Problems reading DVD-R on SONY NVP-NS 900 (SONY DRU-500A)

[ebi@]

I have troubles reading my DVD-R on my standanlone DVD player after burning them with the SONY DRU-500A. All discs play fine on my computer but will not playback on the standalone player. In some cases they work, maybe 1 out of 10.
I use That's Write DVD-R and a SONY DVP-NS900 player. Anybody has the same expericience with the Sony drive or is it just the media?

[ShibaInu]

It could be the media you are using... I have the Sony DRU500A and all my burned DVDs play perfectly on my Sony DVP-NS715P standalone... Have you upgraded your firmware to 1.0f? I had some compatability issues with certain DVD media before I upgraded. Also, what are you using to burn with? Many people have reported problems when burning with Nero.

I've used the following media with success... Maxell +/-R, Ritek -R, Optodisk -R/-RW, Sony +RW... you may want to consider going to Supermediastore.com and purchasing their DVD test pack to see which media works for you.. that's what I did. Its around $20 and you get 12 discs from various manufacturers....

Hope this helps...

[ebi@]

My DRU500a has firmware 1.0f and I have tried burning with:
Veritas RecordNow
Veritas RecordNow DX
Veritas RecordNow MAX
Nero 5.5.9.17 / 5.5.10.0
DVD Decrypter 3.1.4.0
WinOnCD 6 Power Edition

I got the same result from all the programs. Burning DVD+R/RW seems to work all the time.

Ordering the test pack from Supermediastore.com is not going to work, they don't deliver outside the US

[aubrey_q]

Or try burning a +R.