2 questions/problems

theswarm666x · Post by **theswarm666x** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 2:20 am

stupid me. i thought i had that info on my question... i guess while asking this question on other sites i forgot to add that info here...

yes, it works on my dvd players. ps2, and 3 other dvd players.

theswarm666x · Post by **theswarm666x** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 2:22 am

By the way, if you just planning on watching it on the computer there are programs that will let you do this. An example of this is: Nero, PowerDVD etc. You dont need programs like Virtual Dub, AviSynth, DV2AVI etc (unless you want to do some editing,converting,de-interlacing and all that) for just watching DVD's

i was just refering to the simplistic task of just veiwing the dvd on my computer is unavailible

theswarm666x · Post by **theswarm666x** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 2:25 am

2nd: What are the specs for your computer? What are the specs (brand Name, Model Number etc) for your DVD Burner/drive. is it a Laptop or Desktop?

My Computer is:

Geforce 7600GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card

AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego 2000MHz HT Processor

1GB (2 x 512MB) memory

2 250GB Hard Drives

LITE-ON 16X DVD±R DVD Burner W/LightScribe and 5X DVD-RAM Write

(2.21 GH/z - 1.0 gig Ram) and i am running Windows xp home

ffxdean · Post by **ffxdean** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 2:27 am

theswarm666x wrote:stupid me. i thought i had that info on my question... i guess while asking this question on other sites i forgot to add that info here...

yes, it works on my dvd players. ps2, and 3 other dvd players.

Ok, its not your discs which are the problem its your DVD drive/burner. I would suggest getting a newer one particulary if its 4 yrs + old. SONY DRU-820A is a good brand to consider so as LG. Some DVD's which i experienced wouldnt even load in the PC's DVD drive (it just kept spinning and making this wierd noise) but only on my DVD Player, i didnt know the exact reason although i tried it on my Toshiba Laptop and it works 100% except that you have to push the laser all the way at the end of the spinning wheel.

Good Luck

ffxdean · Post by **ffxdean** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 2:30 am

theswarm666x wrote:
2nd: What are the specs for your computer? What are the specs (brand Name, Model Number etc) for your DVD Burner/drive. is it a Laptop or Desktop?
My Computer is:

Geforce 7600GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card

AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego 2000MHz HT Processor

1GB (2 x 512MB) memory

2 250GB Hard Drives

LITE-ON 16X DVD±R DVD Burner W/LightScribe and 5X DVD-RAM Write

(2.21 GH/z - 1.0 gig Ram) and i am running Windows xp home

Excellent specs although i wouldnt go with that Lite-On DVD burner as i hear everyones having problems with that burner. LG (2 Yr Warranty) or SONY (1Yr Warranty) are both good choices to pick.

theswarm666x · Post by **theswarm666x** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 2:35 am

one day i am going to remeber to bring the disk with me and try it on my parents computer or my girlfriends laptop... but i bike everywhere and i assume 1houe- 1.5 hours in a backpack in florida heat may cause peoblems. (1 hour to my girlfriends collage then another 30 min to my parents house)

theswarm666x · Post by **theswarm666x** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 2:40 am

does

LITE-ON Black 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model LH-16D1P-187 - Retail

sound good?

2 mb cache

ffxdean · Post by **ffxdean** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 2:51 am

I would advise you to stay away from that brand as there are a few compatibility issues regarding mostly in each model they manufacture. No matter what model they advertise to be really good, each of there burners has a fault here and there, and to my experience there customer service isnt that great. The only reason i would suggest the brands SONY and LG is becuase they are the 2 burners which i never had problems with and also there rating, customer service, price and quality are excellent. But thats my opinion, its up to you. But i definetly would recommended upgrading or adding a new burner/drive.