7 replies to this topic

[Lucanaut]

Hi,

I tried using MyDVD 8 to burn DVDs with a menu and a couple of movies.  These DVDs play fine on a computer's DVD player, but not on ANY standalone player I am trying to use.  I used DVD-R which I used in the past successfully, but with a different software (Sonic which came with my Dell computer)....what's going on?

[sknis]

Hi,

I tried using MyDVD 8 to burn DVDs with a menu and a couple of movies. These DVDs play fine on a computer's DVD player, but not on ANY standalone player I am trying to use. I used DVD-R which I used in the past successfully, but with a different software (Sonic which came with my Dell computer)....what's going on?

With your information, who knows what is going on? Bad discs (one or more in a stack), buffer errors, trying to render and burn at the same time and many other possibilities. Try remaking that DVD using the ISO file method and burning at less than full speed.

Read this beginning at MyDVD for a process.. It is for V8 but the process is the same for several versions of V8.

Edited by sknis, 05 May 2007 - 06:13 AM.

[Lucanaut]

With your information, who knows what is going on? Bad discs (one or more in a stack), buffer errors, trying to render and burn at the same time and many other possibilities. Try remaking that DVD using the ISO file method and burning at less than full speed.

Read this beginning at MyDVD for a process.. It is for V8 but the process is the same for several versions of V8.

I have burned different movies, different times, on different DVD's (same brand)...I even tried burning this movie using my old Sonic and it won't work (worked in the past).  One different variable is the brand of DVD -R I am using.  Could that actually make a difference?

[sknis]

I have burned different movies, different times, on different DVD's (same brand)...I even tried burning this movie using my old Sonic and it won't work (worked in the past). One different variable is the brand of DVD -R I am using. Could that actually make a difference?

Yes

[lynn98109]

Two ways it could make a difference:

It might be the burner doesn't like that brand or that speed or that batch.

It might be newer media than the last firmware update, and you need to update the burner's firmware to recognize the new media.

Lynn

[Lucanaut]

Yes

wow, weird.  Crazy how it works perfectly fine on a computer's DVD player but not a set top.  I will look for a firmware update.

[mhs1030]

Two ways it could make a difference:

It might be the burner doesn't like that brand or that speed or that batch.

It might be newer media than the last firmware update, and you need to update the burner's firmware to recognize the new media.

Lynn

I'm also having problems with DVD's no longer playing in my set top player (I've made dozens of DVD's that played fine on other set tops). I tried updating the firmware but am having problems even doing that.
I kepp getting the following error:
unable to open file c:\choise.exe
                            c:\command.com
                            c:\fwupdate.bat
bad command or filename c:\fwupdate.bat

I have an HP m7260n XP Media Center SP2
HP DVD writer 840b.
Thanks in advance for any and all help
mhs1030

[sknis]

I'm also having problems with DVD's no longer playing in my set top player (I've made dozens of DVD's that played fine on other set tops). I tried updating the firmware but am having problems even doing that.
I kepp getting the following error:
unable to open file c:\choise.exe
c:\command.com
c:\fwupdate.bat
bad command or filename c:\fwupdate.bat

I have an HP m7260n XP Media Center SP2
HP DVD writer 840b.
Thanks in advance for any and all help
mhs1030

Consider the possibility that your set top player is going bad.  Sometimes the lens gets dirty and dry air or one the disc type cleaners may help.  
Are you using good quality discs?  Have you run DVD Info Plus (part of EMC) to see if there were any burn errors on the discs?