DVD burner problems

[rkerr08]

dvd burner on my laptop will read all the dvds i have burnt and movies i have bought but it will not read rental dvds all the time i have cleaned it several times and uninstalled and reinstalled most recent drivers. when i put a rental dvd in it acts like it is trying to read it then it starts making a skipping noise and stops and player acts as if there is no dvd in it. i am starting to think there is a new copy protection keeping burners from reading rental dvds or my drive is toast any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Tedster]

rentals can either be badly scratched or abused therefore hard to read. Also rentals sometimes have additional copy protection.

Try getting better rentals.

 

[rkerr08]

Thx for reply, but rental DVD condition is fine these are brand new releases. Maybe it is a new form of copy protection keeping burners from reading rentals. Any other thoughts would be greatly appreciated

 

[rkerr08]

I am considering buying a new multi drive for this laptop. Since this one does not seem to want too read new DVDs when i need it too. Does anyone have recommendations on what brand is best?