New to DVD movie burning - Help?

[dvdburning]

Hello,

Well recently I bought my first DVD burner and installed into my system. I mainly bought it to make backup copies of things like my Windows 7 DVD and other data dvd's of that sort. However I would also like to burn some movies. This has so far been somewhat of an issue.

The movies I have burned so far have all come up with some problem.

First I burned the movie TheHangover. It came up with double bars on the top and bottom. What I mean is the bars on the top and bottom for a widescreen format movie had an extra overlay about half way down witch is darker. This made the movie look extremely ugly and distracting while watching it.

The second movie I burned Jennifers Body came out formatted as a BOX in the middle of the TV. Rather then stretching all the way to sides of the TV screen, it was but off and centered as a perfect box in the middle of the screen. It was very annoying to watch this way.

What might I be doing wrong in formatting these videos when I recorded them. I am using the built in DVD recorder for Windows 7.

I also would like to ask one more question witch I hope could be possible. I currently have the complete box set of Band of Brothers stored on my hard drive. I would like to burn all 10 episodes witch is only about 6gb total data space. However when I try to burn them to a DVD I can only fit 2 Episodes onto one disk. It says 150minute limit even though the DVD has 4gb of space? Is there anyway I can get the whole Band of Brothers series burned using just 2 DVDs?

[Baldrick]

We need MORE INFORMATION!

What is your source? DVD, captured. I hope not downloaded warez crap.
WHat tools are you using? Use GOOD all-in-one converters like dvd flick, convertxtodvd or avstodvd to convert to dvd-video.

[dvdburning]

The source is .AVI files. I ripped them from a friends DVD set a long time ago and I have watched them on and off from my PC ever since. Now I would like to burn them to a DVD(or 3 DVDs maybe it will take). Anyways they keep coming out like this below:

http://img196.imageshack.us/i/1000047v.jpg/

The image above is my attempt to make a copy of DVD for the movie Gangs of New York.

I am using Nero for my projects and used Nero Vision for the .AVI files. They all come out with that BLACK BAR OF DEATH!

[redwudz]

I ripped them from a friends DVD

Then you don't own the DVD. Please read our rules before posting.

And buy the DVD.

Moderator redwudz