DVD Format problems

Hello all

I need some advice here ....you see, I was making a DVD for a friend. When it was done I played it on my DVD player (computer and the one in my room) and the DVD played fine. But when I took it to his place it did not work at all...does anyone know why this is?

I used Roxio DVD creator 6 and I am using a DVD+R


Any ideas??

~Rory

 

Could be the DVD-R. What kind of player does he have?

 

I didn't take note. But I have a DVD+R is that bad?

~Rory

 

DVD+R's aren't bad, they just might not work on everything. For example, my Playstation 2, which plays DVD's, wont play a DVD+R, but the DVD drive in my computer will.



400th post!

 

Okay so DVD-R are the way to go....is there anyway to make the DVD+R's I make compadible?

 

Actually, your chances are equally bad. Both types of media (+R and -R) have approximately an 80% success rate... but even this isn't concrete.

For example, one of the DVD-Rs I burned for my father won't play on his (Antec?) DVD player - but he burned himself a different brand of DVD-R and it plays fine. What it comes down to are the dyes on the media themselves, and the sensitivity and wavelengths of the DVD players they're played on. I'm not sure about this last one, but it could be that different burners affect the dyes differently as well. In other words, it's a total crapshoot - truly a pathetic standard. Also - don't use glue on labels. They have the tendancy to unbalance the disks, and result in media that won't track properly.

What I recommend is the following: buy several different brands and different types of DVDs. If you're burning a lot this isn't a problem, and just test them on individual players to make sure it works.

There is light at the end of the tunnel though - most newer DVD players are tested for compatibility.

-Spiff

 

DVDRHelp.com has reviews of most DVD players out there, and might have some articles about yours in specific and what the solution is.

~Neszis~

 

It could also be that his DVD player's laser is getting worn out. Did you write it at the slowest possible speed (1x). This will maximise the compatibility of the DVD.

I have several DVD players at home, and the laser on one has worn out quite a bit, and can now only play DVD-Rs written at 1x.

 

thanks guys...Um I never thought of recording it at a slower speed...
It could be the brand of DVD, but then again I do have a pretty thick DVD label on it. I guesss thats why they are selling "see through" ones now....

~Rory