Why do some of my burned DVDs not play on some DVD players? I am using DVD-R discs.
After burning a project, my computer tries to play the DVD using the manufacturer installed Cyberlink Power Media Player. If it plays then experience tells me that the DVD will play on both my DVD players but if it wont play then it will not play on my very old Panasonic DMR ES10 DVD recorder/player but will probably play on my newer Panasonic DMR EX769 DVD recorder/player.
Why is this? Is there some checkbox setting I need to check to make the DVD play on any player?
Burned DVDs in VSX7 or X9.5 wont play on some DVD players
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Re: Burned DVDs in VSX7 or X9.5 wont play on some DVD player
Several issues here . . .
What region is your DVD player set for?
What type of blank disc's are you using for the successful and unsuccessful burns? All the same (brand and burn rate), or do they vary?
Won't play means what, exactly? For example, does it start and then freeze or pixelate, or just does not start?
VS will burn a DVD that should play in any world 'region', but its possible that some players will only play discs coded for the local region. The spec seems to indicate that a 'world player' capability is optional. (search wikipedia with 'DVD region code' for more details)
An unstated issue about burning DVD's is that the burn rate has to be (MUST) matched to the disc being burned. For example, most brands of DVD -R seem to come as a 16x format - which means that the fastest burn rate for acceptable results is 16x. If you don't set that (there's a list box for it) when the Share burn module reaches step 3, it will burn at (default) MAX - which may well exceed that blank disc rate, but depends on the computer itself. An old burner device is likely to be slower than a new one. So, you set the burn rate to the speed which is at or lower than the disk blank spec using your PC burner. The burn rate spec seems to vary with the brand, so setting the burn rate to match both the burner and the disc blank in the drive is an essential step to good results.
Davidk
What region is your DVD player set for?
What type of blank disc's are you using for the successful and unsuccessful burns? All the same (brand and burn rate), or do they vary?
Won't play means what, exactly? For example, does it start and then freeze or pixelate, or just does not start?
VS will burn a DVD that should play in any world 'region', but its possible that some players will only play discs coded for the local region. The spec seems to indicate that a 'world player' capability is optional. (search wikipedia with 'DVD region code' for more details)
An unstated issue about burning DVD's is that the burn rate has to be (MUST) matched to the disc being burned. For example, most brands of DVD -R seem to come as a 16x format - which means that the fastest burn rate for acceptable results is 16x. If you don't set that (there's a list box for it) when the Share burn module reaches step 3, it will burn at (default) MAX - which may well exceed that blank disc rate, but depends on the computer itself. An old burner device is likely to be slower than a new one. So, you set the burn rate to the speed which is at or lower than the disk blank spec using your PC burner. The burn rate spec seems to vary with the brand, so setting the burn rate to match both the burner and the disc blank in the drive is an essential step to good results.
Davidk