DVD playback problem

[Squid_uk]

i have some .vob files from that i downloaded, when i play the files on my pc there are no problems, however when i burn them to disk using Copy to dvd (i use the same method everytime and have not had problems) i come to play the disk in my dvd player and the disk starts but then stop almost sright after, however if i put the disk in my pc dvd drive it plays with no problems.

can someone tell me what could be the problem and how i could fix it so the dvd can be played in a dvd player?

[KAaPPa]

bad media? just guessing

[Squid_uk]

well no cause it play fine on the pc

[KAaPPa]

in the pc? in a DVD-/+Rw drive?

[Squid_uk]

it plays on the pc before i burn it to disk and it plays after in the dvd-rom drive but it won;t play on my dvd player for my tv

[garryheather]

Drives manufactured for PC's are often much more tolerant than standalone DVD players, and most software players can handle raw VOB files where-as standalones can't as a rule. Just because you can play it on a computer doesn't mean it's compatible with your other hardware. It probably is the media*, or your authoring of course.

* This is why I always wince when people ask what media to use with a specific recorder - that's all well and good so long as that's the only hardware you're ever going to use to read the data off of again...

[Squid_uk]

is there anything i can do to get this working properly?

[garryheather]

That depends...

Buy better / different media. Look at the lists on the left to find out what media your player will tolerate. If necessary, buy small packs or samples until you find some that works.

Tell us how you authored them - if you downloaded VOB files and that's it, we need to know how you got the IFO and BUP files and got them on to the disc.

If you downloaded something you can / should have bought, then DVD recording might not be for you and a trip to the shops might be a better solution. If it's legit, ask whoever it was who sourced the files for help in case he / she has done something wierd.

Tell us a bit more about how you're trying to achieve this and we might be able to assist a bit more, but I'd say you need to look at the guides and lists to the left and experiment a bit. There are a number of ways you could improve the situation, but finding out which one without the details is difficult.

[Squid_uk]

1) my dvd player is a Pioneer DV-350, the media i am using are blank Rietek 4x DVD-R 4.7gb

2) I downloaded the vob files and thats it, i have not done any authoring, the bup/ifo files came with the download and i put them onto disk using copytodvd.

[garryheather]

And... ? Do your homework...

https://www.videohelp.com/dvdplayers.php?DVDnameid=1223&Search=Search&

This suggests the media you're using is OK with that player (although reports as to its reliabilty with recordables are mixed), which says to me either the burn is in some way faulty (ie hacked firmware burning at faster than the rated speed of the disc or inappropriate write strategy) or, more likely, your download was authored by a newbie on the quick and it's not compliant or just plain wrong. Oh the joys of downloading stuff.

[Squid_uk]

ok but the files i downloaded have not been authored by any one it is a full dvd with extras etc

[garryheather]

Someone had to author it to get the files you've got. That's how the content gets put together prior to going on a disc, and it's big business for legitimate companies and can be a nightmare for the home user. You can't just whack stuff on a disc and hope it plays.