DVD stops after about 60 mins - Error messsage - disc might be dirty

Question

DVD in my Powerbook G4 stops playing after about 1 hours Superdrive has been repaired twice already. Any Ideas how I can put this right. My warrenty finishes in 10 days.
Thanks Mark

Answer 1

First, welcome to the discussions.
Just a couple of points to make.
You shouldn't be having any problems at all playing Commercial DVD Movies.
If you are, you need to take it in and have Apple fix the problem.
If you are having problems with previously burnt DVD's, I then lean toward the Media you are using to burn with or the Media your burner is trying to read.
Just a little more information for you.
Any dirty media or scratched media can cause what you explain, as well as incompatible media as well.
You don't give all the information in your settings as to which Optical Drive is in your Powerbook.
Irregaurdless of the Burner in your machine you will find there is a huge difference in Media of the same speed, I have found that using 8X DVD-R Media upwards of 97% of all computers and players will recognise and play.
Also, there is a huge difference in the Brands on the market and some are a lot better than others.
I use Maxell 8X DVD-R. The reason is that the paperwork on the back of the 3 pack I use, shows that it will burn at 1X 2X 4X 8X. I have never had a coaster after switching to this media.
Hope this helps.
Don