I've found that setting the 'book type' of the dvd to 'dvd-rom' is
needed to play in my 2003 Ody.

Up-Referee wrote:
> I am recording shows directly from my television to my dvd recorder. I am
> using DVD-R disks. I have tried TDK DVD-R 16X and Ritek DVD-R 4X. The TDK
> starts to play, but after 5 seconds, just freezes. I don't recall the
> Ritek problem, but needless to say it does not play either.
>
> I called Honda directly and the person acknowledged that it's a hit or miss
> when it comes to playing burned DVDs in the vehicle. She could not tell me
> what particular brand or type would or would not work.
>
> Has anyone had luck with a particular brand or type of DVD disk that will
> consistently play in the player? This is a real frustrating problem. I've
> tried searching on the Internet, but have not found any resolution.
>
> My last road trip, I ended up bringing a DVD player into the car, plugging
> it into a power inverter and connecting it via the RCA jacks to interface
> it into the DVD screen.
>
> Yes, the disks are "finalized" and will play on other DVD players connected
> to other televisions.