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I recently got this new laptop for work with windows 7 and all this new stuff that thats the same but looks different. I'm adjusting slowly. We were watching some DVD's on it today, it is hooked up to my TV with some cable but I don't know what any of this crap is called. Anyways, I...

I don't know where else to vent, so why not here? I've been stung twice now with Magnavox DVD recorders. The first one I had just a few months, and then it started showing a "disk error" and will not recognize any DVDR's - no matter the type, speed, or brand. That cost me for some...