DVD+RW Playback on Kenwood DV-605

[Snakeman]

I picked up a TDK 440N +/- R/RW with hte Roxio 6 software. I also have a standalone Kenwood DV-605 player. I am able to burn DVD movies using several different brands of DVD+RW media, and play them on the TDK drive just fine.

However, when I attempt to play them on the Kenwood DV-605, the first chapter of any movie is skipped. This has the effect of not playing the intro movie and being unable to see the menu.

To add to the confusion, a friend burnt some video onto a DVD for me using a Pacific Digital (NEC) +R/+RW drive using the Roxio 6 software and it plays just fine on my Kenwood, including into, menus, etc.

Any ideas as to what to do next? I have upgraded my PC's hard drive, upgraded to Win XP, and am about to take the drive to exhange for another.

Thanks,
Jake

[DeleriumMDK]

try different media. Some players can read certain brands better than others, so pick up single discs of a few different brands and see what happens. It doesn't sound like its your drive as it plays ok on one player, but not the other...I use TDK DVD-R's, and I've heard their DVD+R's are just as good if not better, so try to pick up 1 or 2 of them and see what happens. Good luck with this, hope it all works out for you.

[Snakeman]

Thanks for the tip. I have tried TDK+RW, Fuji+RW and Memorex+RW (my friend had given me a Memorex +RW disc). Of those, they have all done the same thing.

Thanks,
Jake