Not reading burned DVDs

[dschultz]

I am using a Sony DRU-710A DVD burner. The burned DVDs will play on a stand alone player attached to a TV but are not being seen in my computer after it burns them. Doesn't matter if I burn them with Clone DVD or DVD Shrink, my computer does not see them. Also, when viewing the burned DVDs on TV the movies will sometimes deterriorate about half way through with the picture freezing into scattered pixels.

[Franchise]

What speed are you burning them with? Most everyone says you should try half the speed of the disc (i.e. 8x for a 16x disc).

[Terrabyte]

Don't know if this could be your problem or not, but I did experience the same type of problem a few months back, and I found it to be my dvd drive.

After replacing the drive with a Pioneer 111D, the dvd's have worked perfectly.

[lych_necross]

dschultz,

I have the exact opposite problem. I like to remove unwanted features from DVDs I buy and they always play fine on my computer and rarely play on my DVD player (attached to my TV). I have found the problem (in my case) is that some DVD players have trouble reading dual layer discs. According to the folks at Doom9.net, Verbatium DVDs are the most reliable. Anyways, the problem is not related to AnyDVD. I have the most success burning my DVDs at 2.4x speed (slow, but it works). I usually use Nero BuringROM to burn my DVDs. I would try the demo version of it and see if that works for you.

[answerman]

Most of the time this problem is caused by a defective DVD burner. It is also caused by using some brands of blank DVDs/CDs. Try a diferent brand of DVD/CDs if you still have the same problem you need to contact Sony.

good luck

[Terrabyte]

Of course: the bottom line for success is "compatibility".

[ITSE]

It could be the Burner it self, it may defective.
Or u may use media wich is real cheap and awfull.
First try to get a firmware update to ur Burner.
And use better media's my favorite is Verbatim (MitsubishiChemicalMedia)
And last but not least burn DVD+-R with max. 8x not more!
If u use DVD+R Media try to set BIT-Setting to DVD-ROM.

ITSE

[Abraracourcix]

Indeed I strongly recommend "Quality" medias (Verbatim).

Also, I had a "similar" problem if using labels (stickers) on the DVD.
Some drive would read them, some other not, some other would play but freezes & other play issues. I was placing the sticker after a successfull burn.

The solution: Stick the sticker BEFORE burning on the blank media.

Another tip... I always check (verify, or ISO read) right after a burn.
And on top of that I re-verify it on my laptop drive.
If it passes both verifications, I can read them everywhere.

My .02 cents...

Abe,

[Terrabyte]

Taiyo Yuden 67 %67 %67 % 67.49% (164)
Verbatim 9 %9 %9 % 9.88% (24)
Ritek 13 %13 %13 % 13.58% (33)
Ridata 3 %3 %3 % 3.70% (9)
Maxdata 1 %1 %1 % 1.23% (3)
Databank 1 %1 %1 % 1.65% (4)
Record 0 %0 %0 % 0.82% (2)
Princo 1 %1 %1 % 1.65% (4)

Above results has been taken from a DVD poll on the most consistently successful media for dvd burning.

I have used many brands and have found that Taiyo Yuden beats others hands down.

[Autopsy#666]

Sony's DRU-710A drive is garbage, I had one for not even a year and had to send it back. It would read CD's but not DVD's, luckily SONY replaced it with the DRU-810A, much better drive. Have had no problems with it.