I can't burn my VIDEO_TS files with Nero.........help

[philbox]

I have downloaded several music concert files as VIDEO_TS files.

First let me say these are legal files. Traded and sanctioned by the bands. There is no need to discuss that aspect.
I have also tried various brands of dvd-r

Here is my problem
I download the completed file (can take 2-4 days)

I open Nero Express 3 and add the files. In some cases I add chapters becuase the video is one long chapter.

I go to burn. I get messages that there are problems transcoding or that my burn may be unsuccesful and do I want to continue?

Yesterday I went thru all that and did have a sucessful burn.
But the one I am working today with is over 2 hours. Rather than reduce quality (like I did yesterday) I want to do it in doube layer format.
I have a brand new Sony DL drive and Verbatim DL discs.

I add the files and create chapters. As I continue I am asked to chose PAL (most of it was in PAL) or NTSC which is what I need it in since my U.S. player will not play PAL.
But in an attempt to try I chose PAL. As I continue it shows my SONY as the "write to device". When I click burn it tells me it will be unsucessful and I abort. I try again but this time in NTSC. It will start up but error's out after a minute or two. BUt as I go thru the menu's it changes my write to my sony device to copy to a file. I have to go manulally change it.

I keep trying with this and with other files I download. Differnt brand blanks and I generally get the same results. I get one success for every 20 failures.

What I want to know is:
Is there something better to burn with than Nero??
(they complain of Roxio drivers. I removed Roxio, used their clean tool and still have the problem)
Is the problem these VIDEO_TS files??
I am able to add them to Nero but should they converted to some other type of file??

I am very new to this and and frustrated beyond belief.

I am having the same problems on my home PC. So mych so that I went out and bought a new high end DELL PC last week with a brand new burner. Downloaded the latest Nero software version and tried a brand new file and had the sale result.

To me the common denomonator is Nero.
If there is something better I am willing to purchase it providing they have a customer service department.
It takes Nero a minimum of 5 days to respond to me.

I appreciate any help but bear in mind I am new to this and don't yet understand the technicalities of this

Thanks

Phil

[sacajaweeda]

Use Nero or some other app to create an ISO file of your title set and try letting DVD Decrypter burn it maybe? Just a guess. I'm not a DL user yet. Still poking around in the DVD-5 realm here.

[Leoslocks]

Here is my problem
I download the completed file (can take 2-4 days)

Perhaps the files are corrupt. How large are the files? 8 Gig?

Try DVDShrink on a large file and see it Nero can burn it then (single sided disk). Dual Layer burning is still too new. (Hard to diagnose)