Whenever I copy I always check on my PC that it has taken and it always has. However, when I play it indoors on my DVD player whilst some do play, others are either rejected without indication of the reason, some play a little and then stop and others do not get beyond the 'Reading' stage. I try more than one to play but usually the result is the same. I use Verbatim disks on a Dell Dimension 3000 PC. As I say, when I then put the discs back into my PC all is well. Apart from taking my PC into the living room [not an option] is there anything I can do - e.g. buy another DVD player?
It more than likely the discs that your are burning +R or -R? Which one is it, and I am guessing that your INDOOR DVD player does not accept those dics. What is the make and model of you DVD burner? Regards, Rich
Oh dear I have been using without any real thought either Phillips DVD+RW or Verbatim DVD-R My burner is a Phillips DVD+RW DVD8701 which came with the DELL Thanks Peter
If you are using dvd+r and your burner will allow bitset change the book type to dvd-rom and more than likely they will play in your player.
Oh, dear. I thought that we could keep this exchange at Noddy sorry, Novice level! I don't know what 'booktyped to DVD-ROM' means. Would it be easier if I were to bin one or other of the two types of DVD [RW or R] and start again. If so which one should I bin? I suppose that it is not possible to re-copy from the bad type [RW or R] onto a good type [RW or R]? Or should I try to change the bitset [to what?] These questions of mine will show you the level of my competence in these matters.
Here is a thread that explains a bit about booktyping. http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/245892 Read it over and see if that clears it up for you. What proggys are you using to burn?
petgord, You could definitely copy your copied disc to a format that your DVD player will accept, but do you know what it will accept? I know that Philips makes a 8701 DVD series, but I wonder if that is really the model of the drive? To be sure you could check by opening up Device Manager, and it should say for sure. Regards, Rich
@petgord Here is another thread that might be of interest: http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/242964
