Just copied my first DVD...need HELP:(

12th Jul 2004 20:11 #1

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OK...here we go...

I just bought my first ever DVD Burner today. It is a BenQ DW822A Dual Layer burner. It's specs are 8x burn and 12x read for DVD's. It also has an 8mb buffer.

My computer is a few years old and isn't as fast as most of todays...it's a 733mhz with 512mb RAM and 20GB hd.

I installed the Burner and made sure I downloaded and installed the latest Firmware update.

Then I used DVD Decrypter to rip the ISO file. I noticed right away that my read speeds were no where near 12x and more like 3x.
I also used DVD Decrypter to burn the ISO Image to a blank DVD-R.

Everything, besides the slow speeds, went apparently fine. I did notice that it was only burning at like 1.5-2.5x though. Also, what made me worried was that my Buffer while reading was almost maxed out the entire time!? But DVD Decrypter said there were NO errors at all.

I went to play the DVD-R in my Apex DVD Player and it played, but the problem was that it would play like 10 seconds, and then freeze for like 3 seconds and then play for 10, and freeze for 3 etc...etc...it just kept doing this until I stopped playing it!?

I don't know if the word to describe it is "choppy" or whatever...but even the time on the DVD players display would stop completely for 3 or so seconds...

Am I doing anything wrong?? Could computer speed have any bearing on this??

THANKS GUYS!

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12th Jul 2004 20:48 #2

ZippyP.

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Does it play on your computer?

"Art is making something out of nothing and selling it." - Frank Zappa

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12th Jul 2004 20:54 #3

illgamma

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whats the media brand? is the media rated to burn as fast as u want it?

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12th Jul 2004 21:16 #4

gmrulz4u

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Here's an update...

I just tried to play it in my portable DVD player which is a Sungale...and it played fine!!?? No "choppiness" at all...just perfect!

So great! My Apex DVD player is having trouble reading it!!

What now?