i undersandf this. i use tdk and verbs when burning. the burn is excellent qualiy bt on playback in dvd player the dvd stops and returns to the start. ex. dvd plays then at one point,it differs, will revert back as when the dvd is iniatly inserted and starts all over. after this the dvd plays fine. is this still a media problem or something else. Drive E:
Description CD-ROM Drive
Media Loaded No
Media Type UNKNOWN
Name HL-DT-ST DVDRRW GSA-H20L ATA Device
Manufacturer (Standard CD-ROM drives)
Status OK
Transfer Rate -1.00 kbytes/sec
SCSI Target ID 0
PNP Device ID IDE\CDROMHL-DT-ST_DVDRRW_GSA-H20L________________S853____\5&1800DCAB&0&0.0.0
Driver c:\windows\system32\drivers\cdrom.sys (6.0.6001.18000, 65.50 KB (67,072 bytes), 5/6/2008 10:11 PM)
Drive F:
Description CD-ROM Drive
Media Loaded No
Media Type UNKNOWN
Name HL-DT-ST DVD-RAM GSA-H55N ATA Device
Manufacturer (Standard CD-ROM drives)
Status OK
Transfer Rate -1.00 kbytes/sec
SCSI Target ID 1
PNP Device ID IDE\CDROMHL-DT-ST_DVD-RAM_GSA-H55N_______________1.05____\5&1800DCAB&0&0.1.0
Driver c:\windows\system32\drivers\cdrom.sys (6.0.6001.18000, 65.50 KB (67,072 bytes), 5/6/2008 10:11 PM)
hopes this might help. noobie. if wrong forum pls advise.