DVD's won't play on player

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  1. kgeraldon

    kgeraldon Member

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    I just bought a new computer with a dvd burner,so I thought I would try to master copying some of my dvd's. This is what I've done as well as what happened afterward.

    I burned a dvd, and it wouldn't play in any of my players (says disc error), so I went to the pawn shop and bought a cheapy dvd recorder (without a remote, and there were no fast forward, back, etc. buttons on it), well my movie worked on it, but the dvd player was not very good and it jumped (even with other movies it did this).
    The movie also played on my computer. Well, I decided to burn 2 more movies....They both went straight to chapter 10 and also both played on my computer. I decided to take the dvd recorder back to the pawn shop and get one with either a remote or the buttons. I bring it home and NONE of the 3 movies I burned would play on it. The brand is: Magnavox DVD Recorder. It says that it is DVD-RW compatible, so shouldn't it also play DVD-R's? All the movies play fine on the computer.

    This is what I used to burn:

    DVD-Shrink to encoed and NERO 8 to burn. I am burning this in ISO format, I believe.

    Just to let you know....I am totally lost. I don't know what I am doing really, but must be doing something right, as the 1st movie actually worked. PLease help.
     
  2. attar

    attar Senior member

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    Most problems are burning the disk too fast on media that is not the best.
    Often the burned disk will play on the PC , but not on the standalone unit.
    Reset the burning speed to 4x and if you can, get some 'Verbatim' brand DVD's.
    This way you eliminate two possible sources of trouble.
     
  3. Rotary

    Rotary Senior member

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    usually discs, as said get some verbs / TY / ritek coding

    what is the dye code of your dvd-r?

    imgburn will tell you on mode read, pop disc in look to right panel, and paste info here
     
  4. kgeraldon

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    HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-H40N RG01 (ATA)
    Current Profile: DVD+R

    Disc Information:
    Status: Complete
    Erasable: No
    Sessions: 1
    Sectors: 2,286,112
    Size: 4,681,957,376 bytes
    Time: 508:03:37 (MM:SS:FF)
    Supported Write Speeds: 4x, 8x, 12x, 16x

    TOC Information:
    Session 1...
    -> Track 01 (Mode 1, LBA: 0 - 2286111)
    -> LeadOut (LBA: 2286112)

    Physical Format Information (Last Recorded):
    Disc ID: CMC MAG-M01-00
    Book Type: DVD+R
    Part Version: 1
    Disc Size: 120mm
    Maximum Read Rate: Not Specified
    Number of Layers: 1
    Track Path: Parallel Track Path (PTP)
    Linear Density: 0.267 um/bit
    Track Density: 0.74 um/track
    First Physical Sector of Data Area: 196,608
    Last Physical Sector of Data Area: 2,482,719
    Last Physical Sector in Layer 0: 0
     
  5. cyprusrom

    cyprusrom Active member

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    You are using poor quality discs.
    Also, they are DVD+R , and some players don't play DVD+R. If your burner is capable of booktyping, changing the booktype to DVD-ROM will ensue greater compatibility with your DVD players.
     
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  6. Rotary

    Rotary Senior member

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    ^ ^ ^ ^ im with cyp ^ ^ ^ ^

    also check firmware up to date = imgburn / TOOLS / DRIVE / Check for FIRMWARE updates
     
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