Problem with Panasonic DVD Recorder DMR-ES15 We have a Panasonic DVD Recorder DMR-ES15 that we have used successfully for quite a while now that has ALL OF A SUDDEN quit recognizing ANY disc. We are in the midst of a project and need a solution. Any ideas? Please help us. Thank you.

I have been using the phillips DMR-ES15 successfully as a dvd player for a couple of years. I recently started using it to record on DVD-RW disc's (got rid of my DVR through DISH) After two weeks of recording and reformatting, the player now says it can't reformat disc, so I have inserted other DVD-RW's, 2 DVD+R's and multiple DVD-R discs and the machine says format failed when you try to format. When you put a disc in, it says it needs to be formatted abd when you follow the steps you get the format failed error everytime on every disc. I have unplugged, reset to default settings, anything else to try would be great.

I have been using the phillips DMR-ES15 successfully as a dvd player for a couple of years. I recently started using it to record on DVD-RW disc's (got rid of my DVR through DISH) After two weeks of recording and reformatting, the player now says it can't reformat disc, so I have inserted other DVD-RW's, 2 DVD+R's and multiple DVD-R discs and the machine says format failed when you try to format. When you put a disc in, it says it needs to be formatted abd when you follow the steps you get the format failed error everytime on every disc. I have unplugged, reset to default settings, anything else to try would be great.

Have you tried using DVD-RAM?

Have you tried using DVD-RAM?