DVD writer fails

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Having DVD writer HL-DT-STDVDRRW GWA-4166B in a HP Ixtreme 7036 pc when
burning a DVD with video (VOB, IFO) the burned video always fails in the
beginning of the medium as the played video always fails within the 5 first
minutes.

I tried different brands of writetable DVD's (DVD+R) but the problem keeps
coming. Reading a DVD not burned op my pc, there's no problem.

Can I get some help ?

Thanks!
 
Having DVD writer  HL-DT-STDVDRRW GWA-4166B  in a HP Ixtreme 7036 pc when
burning a DVD with video (VOB, IFO) the burned video always fails in the
beginning of the medium as the played video always fails within the 5 first
minutes.

I tried different brands of writetable DVD's (DVD+R) but the problem keeps
coming. Reading a DVD not burned op my pc, there's no problem.

Can I get some help ?

Thanks!
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What DVD writing software are you using? XP native tools only can do
CDs.
 
suske said:
Having DVD writer HL-DT-STDVDRRW GWA-4166B in a HP Ixtreme 7036 pc when
burning a DVD with video (VOB, IFO) the burned video always fails in the
beginning of the medium as the played video always fails within the 5
first
minutes.
I tried different brands of writetable DVD's (DVD+R) but the problem keeps
coming. Reading a DVD not burned op my pc, there's no problem.
Can I get some help ?
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How old is the drive? This is probably not the answer you want to hear but
these devices do have "best before dates". I seem to have to replace my
burner once every two years.

Try playing a DVD burned on your PC on another player and/or on some other
machine. If it won't play there either, you can be pretty sure that your
burner has gone belly-up.
 
suske said:
Having DVD writer HL-DT-STDVDRRW GWA-4166B in a HP Ixtreme 7036 pc when
burning a DVD with video (VOB, IFO) the burned video always fails in the
beginning of the medium as the played video always fails within the 5
first
minutes.

I tried different brands of writetable DVD's (DVD+R) but the problem keeps
coming. Reading a DVD not burned op my pc, there's no problem.

Can I get some help ?
Click to expand...

It sounds as though the laser has deteriorated to the point where it will no
longer burn reliable images. This is a common failure mode as the laser is
a limited life item (in my opinion: with far too short a life). 2 years
would seem to be the average life of a DVD writer with some as short as 6
months.
 
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