Posted by Dimitrios Paskoudniakis on 12/27/05 14:27

"Atropos" <davewhite122000Nowdontbesillylads@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>
>>>>
>>>
>>> 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.
>

Good news. I burned one at 4X (previous at 8X). Works fine.

Now I hope that those I have already burned I can copy back to my HD and
reburn without a problem.

Thanks for the help.

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