Vista burnt dvds fail standalone playback

[bornmild]

I'm trying to burn a VIDEO_TS directory to DVD on my HP G70-212EM, running Vista Home Premium SP1, using the in built DVD writer ( TSST corp CDDVDW TS-L633m ).

The burnt DVD can be played on the drive it was burnt. However, the created DVD cannot be played on my standalone DVD player ( Sony DVP-NS305 ).

I have tried a number of burning tools ( Imgburn, Nero etc ), different media ( incl. Verbatim ) at different burn speeds but all result in a standalone DVD read failure.

I have taken the exact same VIDEO_TS directory and burnt to DVD using my works HP Compaq 6710b, running Windows XP Professional, on the built in DVD writer ( HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-T40L ).

Using the same tool ( Imgburn ) and the same media ( Verbatim DVD -R 16x ), burnt at the same speed ( 8x ), produces a DVD that can be successfully played on the standalone DVD player.

I have repeated this test a number of times and every DVD produced on the HP G70-212EM fails to play on the Sony DVD player , whereas every DVD produced on the HP Compaq 6710b succeeds.

Have I got a faulty DVD writer on my new G70-212EM? Is it Vista issue? Firmware issue?

I have spent hours trawling the internet for a resolution, but to no avail.

Please help

[Dv8ted2]

It is not a Vista issue. It could be bad discs. It could be that the disc was not finalized.

[bornmild]

Don't tools such as Nero and ImgBurn automatically finalize the disk? Or do I need to perform an extra step in Vista? I have heard about 'Mastered' and 'Live File System' format - do I need to do something with these when using the mentioned tools?

Thanks in advance.

[Dv8ted2]

The live file system only comes into play if you use Vista's built in burning engine. The live file system makes the disc a glorified flash drive.

The is another possibility. You might have chosen a data dvd in which case it would only be viewable on the computer.