I've read that many have had similar problems on other threads. I think I've isolated the bug, or a bug anyway.
VBR encoded mpeg-2's in VV 4 don't skip on any computer DVD drive I use, but when I play them on any set top DVD player (I've tried four different players), I get both video and audio skipping...a lot of it. I am using the default settings, and have tried a few customs as well.
If I encode at CBR 8,000,000 for the vid, 448 for the AC3, they play fine on any player. Apparently the MC encoder, not DVD-A, is causing (a) the problem.
Any thoughts?
PS - Please don't take away the HD capability when you do the next release! The MC does a beautiful 15,000,000 mps CBR at 720p.