New BENQ 1655 Making Coasters.

[Resolution]

Need a liitle guidance here folks. Not that gifted in this area, but have been using DVD decrypter to burn from an ISO for some time without issue. Since putting in the new Benq 1655 I have not been able to burn a dvd that'll play on any DVD player in the house,----UNKnown disc is displayed. Playback on the PC is possible. Opening the disc, I have no Video TS folder only a MPEG multimedia file.
Anyone have a clue ??
Tried changing the book type to DVD-rom with the BENQ, but makes no difference. Appreciate any help. Thanks.

[guns1inger]

Somehow you are burning a data DVD containing just a video file. You need to detail your process to use before we can determine where you might be going wrong.

Certainly, if you create an ISO from a DVD using decrypter, then burn it to a blank, you will get a video_ts folder and a video DVD. However, if you download an ISO file and burn it, you could get anything. ISO is a disk image, not necessarily DVD video - just an image of a disc.

So where do your ISO come from ?
Did you create it ?
If so, how ?

[budz]

What brand of dvd media are you using? Is your BENQ 1655 a RETAIL or OEM drive? There is a huge BENQ 1655 thread at the BENQ FORUM at Cdfreaks.com. I'd suggest you checkout that forum. As gunslinger mentioned how was the ISO image created? Was it downloaded? Need a bit more info.

[Resolution]

Created the ISO using a little program called "Folder2ISO" by TrustFm. been using it quite a while ,in conjunction with Decrypter.
Origin of ISO : DV to MPEG-2. converted the mpeg-2 file to ISO, burned with Decrypter. Been doing this for a while with the other HP oem writers Ok. New Benq not doing it though.
It's a retail model from Newegg. NOT using the NERO stuff.
Verbatim, Maxell and yuden (Japanese media, except verbatim)
Yes, it behaves just like a Data file.

[budz]

Have you tried using IMG TOOL to create the ISO image? After that try using IMG BURN to burn the ISO image. It's odd that the BENQ 1655 won't burn it correctly. Check out the BENQ FORUM at Cdfreaks.com. I'm sure the members there can help you out.

[Resolution]

Thanks, I'll give IMG TOOL a try and then look over at that other site.

[guns1inger]

OK, so let me clarify before you waste more time:

1. Convert DV file to Mpeg2 file
2. Use folder2ISO to create an ISO file
3. Burn ISO file to disc using DVD decrypter

OK. At what point in that process do you author your mpeg2 file into a DVD, to produce the video_ts folder that you can then turn into an ISO ?

Folder2ISO creates an ISO. That's what it does. It does not author a DVD or make your video file into something your player will play.

Have a look at Tmpgenc DVD Author as a starting point for filling in the rather vital gap in the process.

[Resolution]

Understood. Just finished in fact ,running a clip through DVD author PRo (trial version). Seems like even when an MPEG- 2 is authored correctly and burned using DVD author pro (no iso involved) It won't play on the Home DVD players.
Re-ran same excercise using an external HP drive (Philips) and that works the way it always has. Plays on everything in the house.
Well, thanks for the input, Decrypter not at fault.
The BENQ burns , but whatever it is , apart from the PC, nothing I have will play the result. Thanks again

[pchan]

BENQ burner tends to do better on +R media. Can try if you have not done so.

[GKar]

"Need a liitle guidance here folks. Not that gifted in this area, but have been using DVD decrypter to burn from an ISO for some time without issue. Since putting in the new Benq 1655 I have not been able to burn a dvd that'll play on any DVD player in the house"

Have you reinstalled what worked before to see if your previous setup still works? Might be something more than the expected dvd hardware or media problem.

[Resolution]

Yes, using +R, but switched to +RW for reasons of economy !
Uninstalled +Reinstalled all the programs involved, also the Drive itself, retrofitted the original IDE ribbon cable in case the new one was doing something unexpected. Done all the "obvious to me " checks.

[pchan]

Assuming you have done everything right on the ISO image, the next I can suggest is that you can update the firmware.

The latest for 1655 is 1/3/2006. You can get it here ....
http://support.benq.com/front/BenqMain.asp?MenuHead=128&ShowType=program&FileURL=servi...otId=undefined

[Resolution]

Firmware updated . no difference. Thanks for all the suggestions folks, I'm calling BENQ . If I was screwing up something, my other two drives, which all use the same software, would also show issues.
For whatever reason the BENQ is writing in some "strange language ??"
Thanks again.

[RottenFoxBreath]

get a refund,get a pioneer 110,or a new NEC.problem solved.

[TaoTeWingChun]

Had the same problem here, everything was fine with all of my brners (I have 5 working burners, don't ask!) and they've been chugging through DVD-R/+R's for months, no problems. I recently began a new project of transforming our precious memories on tape to DVD, and as I was playing around with transitions, narrations and such, I opted to burn these between-phase projects to DVD+RW media. Don't you know it, none of these would play on any of my set-tops, but played fine in the PC.

Nw, I understand your issue may require a DVD authoring stage, which I didn't see you mention, but I can vouch for the fact that 2 of my DVD players (both Apex models) refused to play +RW media. Found the fix was to adjust the tensioner springs under the tray so the lens could better focus on these media discs. Once that was done, I was able to watch all of my +RW media.

Here's wishing you success!

Cheers!

TTWC

[whitejremiah]

If your still intending on returning the drive, i'll throw out the suggestion of a lite-on DVDRW SOHW-1673S drive....ive had one for a while, ordered it from newegg some months back for just DIRT CHEAP and its served me well ever since....

[Resolution]

Just got off the phone with BENQ customer service/support. Very helpful and interestingly, I think, it was suggested that the Drive be replaced, before I had chance to give the full account of what has been happening. Faulty drive . Trouble is they have no stock , so now have to go back to NewEgg for exchange or whatever. Not their fault, they didn't make the damn thing. Made somewhere in China I guess.
Thanks again for all the assistance. Never thought I'd say it, but, thank god for the HP external and the cheap old OEM HP (Nec 1100), which still work fine.

[Resolution]

Any one got any suggestions on a good replacement ?
Not sure where to go from here after working myself up to frenzy pitch about having to have a BENQ. I should stop reading about stuff I guess.
I'll go look at the Lite on though.

[TaoTeWingChun]

I'm lovin' my NEC 3520A, which I keep in a dual USB 2.0/IEEE 1359 (FireWire) external enclosure.

It may be a few generations old nw (I know the NEC 3550A is out!), but I'd definitely buy another NEC drive. I've abused the hell out of this unit and she still keeps burning everything I've thrown her way.

Not too bad for a Newegg.com purchase, at $52.00 . . .

Cheers!

TTWC

[Resolution]

UPDATE : Not sure, but think I'm a dumb ass. No wise cracks please ,even though you may Know I'm a dumb ass.
Swapped the the drive over to my other PC. Problem followed. Switched Booktype to DVD+RW and burned a very nice DVD -video,which plays on all the players in the house. Put it back over to the main PC and duplicated the result.
The default DVD-ROM setting in "booktype" was causing all my issues.
Thanks again to all, for the input. You live and learn eh.