Bingowings said:
Some players will not play -R discs, I've experienced this myself where a -R will play on a computer fine but not on some DVD players.
Perhaps Auggie has used a -R by accident.
I think its more likely the same problem other people who have the same player have had. His exact problem has been reported here, and how to fix it:
http://forum.blu-ray.com/blu-ray-players-recorders/119827-problems-sony-bdp-s350.html