs.

Thanks SCOTT!

By: John Schneider

John Schneider — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 21:34:51 +0000

Found this thread via a Google search.

I’ve had the GS300 for almost 2 years, and just started getting the “Disk is Dirty” message every time I tried to burn one. After reading the info here and in a couple other threads, I realized I was trying to use 16x DVD-R discs (which the manual says is OK). Found some old 8x DVD-R discs and they work fine.

By: Richard

Richard — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 13:22:25 +0000

Marianne: I have no idea, hopefully Scott will know and I’ve alerted him that you’ve commented on his piece so he’ll get back to you when he returns from wherever he’s gone for the holidays.

By: Marianne

Marianne — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 23:04:50 +0000

I never had a problem recording my tivo programs onto a disc until we just set up a 2005 hp plasma tv. Now it just records a black screen. Is it possible it is a problem between the newer plasma tv and recorder? We also have a newer satellite box.