i have a cyberhome dvd player. i have backed up several movies ( Rush Hour 3, Bourne Ultimatum, etc.) and i can play the dvds on my computer fine, but when i put them in my dvd player, it won't read them. it just gives the cyberhome screen.
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.) Verbatim is a top notch disk and is the only exception to this rule....some Verbatims are made in Taiwan 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/reviews/Why-DVDRW-is-superior-to-DVD-RW/ why the +R media is better than the -R media showing the Cyberhome screen means it can't read the backed up disk! so it's just showing you that screen and nothing else. Use better media as stated by dailysis 1 and in the above advise!
what is a + - R? is there a difference? i just bought Maxell DVDs. is that ok? and how do you change the burn speed? i am using nero.
READDDDDDDDDDDD! that will tell you the difference between +/-R formats. which Nero program are you using ..... each one has different areas where you can change the burning speeds.
there two different formats DVD dash R and DVD plus R, older player play the DVD dash R format better and most the newer players play both formats fine you can booktype the DVD+R to DVD-ROM for better compatible playback. I use the DVD dash R with no problems the main thing is to buy quality media like Taiyo Yuden or Verbatim. the Maxell you bought most likely will code out as cmc-mag which is low grade media. set your burn speed in nero between 4x and 8x max.
