do you have any idea why my comp won't read dvd-r?kitt050383 said:wii can't read rw discs only dvd+r or dvd-r and if you use dvd+r you must st the booktype to dvd-rom...
-kitt050383
JJBro1 said:but they will read dvd+rw and dvd+rw.
All these are false! Chip can read them just fine, but +RW still works on a softmodded Wii. It's just harder to get it working.Tanas said:For the Wii to read DVD+RW's you have to a chip installed.
I have an hp DVD writer 300n and it can't read -r(w). Looks like i'm stuck with + then.Stephanie said:JJBro1 said:but they will read dvd+rw and dvd+rw.
Your burner probably only reads +RW.
Are you running on Windows XP? Right-click on My Computer and go to Properties. Click the Hardware tab and then choose Device Manager. From there you can see what kind of dvd drive you have. Sorry if you have another operating system! I'm sure you can figure it out, though, if you don't know already. Who doesn't know?
DVD-R are the best discs to burn on for Wii, but my dvd drive doesn't read it, either. Only +RW. +RW can still work for Wii, but its percentile of reliability is much lower than if you used -R. I don't know much about +R and -RW and whatever other unnecessary mathmatical signs are about. Someone here can tell you better.
~Steph
JJBro1 said:For some reason my computer won't recognize my dvd-r (TDK) disks at all but they will read dvd+rw and dvd+rw. Are those two disks good for burning? What about dvd-rw?
Stephanie said:All these are false! Chip can read them just fine, but +RW still works on a softmodded Wii. It's just harder to get it working.Tanas said:For the Wii to read DVD+RW's you have to a chip installed.
I agree with Stephanie that DVD +RWs DO work, at least on my Wii. I'm playing Mario Kart Wii right now, which I burned onto a DVD +RW and am playing without a modchip. I was able to use ImgBurn to force the booktype to DVD-R for Mario Kart Wii, but I reckon that when I burned Super Mario Galaxy to a DVD +RW, I never changed the booktype (it could have automatically changed the booktype however, I don't remember). I believe it may depend on if your Wii's DVD drive can read them or not.kitt050383 said:wii can't read rw discs only dvd+r or dvd-r and if you use dvd+r you must st the booktype to dvd-rom...
-kitt050383
All these are false! Chip can read them just fine, but +RW still works on a softmodded Wii. It's just harder to get it working.Stephanie said:QUOTE(Tanas @ Feb 17 2009, 04:56 PM) For the Wii to read DVD+RW's you have to a chip installed.