Burning software : Can it cause/cure DVD playback problems ?

[steptoe]

I've used Nero for many years burning CDs, then DVDs when it added support, but now no longer touch Nero for DVD-Video burning ...... why ??

I'm using Nero 6.3.1.20, and until recently was happy with the DVD-Video, few glitches, slight pauses, burnt on Ritek G04, so accepted it, until I bought a Yamada DVX6600 player, then it all went wrong

Loads of DVD's recently burnt would not play at all, the player refused to recognise them, so thinking it was the player took it back swapped for another Yamada, same problem, took that back, swapped for a Tangent D400, again same problem .... hmmmmmm

Tried the burnt DVD in my computer, that refused to accept it, moaning about illegal TOC or no TOC. Tried DVD Decrypter, 321 DVD X Rescue, nothing, they all couldn't see the DVD and refused to accept it no matter what I tried, tried my DVD burner (Pioneer 105, latest offical firmware), tried my DVD-Rom (Asus DVD E616P, rebadged Pioneer DVD-121), so tried some older DVD's burnt with previous version of Nero, they worked fine

Strange thing is, all the DVD's were checked on my Acoustic Solutions player and I've watched most of them and they played happily that whats puzzling me about it


Decided to try out another method, plus also so I could write a guide on the new features in DVD Shrink 3.2, using DVD Decrypter to rip, DVD Shrink to transcode, DVD Decrypter to burn using an image


I used exactly the smame media, same speed on a test DVD, then tried another Ritek G04 media (I use Ritek G04 white top ink jet printable and orange top that says Grade A Media Ritek G04, both bought from SVP.co.uk, used plenty of them with no problems)


Burn using Nero, plays on the Acoustic Solutions, computer can't see the DVD after burning it perfectly, Tangent refuses to play it, one did play but skipped so badly it was useless

Burn using my new method, and DVD Decrypter with an image. All players played it perfectly, computer can see it perfectly, the Tangent D400 played the previously unplayable copy perfectly. All I did was change from using Nero to DVD Decrypter as the burning software



Now, does this prove that Nero is still seriously buggy or burns in a non-standard way, or does using an image file and burning the image make that much of a difference

Either way, I ain't using Nero again for burning DVD-Videos


Maybe somebody can expand on what the hell is going on, has Nero introduced more 'features' again in regards to burning DVD-Video, as they've stopped or hidden the history updates for each version, so can't see what has been changed




I have read about the Asus/Pioneer DVD-121 having problems reading DVD's burnt as DVD-Video, and I'm considering changing that to a Lite-On or LG DVD-Rom, and also seriously considering buying the latest NEC-2510 or 3500 burner as I've had minor annoyances with the Pioneer and the orange Ritek G04 media refusing to burn at x4, when it checks out as x4, but burns happily at x2, any thoughts on the NEC burners as well

[pyscrow]

Been using Nero 6 since I got my pioneer DVD burner, done hundreds, never missed a beat.