[wplug] DVD compatibility

[Bill Moran]

"Vanco, Don" <don.vanco at agilysys.com> wrote:

> 
> >
> >Anyone out there have any experience burning DVD that are 
> >compatible with
> >DVD readers?
> >
> >We recently purchased a LiteOn DVD burner, and a stack of blank DVD-R.
> >After about a month of using it, we came to realize that the 
> >only device
> >that can read _any_ of the burned DVDs is the burner that made them, of
> >two other DVD readers, neither can read the DVDs.  Both of 
> >these readers
> >are able to grok standard pressed DVDs without problem.
> >
> >We've tried the following:
> >1) Bought more DVD-Rs.  This time, name brand ones.  Same problem.
> >2) Tried creating an ISO image under FreeBSD and burning that (as
> >   opposed to letting Nero create everything).  Same problem.
> >3) Updated the firmware, no change.
> >4) Twiddled around with the infinite settings under Nero in an attempt
> >   to make DVDs compatible.  Nothing helped.
> >
> >Any suggestions?  This is pretty frustrating.
> 	What are you trying to burn?  Is this data or a "DVD Movie"?  I
> have seen issues in Nero where (for whatever reason) you had to check
> "X-Box Compatibility" - but that was a few releases back.  I use the
> TiVo tools to make the .IFO files and burn on Windoze via Nero - works
> pretty OK for me.

I'm just trying to burn data DVDs for backup purposes.

Did you need the "x-box compat" for data dvds?

-- 
Bill Moran
Potential Technologies
http://www.potentialtech.com