I can't play any of the DVD's I burn on DVD players but some of them will play on DVD Drives. I am pretty good at resolving software and hardware problems but this one has me stumped. All my specs are listed at the bottom of this thread. I can play most DVD+RW burned at 2.4x or 4x in DVD players and drives and they show low error rates using Kprobe. I can't play most DVD-R at all and aren't readable in Kprobe. Some of the DVD+R play in my DVD drives and show low error rates using Kprobe but skips video and sound in DVD Players. I can play all burned CD-R and CD-RW in Players and Drives. I have tested burning on both my DVD drives in both my PCs w/ many different configs. I have tried burning at all speeds, connecting only one drive to the secondary IDE cable, with and without windows updates, tried new cables, flashed bios... Please help and feel free to ask for more details. Thanx, GotMetalBoy Below are my specs: RCA DRC350N DVD Player Lite-On SOHW-1673S Sony DRU-510A RIDATA 8x DVD-R 100 Pack Fuji 2x DVD-R 10 Pack Fuji 8x DVD+R 50 Pack LEGACY 4X DVD+RW 10 Pack Fuji 2.4x DVD+RW 5 Pack DMA is on all drives There are no programs running in the background Tried with and without Service tweaks from BlackViper 430 watt Power Supply Abit BE7 Intel 2.4GHz 533FSB Corsair 512MB X 2 = 1024MB PC2700/DDR333 ATI 9000 Pro Maxtor IDE 30GB 7200RPM OS Maxtor IDE 160GB 7200RPM Data ViPower removable Hard Drive bays Windows XP Professional w/ SP1, SP2 and all updates All Drivers are up to date 430 watt Power Supply Abit IS7 Intel 2.8GHz 800FSB Corsair 512MB X 2 = 1024MB PC3200/DDR400 nvidia GeForce FX 5200 Maxtor IDE 30GB 7200RPM OS Maxtor IDE 160GB 7200RPM Data ViPower removable Hard Drive bays Windows XP Professional w/ SP1, SP2 and all updates All Drivers are up to date Nero Ultra 6 DVD Shrink w/ 4300mb size images DVD Decrypter
Your specs and media look reasonable. Listed below is my recipe for successful DVD burning - Have burnt between 500 and 1000 without any major burning or playback problems. You are free to accept or reject this advice - it is not prescriptive, merely advisory and has worked very well for me. 1. Do not use labels on burnt media. 2. Keep your hard drive defragmented. 3. Ensure you have plently of free hard disk space. 4. Ensure you do not have sypware/virus on your system. 5. Keep you start up menu lean and clean. 6. Use a program such as HijackThis to ensure your start up log is lean and clean. 7. Avoid conflicting programs on your system e.g., Nero/Roxio do not play well together - choose one only. 8. Avoid the use of packet writing software e.g, INCD, Direct CD. 9. Avoid multi-tasking when ripping/encoding/burning. 10. Do not install problematic programs such as Interactual Movie Player and remove from system if installed. 11. Do not burn too fast (max 4x recommended). 12. Ensure definitions for virus and spyware programs are up to date. 13. Avoid burning unnecessary extras - do movie only in reauthor mode if using DVD Shrink <http://www.afterdawn.com/software/video_software/dvd_rippers/dvd_shrink.cfm>. 14. Use brand name, quality players for burning - e.g., Plextor, Pioneer, Lite-On etc. 15. Use an el cheapo Asian/Chinese standalone for playback - they are much more versitile and reliable than name brands and normaly handle both PAL and NTSC formats. 16. Use quality DVD media - Ritek, Verbatim, TY's recommended. 17. Reduce target size of burnt DVD to approx 4400 if using DVD Shrink. 18. Store safely and keep away from children. 19. Be very wary of downloaded movies - in most cases they are not worth the time or effort to reproduce. 20. Ensure that DMA mode is enabled in your system settings. 21. Load and skip through chapters on computer DVD player (e.g, Power DVD, WinDVD) prior to burning. My System Specs (don't laugh) PIII - 800 - 256Mb Ram Programs used: DVD Shrink (98%), DVD Decrypter (approx 2%), Nero (almost 100%) for burning. Success rate: 99% plus. Burner: Pioneer 106D ROM: JLMS - Lite-On Rip/Encode time: Between 10 and 50 minutes (depending on movie) - normally under 30 minutes. Burn Time: Between 12 and 15 minutes.
