DVD "Extras" Not Working

[Samizdat]

To play my DVDs I use Sony Playstation 2 with discs burned in a Pacific Digital 8x Mach-8 (Lite-On LDW-811S) with firmware 0052.

 

My Sony discs burn beautifully, but I'm getting mixed results with Maxell discs.

 

My first Maxell burn gave me a working main film, working chapters, one working extra, and one unworking extra, but the second Maxell burn gave me working main film, working chapters, and no working extras.

 

I'm uninclined to upgrade firmware because of the warning ""Failed firmware updates may render your drive inoperable."

 

The great cornholio mentions fiddling around with the settings to get chapters and such to work right, but he doesn't go into specifics.

 

Any suggestions, other than returning my 100 blank Maxell discs and buying Sony instead?

Edited November 16, 2007 by Samizdat

[Samizdat]

P.S. -- I used ImgBurn to write to all discs from a VOB folder.

Edited November 16, 2007 by Samizdat

[spinningwheel]

Any suggestions, other than returning my 100 blank Maxell discs and buying Sony instead?

 

 

I have 2 suggestions.

 

Return the Maxells and do not buy the Sony discs either, the only thing we recommend here is Taiyo Yuden and Verbatim DataLifePlus.

 

Simply follow the directions and UPDATE your firmware. There shouldn't be a problem unless you have a power failure during the process or you fail to follow the really simple updating procedure.