dvd wont play on stand alone

[big otis]

I could use an answer to a problem i came across burning a dvd. I used shrink to auther it then copyatonce to burn it, seemed to go fine, it playes on my pc's dvd player but not on my home dvd player. its a dvd-r disk and ive got other movies to play on it befor usine nero but i kind of lost the program so thats why i tried this one along with shrink. i am new so im open to all opinions and critisisms, (to my spelling as well). thanks

[MikeNiccy]

Question when you burned the dvd, did you put the files in the proper folders or did you just put the files on the dvd? Also you might want to check out www.dvdrhelp.com. Awsome site lots of guides. You can find out everything you could ever want to know about making DVD VCD SVCD.

[CompuGeek]

I recommend to "find" nero since it worked before you lost it somehow.

Is your dvd player not reading the disc at all?
Are you using the same brand DVD-R as before when it worked?

:sw

[shawners]

is the dvd protected and have DECSS??

[ferrarimodena360]

if your using verbatim dvdr - made in taiwan - then they wont play
many threads on this in www.vcdhelp.com

[big otis]

im using sony brand dvd, im not clear on DECSS, i did use the guide on dvdrhelp.com, there was a step by step guide on how to do this. Fact is, im not going to lose sleep over it, im just here to learn.

[big otis]

i just tried it again with copytodvd, it worked on one movie but i had the same problem with the same original one, what can anyone tell me about the copywrite protect, my stand alone dvd keeps saying " can't play this disc" but again it will play in the pc dvd program?

[Krypt0]

sounds like your dvd is in PAL format. It needs to be in NTSC format to play in most American standalone players.

--or--

your standalone might only play DVD+R, and NOT DVD-R (yes, there is a difference)

[hawkburn]

How old is the DVD player, if it was before about 2 years ago, that could be the problem...

[big otis]

my player does play dvd-r, but it a bit over 2 years old, if it is a problem with a pal vs ntsc format then is there a setting i missed in using shrink...