Invalid Disc Format Or Disc Error
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Invalid Disc Format Or Disc Error
Just picked up a GL450 for my wife this past weekend and noticed an issue with the RSE DVD player. Normal, store bought DVDs play fine. DVDs recorded on DVD+R or DVD-R formatted blanks get the "INVALID DISC FORMAT OR DISC ERROR" message on the screen. Is anyone else suffering this fate? If so, any resolutions?
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Depends where I'm going.
I have the same problem with certain DVDs. I really haven't figured out the reason because it happens with certain DVDs and not others even though they are all burned on the same DVD burner with the same media. FWIW, it happened as well in my other 2 in-car DVD systems.
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Try burning in lower speeds like 2x/4x....
I've seen similar issues with a 5 year old computer DVD drive. I am crossing my fingers to check all my daughter's DVDs when my GL arives mid this month.
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I always burn 2x/4x for stability also
I am currently awaiting another GL with RSE to hit my dealer's lot to see if this one suffers the same fate. Needless to say I am not happy , nor my 3.5 yr old princess. I hope yours work and please update on the outcome.
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Since it happened in your other 2 in-car DVD systems it may be old (cheap)technology used by the OEM of the DVD players. I think this is unacceptable.
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I think RSE is not a 'region free' player.
I took out my GL today 10/16 Mon, the first thing I checked was Nero burned DVD-R in RSE. It didn't work. DVDs bought from stores worked fine. Here is what I found thru browsing the MB manual:-
It seems the RSE is strict about 'regions'. ie. it is set to 'region 1' for US, so it will only play DVDs encoded for region 1 (If sold in US). All store-sold DVDs are correctly encoded for region 1 (the back cover may tell about this), but not the custom burnt ones (it depends on how you copy/rip). I haven't figured out yet how to set/change the region when burning.
Will post about it when I figure it out. I think it may not be a big deal.
It seems the RSE is strict about 'regions'. ie. it is set to 'region 1' for US, so it will only play DVDs encoded for region 1 (If sold in US). All store-sold DVDs are correctly encoded for region 1 (the back cover may tell about this), but not the custom burnt ones (it depends on how you copy/rip). I haven't figured out yet how to set/change the region when burning.
Will post about it when I figure it out. I think it may not be a big deal.
Last edited by mvenki; 10-17-2006 at 03:12 AM.
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I found a fix for this problem. The DVD Player in the GL can only read disc with Book Type set to DVD-ROM. This means you can only use DVD+R disc. I bought some Taiyo Yuden 8x DVD+R and use Nero to burn them at 4x. In Nero, configure the burner to set Book Type automatically. I use a Sony 710A DVD burner, I don't know if it matters.