I bought a dvd burner external, hp 1040. I use my roommate's dvd burning program which is just dvd shrink 3.2. The dvd decrypts fine and encodes fine but then when it burns it burns a couple % and stops and says error. Then if I do it again it works fine. So this wouldn't be a problem except my dvd's are not rewritable and therefore ruined. So it is costing me two dvd's for every one i burn. This has happened on the last 4out of 5 dvd's ive tried to burn. Any thoughts?
2007-10-25 13:07:22 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
Ok Some tips :
Your using dvd shrink 3.2 are you reauthoring the dvd or making a EXACT copy of the dvd? If your reauthoring STOP! Just try making an EXACT copy.
Second Tip: Are you using nero to burn your dvd ? If your not using nero download a copy and use that.
Third tip: Are you sure your dvd's are not used already ?
2007-10-25 13:21:26 · answer #1 · answered by yeah , yeah whatever 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Change name disk themselves. I thought about going cheaper to burn DVDs so I picked up a 50pk DVDr (Office Depot branded) and th 1st 10 I tried I had 7 coasters. Then switched back to memorex and never had one fail yet. Mine is a pioneer DVD RW+/- DL and I have never had a problem with it. I have 4 of them in the same set up. I have to replace them about every 4-5months but I also burn anywhere from 1100-1300cds per year and 600-750DVDs per yr so they really get a workout on my machine. I would try changing disk to make sure its not programming or the DVD drive itself..My Drive lettering goes up to M with no card readers. Thats 7hdds reading 3.26TB of space with 7*500gb hdds and 4 DVD burners I use the system as a copy machine.... Thanks
2007-10-25 20:22:11 · answer #2 · answered by computer_surplus2005 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
use handbrake - an awesome program - FREE DOWNLOAD
available for all 3 major operating systems (windows, mac and linux) - rips dvds and enables you to export downloaded file in many different formats including ipod - because handbrake by-passes dvd copy-protection movie studios want to shut them down so they change web page often - to find it just google it
2007-10-25 20:18:28 · answer #3 · answered by mburx 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It might be the learning curve, but I have had similar problems with burners that were starting to fail.
2007-10-25 20:12:47 · answer #4 · answered by Randy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
DVD burner is near-failure.
2007-10-25 20:14:12 · answer #5 · answered by Andy T 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
get a few RW's for the first burn. that way you're not wasting good discs.
2007-10-25 20:10:33 · answer #6 · answered by Don't Panic! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋