DVD Compatability Issue

I have a new MacBook Pro running the latest version of iMovie.
I burn the DVD from and iDVD project and the DVD runs fine on my Mac.
But when I run it on my DVD player hooked to my TV it will skip or crash at different points each time I play it. The DVD player is relatively new (2 years old maybe) I can't figure out why this is happening.
I did the burning from a disk image- not sure if that matters or not.
Is it possibly that my superdrive makes a really "fine" recording that chokes on a basic DVD player?
I have burned a ton of DVDs on my older iMac with no problem at all.

Any ideas?

Jim

That is very peculiar. Are you using the same brand of blanks?

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Yes, I'm using Phillips DVD-R. The same batch I used for many other DVDs.
The SAME DVD will play perfectly on my mac, but fails on the DVD player AND fails on a regular iBook.

Jimd said:

Is it possibly that my superdrive makes a really "fine" recording that chokes on a basic DVD player?
I have burned a ton of DVDs on my older iMac with no problem at all.

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I've always wondered if DVD players can properly play fast recorded DVDs. Does your older iMac record at a slower speed. Perhaps you can try slowing it down on the new Mac.

Thanks! I'll try that.

As xstep suggested above me, you might try burning at a speed slower than Best. I don't think you need to go slower than 4X with a modern drive and good media. Another thing to try is using DVD-R media if you were using DVD+R or vice versa. DVD-R is supposed to be the most compatible with standalone players, but it may be the opposite with your player.

Let us know how things go.