can't play burned DVDs

[historyislife]

Hey all...

my iBook G4 has a combo drive, and it has no problem whatsoever reading burned or bought CDs, as well as bought DVDs, but it will not read burned DVDs. Every time I insert a burned DVD into the drive, it spits it back out after making a lot of noise. My friend, who has the exact same iBook (they're school-issued), has no issue playing burned DVDs, so I know it's not the DVD....

 

[e²Studios]

Hey all...

my iBook G4 has a combo drive, and it has no problem whatsoever reading burned or bought CDs, as well as bought DVDs, but it will not read burned DVDs. Every time I insert a burned DVD into the drive, it spits it back out after making a lot of noise. My friend, who has the exact same iBook (they're school-issued), has no issue playing burned DVDs, so I know it's not the DVD....

http://mpaa.org/anti-piracy/

Some people make a living off of this industry, Enough said..

Ed

 

[historyislife]

but it's not a piracy thing!! I'm not trying to play a pirated DVD, I'm trying to play a promotional DVD from a non-profit organization that I volunteer for...

 

[Eluon]

Isn't it amazing how quickly we jump to conclusions? I wish I could offer you some advice!

 

[historyislife]

Isn't it amazing how quickly we jump to conclusions? I wish I could offer you some advice!

Thanks anyway!

 

[adk]

I'm not meaning to insult your intelligence, but have you tried a restart? My PB wasn't reading DVDs and a quick restart fixed the problem.

 

[mad jew]

...Or a PRAM reset?

 

[Artful Dodger]

Make sure that you both have the same updates, also what type of disc is it? It may work for him but your drive might be picky so try a different brand.

 

[naturegirl]

I have sometimes had trouble playing certain dvd's. You could try downloading and using the program VLC.
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/
I quite like this player.

 

[Nermal]

I have sometimes had trouble playing certain dvd's. You could try downloading and using the program VLC.
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/
I quite like this player.

That won't help if it's not even reading the disc.

 

[umrdad]

you said it was an "issued" computer . . . . . . is it possible that bart simpson had it before you and changed a bunch of settings like regions?