Toshiba SD-R2412 Won't read new DVDs

My Toshiba combo drive won't read newer DVDs (movies.) It reads cd, cd-r, older DVD movies, and DVD-r just fine. Only when I try to get it to read newer DVD movies does it have a problem. I called the warranty company and they said they can't help me because since the drive reads other formats, it's not a hardware issue. I also have an external DVD drive and it's able to read the disks fine. Is it a new security thing that the SD-R2412 can't handle? Thanks In Advance.

Minh

G-Omaha Thanks for responding. I use WinDVD 6, but it doesn't matter. The OS isn't seeing the disc in "My Computer." Also WinDVD will play it if I load it from my external DVD drive.

I'm a Netflix subscriber and I'd say the drive doesn't read about 90% of the DVDs lately. Off the top of my head, Smallville season 2 and 3 (that's 12 DVDs), Troy, Ghost in the Shell (Stand alone Complex), Ghost in the Shell 2, I could go on. Seemslike movies released in the last 2 years aren't readable by my player. There are a few that will work but ususally they are not high profile movies. Are new DVDs coming out on DVD+R? If that's the case, that could be the problem. Do the movie boxes say what format they are using? Thanks again.

Minh

Thanks for the tips G-Omaha. I ran a media check on 6 DVDs and didn't see anything out of the ordinary. I've marked whether I could read them or not. Yes, my external does read +R (Pioneer 108.) I did not have a problem reading any of them on my external. Seems like a flaky drive. Defective? Laser out of alignment? Thanks again.

NO First and Second Time YES Third Time (Eject and Reload) Media Info
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Recording Date/Time (mm/dd/yyyy) 11/15/2004 17:06:40
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Data area end sector 39DDB9h
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Format Type UDF 1.02
Volume Name BLADE2
Application id
Implementation id Daikin U.S. Comtec Lab
Recording Date/Time (mm/dd/yyyy) 6/21/2002 18:50:56
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Data area end sector 3A60A1h
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Layer Track Path direction (OTP) Opposite track path

NO First Time YES Second Time (Eject and Reload) Matrix Media Information
Disc Regions are 1
Media code/Manufacturer ID N/A Pressed DVD
Format Capacity 7.82GB(8.39GB)
Book Type DVD-ROM
Media Type DVD-ROM
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Data area end sector 3E891Fh
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NO Rurouni Kenshin Disc 1 Media Information
Disc Regions are 1
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Format Type UDF 1.02
Volume Name DVDVolume
Application id
Implementation id DVD Producer 1.0
Recording Date/Time (mm/dd/yyyy) 11/10/2000 16:47:25
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Layer Track Path direction (OTP) Opposite track path

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Disc Regions are 1,2,3,4,5,6
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Format Type UDF 1.02
Volume Name DVDVolume
Application id
Implementation id DVD Producer 1.0
Recording Date/Time (mm/dd/yyyy) 4/21/2001 12:37:39
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Data area end sector 21C1AFh
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YES John Q Media Information
Disc Regions are 1
Media code/Manufacturer ID N/A Pressed DVD
Format Type UDF 52.3
Volume Name JOHN_Q
Application id
Implementation id Daikin U.S. Comtec Lab
Recording Date/Time (mm/dd/yyyy) 5/17/2002 19:11:17
Format Capacity 7.74GB(8.31GB)
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Linear Density 0.293um/bit
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Yeah I came to that conclusion myself. However, a few things puzzle me. Why only DVDs? Why only certain DVDs. If I can read a disc the first time, I never have a problem with it? Are the files on the DVD packed in differently? On a side note, on my backups, I don't have a problem reading them even if I had a problem with the original. Thanks again for all your help G-Omaha.