Posted by Atropos on 12/27/05 01:21

>>>
>>
>> Commonly this is a cheap media problem.
>>
>> You have tried cleaning the lens of the problematic drive?
>>
> Not yet. I'll try this next.
>> What you may want to try is using the quick analysis offered by DVD
>> Shrink - this will quickly detect any problem on the disk or using Nero
>> cd-dvd Speed to check the quality of the disk.
>>
>
> Just checked the most recently-burned disc with DVD Shrink - no problems
> detected.
>
Did you erase the held datafiles in Shrink?
Delete files in - C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\DVD
Shrink

>> What DVD Burner do you have? Sony cause problems.
>>
> The manufacturer is Hi-Val.
>
Never heard of this burner - how old is it? Burners don't last long these
days. Dedicated burning fanatics will tend to use Pioneer or NEC.



>> Perhaps your DVD players are incompatible with the media?
>>
>
> Like I said, the first 80 or so discs worked just fine. What happened at
> disc 81? Why does it work on the PC but not in a standard DVD player?
>

I don't know - shit happens.


>> Are you overburning? ie, burning faster than the advertised speed?
>
> Have you
>> tried burning slower?
>>
> The discs and the drive are both advertised at 8x, and I'm burning at 8x.
> I can try a slower speed.
>
>> I know he's going to say it, so I'll get in first:
>>
>> Apparently, according to club.cdfreaks.com (who are gods according to
>> some people here), you should use only Taiyo Yuden DVDR, that is, dye or
>> branded. This is apparently the best, but I've used many varying disks
>> with much success.
>>
>> Anyway - get back to the group with answers to the above and we'll try
>> to help you more....
>>
>
> Can a bad disc work fine in the PC but not in a standard DVD player? Why
> the problem in the middle (actually about 80 discs in) of a 100 disc pack?
> Maybe it is the lens, but why would the disc then work in the PC?
>

Yes - it's possible. Maybe your DVD burner has had its day? I know a friend
who had some unknown brand that was fine up until the 20th burn. Then all
hell broke loose. What media are you using? The brand and dye. Use DVD
Decrypter or DVD Info to tell you this.

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