Pioneer DVR110D wont play movies via AnyDVD

Movie Copy Software AnyDVD
#1

This little prob has thrown me for a loop. Just bought this drive, thinking maybe it was about time I bought a ‘better’ unit than the Liteons I’ve always used before (My other DVD burner is a Liteon 1693S, plus I’ve a Liteon CDRW\DVD combo, that plays DVDs, in another machine)

But I can’t get the Pioneer to PLAY DVDs when I bring AnyDVD 5.5.5.1 into the loop.

Like, if I don’t run AnyDVD, the Pioneer will play DVDs, but, of course, WinDVD moans about regionalisation.

But if I run AnyDVD first, zip happens. In My Computer, the drive doesn’t even show that a DVD has been inserted.

I first tried AnyDVD 5.1.1.1, which works with the other two machines, as well as with the MATSHITA CDRW\DVD combo in my laptop.

The Pioneer is an OEM model. According to a Pioneer drive-checking utility, it was made in August 05 (sheesh, and I only just bought it from my wholesaler) and it’s firmware is 1.17, which the utility says is up-to-date. In any case, OEM drives don’t seem to catered for in the Pioneer firmware collections.

In case it’s relevant, DVDRInfo says the Pioneer has ‘RPC2’, which I assume is some sort of regionalisation configuration.

Advice would be appreciated :oops:

#2

You are 2 months and 6 updates behind in your AnyDVD 5.5.5.1 version. Good place to start is update AnyDVD.

Whisperer

#3

Well, thanks, but I can’t see how the version is the issue, as I said in my first post. 5.1.1.1 is working on the 1693S and the combo player.

Anyway, just in case, I installed AnyDVD 5.8.2.1 but there’s no change. It still won’t allow a DVD movie to run, or even allow My Computer to recognise a DVD movie disc in the drive.

Disable AnyDVD and the disc immediately appears in My Computer. And a movie disc will play. Naturally, the regionalisation is still an issue.

Nope, kind of a waste of money, I reckon. If I could I’d return it, but it’s not easy to do that in NZ. Looks like I might be stuck with the Pioneer.

#4

You might want to try changing the drive from OEM to retail with a firmware flash. I’m unclear exactly how to do this on the Pioneer, but the folks at firmware-flash probably know!

Or maybe in the Pioneer forum here (do we have a Pioneer forum)?

#5

i dont know about the OEM, but the latest firmware for the 110 and 110D is 1.37

I would try to flash it with dvrflash 2.2 to the 1.37 110 drive and then see how it goes.

See this guide

#6

anonymous999, thanks for that. That’s certainly an excellent guide. Guess I’ve just gotta toss up whether I send the drive back to the supplier, or toast the warranty and turn it into an A10XLA. I mean, if I’m gonna do the firmware thing, guess I might as well go the whole stretch :–))

Cheers