1. NO, THERE REALLY ISN'T. THE BEST SHOT YOU HAVE IS AT BURNING THE DVD AT A 1 SPEED, BUT THAT RARELY WORKS. THE OLDER DVD PLAYERS WEREN'T CONFIGURED TO PLAY DVD-R(+R)s.
2. SAME AS ABOVE.
3. TRY FRYE'S ELECTRONICS OR YOUR LOCAL HOLE IN THE WALL COMPUTER STORE. THE SMALLER COMP. STORES EMPLOY PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY KNOW WHAT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT.