[PeterSanders]

Hi

I completed a PAL video format DVD that includes video and images. This dvd has been played on a cheap dvd player and has functioned correctly. However I played it on a neighbours quality dvd player and the error message "Warning: Incompatible TV system setting" appeared after stopping the dvd and then attempting to play again from the stop point.

I thought that it may have been a problem with the dvd, perhaps it was not burned properly - though the dvd did verify correctly after it was created.

My second thought considered the fact that the original video camera recording was in 16:9 (JVC MOD format) and the MOD files transferred to the pc were renamed mpg. The video played, though ONLY in the 4:3 format and the menu functioned as expected on the cheap dvd player.

I created a TEST dvd slideshow from 450 images. This also worked fine on the cheap dvd palyer, but the TEST dvd had the same error result on the quality dvd player.

At this time, you can take it "as a given" that the dvds I create work % on the cheap dvd player.

The error message appears almost consistantly, but not always, probably 90% of the time.

If I put the test dvd in the quality player, the menu appears as normal and is animated as expected.
I press the play button and the dvd plays/ (there is only one menu "button" to play the dvd)

If I press the stop button then press the play button again sometimes the message appears sometimes the dvd plays. If the dvd does play then each time I use the stop and play buttons the dvd plays. If the dvd doesn't play after I stop it, then it will not play again until I either eject and close the dvd tray OR I select another video source (the player is a Panasonic HDD / dvd recorder).

If I press the stop button TWICE (like a dvd pre-stop then stop) the dvd definately will NOT play again until the video source is changed or the tray is ejected and closed.

If I eject and close the dvd tray the menu will appear/play again and the play button works correctly.

While the dvd is playing, I can press the menu button and return to the menu. The dvd will play again from this point, ahh, I just tried that option again and the error message appeared. Geez, this is compeletly inconsistent!

If I press the (dvd player's) next button the dvd returns to the dvd menu as there is only one "video". The dvd will play from the menu after returning to the menu using the next button.

Pressing the stop button causes the dvd to stop playing and the dsiplay on the dvd player shows stop. The dvd itself does not return to the dvd menu. Pressing stop a second time returns the dvd to whatever was being displayed before (in my case the tv channel).

There is some inconsistency within the sequence of operation of the dvd player and the dvd sometimes it plays sometimes it doesn't. Though the intial insert/play ALWAYS works.

Has anyone else had a similar experience?

Any advice? or should I contact Roxio support? Could it be just something to do with the Panasonic hdd/dvd recorder?

Thank you for any suggestions or assistance.


Kind regards

Peter

[Brendon]

Hi Peter,

If the DVDs you've made play okay on your el-cheapo DVD player, but play up on your neighbour's Panasonic recorder, I'd be looking hard at the Panasonic - especially since the results you are getting from it are inconsistent. If there was something wrong with the DVD you'd expect the fault to show on both players, and you'd expect a consistent result [always the same behaviour] from the expensive one. You're not getting that, so what's up with the Panasonic??

"Warning: Incompatible TV system setting" ?? What does that mean? Your region uses PAL, but most of the players there are multi-region or can be made so, and most of the tv sets will run on either PAL or NTSC, so those shouldn't be an issue. If there was a PAL vs. NTSC problem with the tv, it should never work properly - not just fail to work sometimes.

I think the problem is with the Panasonic, but all I can do is guess without the players in front of me. I'd suggest you should visit a few more mates and try the DVD in their equipment. If the problem only shows on the Panasonic, then the answer is clear. If it shows on some of the others too then you need to come back and get everyone here to put their thinking caps on.

Cheers,
Brendon

[Jim_Hardin]

Everything Brendon said and…

You never mentioned MEDIA???

A quality brand like Verbatim can make a big difference. Less so, but not unheard of is a Player with Type preference. Some prefer 'plus' while others prefer 'dash'.

[myguggi]

Hi

I completed a PAL video format DVD that includes video and images. This dvd has been played on a cheap dvd player and has functioned correctly. However I played it on a neighbours quality dvd player and the error message "Warning: Incompatible TV system setting" appeared after stopping the dvd and then attempting to play again from the stop point.

I thought that it may have been a problem with the dvd, perhaps it was not burned properly - though the dvd did verify correctly after it was created.

My second thought considered the fact that the original video camera recording was in 16:9 (JVC MOD format) and the MOD files transferred to the pc were renamed mpg. The video played, though ONLY in the 4:3 format and the menu functioned as expected on the cheap dvd player.

I created a TEST dvd slideshow from 450 images. This also worked fine on the cheap dvd palyer, but the TEST dvd had the same error result on the quality dvd player.

At this time, you can take it "as a given" that the dvds I create work % on the cheap dvd player.

The error message appears almost consistantly, but not always, probably 90% of the time.

If I put the test dvd in the quality player, the menu appears as normal and is animated as expected.
I press the play button and the dvd plays/ (there is only one menu "button" to play the dvd)

If I press the stop button then press the play button again sometimes the message appears sometimes the dvd plays. If the dvd does play then each time I use the stop and play buttons the dvd plays. If the dvd doesn't play after I stop it, then it will not play again until I either eject and close the dvd tray OR I select another video source (the player is a Panasonic HDD / dvd recorder).

If I press the stop button TWICE (like a dvd pre-stop then stop) the dvd definately will NOT play again until the video source is changed or the tray is ejected and closed.

If I eject and close the dvd tray the menu will appear/play again and the play button works correctly.

While the dvd is playing, I can press the menu button and return to the menu. The dvd will play again from this point, ahh, I just tried that option again and the error message appeared. Geez, this is compeletly inconsistent!

If I press the (dvd player's) next button the dvd returns to the dvd menu as there is only one "video". The dvd will play from the menu after returning to the menu using the next button.

Pressing the stop button causes the dvd to stop playing and the dsiplay on the dvd player shows stop. The dvd itself does not return to the dvd menu. Pressing stop a second time returns the dvd to whatever was being displayed before (in my case the tv channel).

There is some inconsistency within the sequence of operation of the dvd player and the dvd sometimes it plays sometimes it doesn't. Though the intial insert/play ALWAYS works.

Has anyone else had a similar experience?

Any advice? or should I contact Roxio support? Could it be just something to do with the Panasonic hdd/dvd recorder?

Thank you for any suggestions or assistance.


Kind regards

Peter

Do a google search on "Incompatible TV system setting" and you will get lots of hits, many of them related to Panasonic DVD Recorders showing your problem. Perhaps there is something in those hits that might help you. The Pal/NTSC setting on the recorders seems to be often the culprit.

[ggrussell]

My second thought considered the fact that the original video camera recording was in 16:9 (JVC MOD format) and the MOD files transferred to the pc were renamed mpg.

Just renaming the .MOD to .MPG only works for 4:3. JVC doesn't use the correct 16:9 flag or something. Check my post under A/V Capture thread. There is a pinned post for a freeware app that will fix this problem. It also transfers, renames and fixes the 16:9 all at once. And it works really well.