DVDs only play partially--what's happening?

Hi all! First of all, I tried asking this question previously, but it went unresolved and forgotten on the site. That being said, I want to apologize if this has been asked before--I did a quick search, and I didn't see my exact problem/issue...
Here's the deal: I have a movie file(s) in MPG format (or AVI) which is around 1hr 30 mins long, and around 650-700mb in size. (and NO it's not a bootleg movie! lol) Anyhow, I'd like to make a DVD out of it--nothing fancy, just something that plays in my set top player.
I have tried iDVD several times. As a first step duing my trials, I have SOMETIMES attempted to change the format of the file using third party tools (converting the file to DV or MOV). At other times, I've left the file as an MPG or AVI and made sure it was playable in iDVD in the preview pane.
Then, I make a rather simple menu screen, drag the asset into the "map," and start the encoding/burning process. When I'm done, the DVD seems ok, and it loads up nicely in my DVD player (I have a rather new Sony which I purchased specifically because it can play dozens of formats lol). HOWEVER, when the movie gets to the last 30 mins (or thereabouts), it starts to freeze up/stop, play very slowly, stutter etc.
What am I doing wrong??? One would think that there has to be a viable way to create a DVD from a 600-700mb video file without this happening. (And PLEASE don't tell me I have to chop the darn thing into chapters lol)
FYI: I've tried TOAST as well--when the process seems to be complete, I sometimes get an error message that says "hardware error," and/or "unable to write lead in lead out."
Any help would be appreciated. Even if you guys could point me to a "ste-by-step" guide or "how-to" for what I'm trying to do... in other words, if you were doing what I was doing, how would you do it? I'm willing to tart from scratch using your instructions.
Thanks again, everyone!

"but it went unresolved and forgotten on the site."
Not really. You posted your previous issue in the iDVD Forums not the G5 iMac Using DVD/CD Forums:
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=3083631#3083631
Sorry, I have nothing more to add other than have you tried the following:
Repairing permissions?
Checking out the troubleshooting tips in the Mac OS Help Menu?
If you have AppleCare, contact Apple.
Good luck!

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