Thats what the display on my non progressive scan first generation Panasonic DVD player shows before any picture appears when I put a couple of movie back-up copies I just burned into it. I made the copies using Nero6 Express (came with the burner) with AnyDVD running. I've copied a few other unprotected movies and they played fine. Should I try downloading the trial vesion of DVD Cloner to see if that works better or are there other tweaks I should try before that to save the $40 (after trial period)for software I might not really need? Should I just toss this old DVD and get a new progressive scan model for the extra room tv. By-the-way, the discs play fine on the PC. Any tips appreciated.
If it is a first generation DVD player that is probably the problem, I wouldn't toss it just realize it may not play all back-ups. If you are going to get a new player, I would recommend the phillips-642 $49.99 at circuit city, plays everything including AVI files and DIVX I have 3 of them... I had the same problems on my first generation Toshiba & Panasonic...
There are several possibilities in this scenario. One is that the discs you are using may not be the preferred medium for your DVD player. Some may work, some may not. Most backups, regardless of brand of disc, will work on your PC but may not work on your stand alone. I recommend Verbatim DVD+R discs. I've used these for the last couple of years and have made less than a handful of coasters. If this is not your problem, try burning you discs at 4x rather than the maximum allowable speed. Slowing down the burn will allow for a more reliable burn. If that doesn't work try using new software. Use CloneDVD to encode and burn your ISO files. If these quick-fixes aren't working, then maybe, just maybe it's the DVD player. Hope this helps!
What Model? How old is player? Is this your first burns on this drive? So I can Research... I just noticed "un-protected dvd's" have you ever played a backed-up protected copy before in the player?
there are plenty of reasons why certain dvds won't play in other players: 1. burning speeds: burn at 4x so there will be less writing errors (rule of thumb is to burn at half the rated speed of the disk--8X disk burn at 4x). 2. read manual for your stand alone player and use the disks that will play in your player. If your player is less than 2 yrs old then it should play the + or - R disks! I said SHOULD that's why you read the manual. 3. try booktyping your drive to DVd-ROM so it will make your +R disks more compatible to players. Read this: http://k-probe.com/bitsetting-booktype-faq.php 4. make sure that there are no finger prints or scratches on your disk that make it hard for the player to read the disk! 5. use good quality media (rule of thumb....buy the ones that are Made in Japan.)Taiyo Yuden, Maxell, Sony, and Verbatim are top notch disk and Verbatim is the only exception to this rule....some Verbatims are made in Taiwan/Singapore and they are top notch! 6. and don't burn too close to the outer edge of the disk ..... which will make the disk unreadable! but using good media you will be able to burn close to the edge better than lesser quality media. Just in case I only burn no closer than 4400MB, so if you can set your programs to that, all the better! follow these little tips of the trade and you'll have better success! good luck. also read this: http://www.cdfreaks.com/print/article/113 why the +R media is better than the -R media
Thanks for the tips. To fill in some of the blanks. I'm using TDK DVD-R medium, -R was recommended as better than +R to play on standalone players. I've copied 4 movies so-far with this burner and software combo, the first two worked fine, played fine on both PC and stand-alone, the second two seemed to burn fine and play fine on the PC but no-go on the panny. BTW, the Panasonic DVD is about 8 years old.
Eight years old, You where talking first generation! I would try playing the disc's on another machine just to check, but an eight year old player is more then likely not going to play all disc's and formats. Phillips is getting ready to come out with a new replacement for the 642 that is suppost to have HDMI and upconverssion as well as play AVI,DIVX, & all formats of DVD.
