Burning on my laptop

[Mr_Smaul]

Hey,

I have a laptop its an HP Pavillion zv6000 with an internal dvd+/-r and 'appears' to burn to the media ok. When its done i take the dvd-r out the drive and the rings on the disc seem to be different colors (some rings are darker blue/purple than other parts of the disc) and the dvd does NOT play back properly on a stand alone dvd player, but if i put the iso on my pc and burn it to the same kind of media it plays fine. I do nothing on the laptop or computer when their burning i have minimum programs open.

my question is, are laptops known for bad burning? is it my burner? cause its been like this since i baught it in feb but wasnt sure what to do,

and

whats ur experience with laptops with internal dvd burners??
thanx

[foxyshadis]

What software do you use? If it's nero, do you finalize the disc when burning?

[Mr_Smaul]

on both the laptop and the pc i use DvD Decrypter

once on the laptop i told it to verify after burning and still was all messed up as mentioned above

[CWR03]

Start by using a lower burning speed if you've left it set to "MAX." A good rule of thumb is to not exceed half the rated burn speed of either drive or media, whichever is slower. If that fails, clean the lens, assuming it slides out with the tray like most laptop drives do. Make sure you clean it with something meant for cleaning lenses on drives of that type, or you will damage it. If the lens doesn't slide out with the tray, do not use a lens cleaning disk. It can pick up grease from the mechanisms or the rails of the tray and spread it onto the lens, making your problems worse.

External drives usually work well, but if you have a PC you might consider an internal for it instead. They tend to be better as well as cheaper.

You might also try DVD+R media, since it's typically more compatible with drives and players.

[Awatef]

Oh, I won't be so sure about that DVD+R statement, I have a totally different experience from yours!

Anyway, about the burning problem: I would agree with CWR on the burning speed. I never had your problem, but what I know for sure is that my laptop burner is no good at speeds higher than 2x, even if it's rated an 8x burner! Many discs burned with more than 2x show more burning errors than they should, and they can be unreadable on the burner itself so...
Anything beyond 4x is a joke anyway, since it switches to 6x and 8x only at the very end of the burning process.

Consider looking for an updated firmware for your burner, it may be a laser calibration problem...

The quality of the media can be the source of the problem too. Look on the website of your burner manufacturer which discs are recommended.