Why won't my copied DVD play on my home DVD player?
I'll try and be as concise as possible, but I want you to know that I've tried a few things and asked a bunch of people and still no definitive solution.
I copied an uncopywritten DVD on my iMac G5 using disc utility and the method described in an Apple article. I used a nextech 8x 4.6GB DVD-R. It plays fine on the DVD player in my computer, but not on my JVC
HR-XVC2OU(R) home DVD player, which does play the original DVD. I took the copy DVD to a store, and it played on a Pioneer DVD player. I made a copy on a Maxell DVD-R, but had the same result. The most reliable sounding information I got seems to be from the JVC people who said it's a format problem and that the recorder has to have ISO9660. The recorder in my computer seems to be Pioneer DVD-RW DVD-K04F. Apple Cares says they have no information about the format of this unit. So I'm kind of stuck. I've seen references to Toast on this discussion board (that means you, Joe), but I'm leery of opening another software Pandora's box. I'm not computer technically experienced and often as not I end up with software that doesn't do what I want it to for whatever reason. Probably my own ineptitude or inexperience. If there's not an easy solution, I'll settle for a definitive one. If you've reached this point, thank you. I'm at the end of my rope.
I copied an uncopywritten DVD on my iMac G5 using disc utility and the method described in an Apple article. I used a nextech 8x 4.6GB DVD-R. It plays fine on the DVD player in my computer, but not on my JVC
HR-XVC2OU(R) home DVD player, which does play the original DVD. I took the copy DVD to a store, and it played on a Pioneer DVD player. I made a copy on a Maxell DVD-R, but had the same result. The most reliable sounding information I got seems to be from the JVC people who said it's a format problem and that the recorder has to have ISO9660. The recorder in my computer seems to be Pioneer DVD-RW DVD-K04F. Apple Cares says they have no information about the format of this unit. So I'm kind of stuck. I've seen references to Toast on this discussion board (that means you, Joe), but I'm leery of opening another software Pandora's box. I'm not computer technically experienced and often as not I end up with software that doesn't do what I want it to for whatever reason. Probably my own ineptitude or inexperience. If there's not an easy solution, I'll settle for a definitive one. If you've reached this point, thank you. I'm at the end of my rope.
iMac G5, Mac OS X (10.3.9)
