Auto start movie behaves strange

Hi
Testing iLife 6 and made a self starting DVD disk.
using: iMovie 6.0.1, iDVD 6.0.1, QT pro 7.0.4 and OS X.4.6
same DVD disk brand as I used last 50 disks.
Result:
DVD disk plays well in my PBG4 Mac - but not at all in my stand alone Sony
DVD player.
Can't figure this one out.
Yours Bengt W

Bengt,
Try making a disk image and burn at 1X with Toast.
And/or clean your DVD drive.
And/or try another DVD player besides the Sony.
And/or clean the Sony too.
john

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