The subject matter says it all. I use Dvd shrink and have changed the settings to burn a dvd slower, to also have the data further away from the edge of the dvd but there is still pixelation after a time. It starts slowly and then the dvd freezes altogether. I have a Panasonic SC-PT750 surround system which, because of few inputs, I cannot hook up a stand-alone dvd player that will play dvd-r's. I could hook up a stand-alone player to just my large screen Vizio tv but really really would like to listen via the surround speakers. The dvd player in the unit plays prerecorded dvds beautifully, so why not burnt ones? Is my only recourse to have my computer hooked up to the surround system (and hence the tv)? Any ideas? Thank you.
The symptoms suggest poor media.
The consensus is that Verbatim or Taiyo-Yuden are the brands that give consistently good results.
If you are burning DL disks, then ImgBurn and Verbatim DVD+R DL are suggested.
I've always used dvd+R blanks from Staples and they always worked fine without any pixelating on the same player. Only lately has there been an issue. I thought perhaps it might be the computer's dvd burner. I did buy a Memorex dvd disc cleaner that someone on another forum said cleared up his problem, but it didn't help. Another person suggested the Taiyo Yuden discs also (but only the ones that are from Japan, not Taiwan); I will give them a shot. Thank you.
I just to use Maxel DVD+R,they work ok till 3 years ago...... then I swich to Memorex DVD+R and it did a good job till 2 months ago........today I'm using JVC DVD+R till they give me a problem I will swich again.....(Sony, no good)
The symptoms suggest four things: 1) the PanasonicDVD player is having problems; 2) the new media you are recording have a problem; 3) the older DVD+R discs are deteriorating (this isn't clear in your two posts--do the old ones work as before, or are all DVD+R discs having a problem?); or 4) something has changed in the recording process such as a problem with the recording drive Staples has switched suppliers.
If both the older DVD+R discs and the newer recordings have problems, my first suspicion is the Panasonic. You can test the older discs and the newer recordings with software on your computer using the recording drive as a playback unit. If you get low error rates on the computer, then it would appear that the Panasonic is at fault.
If your Panasonic still plays the older DVD+R discs but not the newer recordings, then #2 or #4 ought to be investigated. (This ought to be confirmed on your computer as additional evidence.) If a different DVD player can play all the discs without pixelation, the Panasonic is once again suspect.
Discs that are stored and handled properly seldom deteriorate quickly unless the manufacturing quality is terrible (common among no-name brands that buy up B-grade product) or the initial recording quality was so poor that normal deterioration over time pushes the discs over the threshold of acceptability. If the problem is the Panasonic DVD player, switching brands may not help at all. You first need to determine whether the discs are the cause of pixelation or the "victims" of pixelation.
