burning video to dvd = poor quality and skips every other second

[dalearyous]

ok i rebuilt my computer with the specs in my profile. but i kept my plextor dvd burner and put it in the new machine. in my old machine everything worked fine. i could burn video to dvd out of pinnacle or dvd shrink or whatever and it worked fine. now with my new build after i burn the dvd and put it in dvd player i get serious pixelation and it skips a ton. so much you can't even tell whats going on. why?

i haven't changed anything. im burning at 8x (dvd burner supports 16x) just like i used to with same dvds doing same process. any idea why?

 

[Wheezer]

are you using the same media?

it could be software related also.

which drive are you shrinking to?

are there other softare programs running while you are shrinking or burning?

 

[dalearyous]

yes im using the same media. i am shrinking to my main drive then burning to dvd burner. no i don't do anything else while it is running.

ive also tried burning at 6x or 4x and still same result. its possible my burner has gone bad because i tried burning a cd today and it finished fine but could not be read by the computer. i don't see how it could have just gone dead moving it from one case to another. i was careful.

 

[dfuze]

My Samsung was like that. It was fine in one pc, then putting it in my current one,
decided to do the same thing w/ shrink. I tried firmware upgrades, but that did
nothing but waste more dvds. With my new NEC, I've backed up more than 50 of
our movies w/o a hitch. Maybe it was my switching to an Nforce4 mobo that my
samsung didn't like... now its been relegated to just dvd playing or cd burning.

 

[dalearyous]

there is no reason i should have to get a new one. plextor makes the best burners.

 

[CalvinHobbes]

Sounds like the drive is going bad. If you couldn't burn a CD properly, and DVD's are not working, you need to get a replacement.

 

[Muse]

Is the same DVD having the same problems when played in a stand alone DVD player? If not, it's your box.

 

[dalearyous]

yes it has same problem in every computer and ever stand alone dvd player

 

[dalearyous]

updated firmware and it fixed the problem...2 dvd burns in a row worked so far