Problem playing DVD-R on standalone player

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  • sera
    Junior Member
    Junior Member
    • Mar 2007
    • 23

    Problem playing DVD-R on standalone player

    Hi,

    I bought a cheap standalone DVD player from K-Mart y/day for $59. When I tried to play some burnt DVD-R's, the player would only play half the time. It would whirr and whirr, then eject the disc OR the next time it would play with no problem.

    I took it to work and put it in a better (dearer) player - LG - and it worked first time. I had another cheap player before this one and it worked pretty well. Do you think that I get a refund and get another cheap-ass player, or pay a bit more ($100 approx) and get something better. Also, is it harder to get DVD+R media, as compared to DVD-R, in Melbourne ? and is it worth bitsetting to convert the file into DVD-VIDEO ?

    Thanks

    Sera
    My Main Burners
    SONY DW-G120A (MYS6)
  • Chewy
    Super Moderator
    • Nov 2003
    • 18971

    #2
    a burn log showing us your dvd burner, it's firmware and the mid code of the dvd blanks would enable us to analyze the problem

    I have seen some of the most funky dvd media from downunder

    It's a wonder any of it plays at all

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    • sera
      Junior Member
      Junior Member
      • Mar 2007
      • 23

      #3
      Log file

      Where do i find the log file for Nero ? Can't remember at the mo. Its c:\program files\ahead\nero

      then i can't see it.

      Cheers

      Nick
      My Main Burners
      SONY DW-G120A (MYS6)

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      • soup
        Just Trying To Help
        • Nov 2005
        • 7524

        #4
        Try this link.

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        • sera
          Junior Member
          Junior Member
          • Mar 2007
          • 23

          #5
          Tried that

          Originally Posted by soup
          Try this link.
          Tried this, can only find txt file called Nero, is that the one ?

          Thanks

          sera
          My Main Burners
          SONY DW-G120A (MYS6)

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          • soup
            Just Trying To Help
            • Nov 2005
            • 7524

            #6
            Version 6 says NeroHistory.log, I don't know what 7 says. If you have Dvd Decrypter or ImgBurn, open the program, make sure it is in write mode, insert a blank disc that you use & copy&paste the info that appears in the right hand window in to a reply post here.
            Last edited by soup; 31 Mar 2007, 12:49 PM.

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            • Chewy
              Super Moderator
              • Nov 2003
              • 18971

              #7
              more than one way to skin a cat, eh soup?

              very good post

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              • soup
                Just Trying To Help
                • Nov 2005
                • 7524

                #8
                I learned from a master.

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                • sera
                  Junior Member
                  Junior Member
                  • Mar 2007
                  • 23

                  #9
                  My apologies

                  Apologies for not being around after I posted a query, but back again now ! In short, I ditched the cheap Sansui player and swapped it for a Philips. And no probs playing my DVD-R's now, woo hoo. No sure what happenned with Nero History file, but been updating Nero lately, so that might have something to do with it. Next time I burn a disc will see where the log file is saved.

                  In regard to Soup's suggestion to start up Decrypter with a blank disc, then grab the log file from there. I tried that, in write mode, but didn't get any response, put in burnt one and got log - is that what you mean ?

                  Also, just throwing this out (given the intelligent and friendly ppl who inahbit this site) - Does anyone know how I could connect an old amplifier to a 2 devices, e.g. a VCR and DVD player ? The amplifier has audio jack slots for auxilliary devices and i connect these to the VCR or DVD, depending upon what I'm watching at the time. But it would be handy to be able to swap between the two. I can hook the VCR up to the t.v. audio and video, but the picture is average and the sound average. Anyway, maybe someone might have had something similar.

                  Cheers

                  and Happy Easter,

                  sera.
                  My Main Burners
                  SONY DW-G120A (MYS6)

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                  • Chewy
                    Super Moderator
                    • Nov 2003
                    • 18971

                    #10
                    open decrypter, insert a blank, wait

                    here's a picture
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