Originally posted by: Hal 9000
Unfortunately, no. I don't know why but I can't get the DVD onto my computer at all. This happens for a few various 'home-made' discs.

This could be a problem with the media used. Some recordable DVDs have been found to have a very short lifespan. Some DVd's i recorded using Ritek dye based media are now no longer readable in anything due to dye degradation and these are discs that have hardly been played and have no surface damage whatsoever. The problem with this though is that its almost impossible to recover the data because its dye based and not surface. If you visit cdfreaks they have a pretty good chart & discussion about different media types and their lifespan. I switched to Taiyo Yuden branded disks a year and a half ago and I've. never had any problems with these and they are supposed to be the best for longevity .