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fivekids

15th May 2008, 13:34

I'm new to the forum, but not new to computers. I'm posting here in hopes that others might be having my problem. I have searched the net under every term I can think of, but I don't see anyone having my particular problem.

I have an Optiarc DVD RW AD-7170A. I have had absolutely no problems with it what-so-ever. Recently I got a subscription with Netflix though, and when I try to play only Some movies will it act like it doesn't even see the movie in the drive. I have only had it do this with two movies. I forget the other one, today it's Ace of Hearts. I have taken it out and put it in over and over. When I try to open or explore the drive, it says to "please insert disk into drive". I took out the disk and tried another, played perfectly fine. On the other movie it did this with, I sent back to Netflix to get a new copy, reporting it wouldn't play - damaged disk. Well, the new one did the same exact thing. No scratches....... I took it to a friends and it plays fine in a regular DVD player. But it refused to even be recognized as exsisting in my burner?

So...... my question is, is there some new protection on some movie disks that would cause them to refuse to play in a burner? I don't have just a DVD drive since I use this one to both read and burn. Out of over a dozen Netflix movies it's only done this with two of them. So what gives?

Oh, btw, remembered, the other movie was Love's Long Journey.... part of the Love Comes Softly Saga, all the other movies in the Saga played fine, just not that one.

Guest

15th May 2008, 14:32

fivekids

15th May 2008, 14:48

Looks like your drive is a lemon. Read the reviews here:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductReview.aspx?Item=N82E16827118003&SortField=3&SummaryType=0&Pagesize=25&SelectedRating=-1&PurchaseMark=&VideoOnlyMark=False

I honestly appreciate that info. as I'd not seen those newer reviews, I bought this about a year and a half ago. BUT, I asked my sister ( who also has Netflix and a different burner ) to get the first movie "LLJ" and try it for me ( been weeks ago ).... she had a no go too? I decided to call and see if she'd had a chance to check it since getting your post. So I don't think it's just the drive.

Though now I think I still need to look into getting another one and give this one to the kids. I've never had a problem with this DVD burner though before now. Burns fine. Everything I've ever done with it I've had no problems.... Maybe just luck, maybe one that actualy is faulty to the good? Not sure, but will see if someone else can get these movies to play in theirs before I consider that the absolute solution, especialy with it doing the same in another DVD burner.

The really interesting thing though is that she did say it played in the regular DVD player on her computer just fine. Just not the burner. Could possibly be a coincidence though so I'm going to get her to try it with Ace of Hearts and see what happens. Maybe get my brother to try it in his as well. You know what they say, if you try it multiple times with the same result..... if not....

setarip_old

15th May 2008, 18:54

Hi!my question is, is there some new protection on some movie disks that would cause them to refuse to play in a burner?Not very likely on those two 20th Century Fox releases - certainly not on "Love's Long Journey".

More likely either bad pressings or, as suggested by "neuron2", a problematic drive.

You might want to try running a DVD/CD cleaning disc on the drive. Maxell makes one that sells for approximately $10US...