what progs. works well,encoding and burning to dvd-r for standalone player? dvd, burning, convert, formats

andy

hi guys!
im trying to find the right combo so i can convert to dvd-r to play on my standalone player (panasonic dvd-R recorder amp; player)
i cant seem to make a dvd that will play. it says quot;disk incompatiblequot;
im using quot;memorex dvd-rquot; my standalone says it will play: DVD-A,DVD-V,Video-CD,Audio CD. ive tried using winavi,xilisoft video encoder. it will play on my other dvd player (XWave) but it plays all formats. im converting avi to dvd. the only other thing that i can think of that might be my problem is ,When i open the dvd i made in quot;dvd decrypter it shows region 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8. and in my panasonic manual it says: discs that cannot be played:
DVD-Video with a region number other than quot;1quot; or quot;Allquot;. can anyone help me?  thanks

hi and welcome to the forum,

your problem sounds pretty much like a disk compatibility issue to me. please take a look at and check the if your specific media is compatible with your standalone.

also for converting avi to dvd i would recommend you take a look at AVI2DVD - which is part of the DVD2SVCD package!

When i open the dvd i made in quot;dvd decrypter it shows region 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8. and in my panasonic manual it says: discs that cannot be played:
DVD-Video with a region number other than quot;1quot; or quot;Allquot;.

nope that is not a problem as quot;1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8quot; equals quot;Allquot;

hth
steVe

thanks ill check there again,im hoping i missed something there probably so. i dont know! cant remember due to being on this comp. for days and hours and posts after posts and forums after forums trying to get this to work theres so much info its hard to keep it all in tacked, itt tell you what if it wasnt for you guys who jump in and help the others out there that post help questions, i dont see how anyone could do any of this quot;Testingquot;  or personal home projects.  Hats off to all you!
see the big thing for me is ,im going to buy a home theater system w/surround ect. and theres products that really appeal to me but have to overlook them because the DVD Player that comes with it does not play vcd or svcd. so now im having to look at ones thats not to apealing just so i can play those formats. thats why im trying so fast and hard to learn how to get soe of those converted to 1 dvd-r                  Thanks for the help,much appreciated

I use the latest Nero, with DVD Video option from the New Cmopliation menu, only media I now use are Ritek G04 DVD-r (minus r)disks, found these to be compatible with most players (never had an unreadable disk). Most of the time it`s the media that`s the problem.

Thanks Much, Ill try different discs, I read that TDK seems to be doing well

I have the sample problem. I also own several different dvd standalone players. What i discovered is certain brand of blank dvd + or - will play well and others will not.  I do not normally recommend any product over another, and I have not tsted all DVD brands .... yet memorex DVD+ or memorex DVD - bank dvd media seems to work well in most standalon e player with not problems.

I also have 5 diffent dvd burners, and use nero express or dvd decriptor to burs programs with.  PS I run a network, I am not rich.