DivX playback problems on Philips DVP 3040 (since installing WinXP SP2)

[mikester2]

Hi!

Maybe the background story is a little longer, but it'll make my problem clearer I think.

The old situation:

I've had a Philips DVP 3040 for over a year and I've besides regular dvd's used it to watch divx/xvid's. I always used InCD to drag 'n drop the avi files onto a rewritable DVD+RW and had no problems. The DVP 3040 played probably 90% of all the files and after I watched 'em I could easily format the DVDRW and put some new files on there. Worked perfectly.

The problem:

This week I installed Windows XP SP2 and installed all the updates through windows update. Everything was fine, but then I tried to do the above again. But now my dvd player starts to play the file however within a minute (some files 15 secs, some 30) the file stops. I thought maybe the 'new software' doesn't work well with my dvd player, so I've tried InCD versions from new to old (Nero 8, Nero 7 down to InCD v4.3.0.5), but they ALL give the same problem now. The files burn without a problem, they start playing, but they stop within the minute. I've also tried different UDF's. I used to burn with UDF 1.50, now it's automatic 2.01, but even when I set it back to 1.50, that does NOT solve the problem. Also, this problem does not come from the file or the dvd player, because I've tried a file that I burned 1 1/2 week ago in my 'old system' and now it has this problem, while after burning it 1 1/2 week ago it worked perfectly.

Long story, but hope this clarifies the problem. I've searched all over the internet, but didn't see anything about this.

My question:

- Does anyone know what causes the problem and how to solve it?

- If not, do you have a suggestion for a new program / fast workmethod to do the above?
(= burn avi's to rewritable dvd that play correctly on a Philip DVP 3040 and can then be erased again)

Appreciate any help cause right now my dvd player is useless!

[Baldrick]

Are you using same dvd+rw media as before? Maybe try a new dvd+rw or another brand or something...

[mikester2]

Yes, I have a bunch of DVD+ RW's I've been using for all this time, so it's exactly the same one. To be sure it's not due to one of them being corrupted or something, I've tried it with another one. The same result.

[jman98]

Why on earth are you burning with InCD? This makes no sense. Why aren't you just using Nero Burning ROM or Nero Express? InCD is for backups. It's not intended for burning data discs, even though you may have made it do so. You should be aware that InCD does not "play nice" with various other programs and some people recommend never installing it for that reason.

Have you considered the possibility that your DVD player may just be going bad? Today's players aren't designed to last very long. They use cheap components to keep costs down and they don't have cooling fans. If your player is not in a very well ventilated space, it may just be going bad from heat buildup.

It is possible to burn data discs with ImgBurn, which is free. You can do some research and find guides on how to do this, but if the problem is your DVD player, this won't help. If feel pretty sure that whatever your problem is, it's not XP SP2. I've run that for years and had no problems.

[Krispy Kritter]

Use plain old Nero Burning Rom and burn the disc as data. You could also use the built in XP burning software (Roxio based), ImgBurn as noted above or any other burning program.

The issue isn't specifically XP SP2 related, but a glitch/bug/error most likely caused by InCD when running on XP SP2.

[mikester2]

The reason I used InCD is because I like the drag 'n drop capabilities (just like my photo camera, external HD, mp3 player etc.). It's very fast and very easy and I got used to it, because it did what I wanted, so why fix something if it's not broke. Well, obviously now it's broke, so I'm switching to regular Nero. I've used that to erase and then burn to a RW, the problem didn't occur using this method (so the files played all right on my dvd player at first glance). Even though it's less flexible and takes some more time, at least I can burn and view divx/xvid on my dvd player again.

I guess WinXP SP2 and InCD do NOT mix well, but from what I've read on this forum, there are not many InCD fans here to begin with...

[Krispy Kritter]

The main purpose of InCD is to be able to use a RW disc like a floppy. Add a file here, a couple more later, go back and delete one, etc, etc. Using InCD (or any other packet writing software) also incurs a loss of disc space. In other words, you don't get to use the full size of the disc for data, a chunk is set aside for FAT, and from what I recall it was a pretty big chunk.

As for drag and drop, in the main Nero Burning Rom window, you can browse in the right pane then drag and drop the files in the left or you can drag and drop the files from another location (desktop, file manager, my computer, etc) into the left pane.

I've never used packet writing much just from bad experiences. Quite often (in the past anyway), there were incompatibility issues between different brands of software and even different versions of the same software. So between that and the loss of disc space, I stopped using it. I still use RW discs, but I just burn them like I would a regular disc. Just insert the disc and burn. If it has data already on it, Nero will pop up a warning, you click OK, and it will erase the disc and then burn.

[RabidDog]

I stopped using incd for the same reason as krusty Klutter. The loss of space was on the order of 30-40%. Also remember on burning a Data dvd to tick that tiny little box that says "multisession", that allows you to add files later, giving you most of the same functionality as INVD without the inherent problems.