dvd writer problems?

anyone anygood with pc's and dvd writers? ive got a liteon dvd+/- writer and no matter how many dvd's i burn they dont play on 95% of dvd players! ive try'd clone dvd, roxio 7,nero 7, decrypter, but nothing seems to work! last weekend i formated my pc incase there was a problem with the system but still no good!
it writes cd ok, and the dvds i burn play on my pc? all the software i use is telling me that the disks have been burnt ok? any ideas? my next plan of action is to bin my writer and buy another! it just pi$$es me off cuz its obviously burning something because they play on the pc and on my £19.99 cheapo alba player.

I've found that some DVD players just don't cope well with DVD-Rs.

Try burning the discs at a slightly lower speed e.g. at 8x instead of 16x, this worked for me.

HTH

Have you thought it could be the CD's/DVD's you're buying??

Are they from the same batch?

Are they all the same brand?

Maybe try buying some different/better branded discs

Not calling you a cheap skate.. just a suggestion!

i always write at 1x maybe 2x and ive try'd all types of disks + and - ?
yea i'm stumped too ive just done another and it too plays in my ****ty alba player but it wont play in my £200 dvd recorder! aaaahhhhh

Some writers just aren't that compatible with some players.

Look on http://www.videohelp.com/ to find a good one.

Originally Posted by kwak zzr

i always write at 1x maybe 2x and ive try'd all types of disks + and - ?
yea i'm stumped too ive just done another and it too plays in my sh*tty alba player but it wont play in my £200 dvd recorder! aaaahhhhh

errrr, dunno then. Although, in my (limited) experience, the more expensive DVD players are more fussy about what dics they'll play. Case in point - my dvd player cost £40, will play dvds, dvd-r's, divx, vcds and is multi-region too I think. Mum & Dad's £150 Sony dvd player is fussy as hell, won't play dvd-r's unless they're only written at 2x.

friends and family have all try'd them in there players and they arnt compatible in any of them, other people i know with the same writer dont have this trouble.

ive evan been to the liteon site and updated the firmware.

Originally Posted by kwak zzr

friends and family have all try'd them in there players and they arnt compatible in any of them, other people i know with the same writer dont have this trouble.

have you got the latest firmware for the drive? your mates with the same writer might have a later firmware release. check the manufacturer's website...

EDIT, must have posted at the same time as your post.

yes firmware is up to date.

looks like a new burner, didnt want to spend £40 on another.

any ideas on a good writer pioneer 109 maybe