Can anyone suggest what is going wrong here? Basically, ImgBurn using
an HP DVD Writer produces DVD's which can't be read on a Toshiba DVD-ROM;
while the same ImgBurn on an NEC DVD writer produces DVDs which can. In both
cases, the DVDs can be read on a stand-alone dvd player.
Here are the details:
ImgBurn: 1.2.0.0
In all cases I'm writing an ISO file to a DVD+RW disk; the disks
are always the same brand.
1. On an HP DVD Writer 740b : the resulting dvd can be played on
the host computer (Presario SR 1750 NX), and on a stand-alone DVD player.
It is not recognized by the Toshiba DVD-ROM DS-R2412 reader. There's
a dialog suggesting that the disk may not be formatted. (The Toshiba
can write CDs but only read DVDs). This happens consistently, with
various ISO files.
2. On an NEC DVD+RW ND 1100A: the resulting DVD can be played on the
host computer (Dell), on the Presario, the Toshiba and on a stand-alone
DVD player.
Is there some magic setting that happens to be set on the NEC, but not on the HP?
Looking at the disks, one difference is in the BookType: on the NEC-produced
DVD (the one which CAN be read on the Toshiba), one sees:
Physical Format Information: BookType: DVD+RW
Physical Format Informatio (Last Recorded): BookType: DVD+RW
while on disks made by the HP (which can't be read on the Toshiba) we have
Physical Format Information: BookType: DVD+RW
Physical Format Informatio (Last Recorded): BookType: DVD-ROM
This suggests that the HP is somehow getting it wrong, but I don't understand
what's going on. Can anyone suggest something? Is it possible to
change the BookType on the HP, and if so how? ImgBurn does have a
Change BookType tab, but the HP doesn't show up there, and to me
at least the whole dialog is very obscure.