X BOX playback

[COBBY]

has anybody had this happen two xboxes both bought at the same time
(XMASS) one will play a backup disc the outher will not! same disc
the disc is a datawrite classic and not just the one disc have tried
about 10 backup discs all the same brand (datawrite) the xbox that
wont play the backups will play orignal disks OK the outher xbox
plays the backups faultlessley!!
anybody got any ideas surlley it cant be the media!!
is it the laser in the x box? if so do all standalone players vary
in their quality!

any body got any ideas?

REGARDS COBBY

SORRY i should add these are movie DVDs im talking about and not games

[gooki]

What is the date of manufacture for the xbox that won't play your dvd-r movies?

[COBBY]

GOOKI
dont know! will find out tomorow
as i said both xboxes were bought at the same store
at the same time one is my sons and the outher is
his friends how do i find out the date of manafacture?
is it on the back of the xbox?

these backups also work fine on my standalone!

my sons xbox is the one that works fine
his freinds is the one that will not play the same back ups
as i said both xboxes where bought at the same time from the
same store

REGARDS COBBY

[gooki]

The date of manufacture should be on the back/underside of the xbox. And even though they were purchased at the same time, it is still very possible they got different batches.

I know this might be a stupid question, but does your son's friends xbox have the DVD addon remote? As they won't play without it (unless you have it chipped/flashed).

[riprazor]

OK, here is the low down on xbox's and DVD playback.

Issue 1.

MS has used 3 different drives in various xbox's, Thompson (they suck), Phillips (better but still problamatic), and Samsung (considerably better). The Samsung drives are found primarily in the 1.1 xbox units which are shipped with the game combo pack for $199. The 1.0 units are primarily Thompson drives and have significant compatability issues with a large amount of media. The newer 1.1 units seem to be Phillips drives.

Issue 2.

The software used to burn DVD's. I have never been able to produce a DVD-RW with Nero that will run on my 1.1 Samsung unit. I can take the exact same disc and it will play fine on my standalone. I can then take the exact same disc, erase it, burn the same image with Record Now and it will play fine in my xbox. Whenever possible, I use Record Now, however, it is very unforgiving when it comes to format violations while Nero is just the opposite.

Good luck, hope this helps!

[COBBY]

ok first up both xboxes are using the dvd remote
both were bought as a pack (massive pack)
all the discs i burn are ripped with dvd decryptor
run through ifo edit and then i create a .IMG with imgtool and burn
with decryptor i have no problem on any standalone i have tried so far exept this xbox! so i cant see the media or the way the movie
was burnt being the problem

the manufacture date on my sons unit is 2002-09-14
product id number is 662616696123705

my sons freind manufacture date is 2002-10-16
product id is 352507026124205

regards COBBY