Cannot Play Back Certain Recorded Dvd's

[Slamdunk]

I am able to burn DVD-R's fine, but occasionally certain ones will not play back on my DVD Player. I'm using Verbatim DVD-R and my player is a Sony DVP-S315. Most work OK, but then, BINGO, one will not work. None of them are over one hour. The message on the DVD player is "Playback Prohibited by Area Limitations".

[grandpabruce]

I am able to burn DVD-R's fine, but occasionally certain ones will not play back on my DVD Player. I'm using Verbatim DVD-R and my player is a Sony DVP-S315. Most work OK, but then, BINGO, one will not work. None of them are over one hour. The message on the DVD player is "Playback Prohibited by Area Limitations".

 

A google, on that "error" turns up a lot of hits. It seems to be a common problem with Sony DVD players, although I have never seen it.

 

The following link offers some suggestions that may cure the problem.

 

http://forum.videohelp.com/threads/276294-How-to-remove-or-disable-area-limitations-on-Sony-DVD-player

[Jim_Hardin]

Sometimes the 'Error Message' is a bit ambiguous

 

Some Players are more fond of a Type of DVD, some prefer 'dash' media while others prefer 'plus'... I even had one that would only read RW media

 

Also if you put more than an hour of video on a 4.7 GB DVD (or 2 for a DL) some Players will have trouble with that due to the low quality.

 

In spite of all we do, there is still a bit of witchcraft involved