Even though DVDA says mpeg-2 only on BD-DVD's & the Vegas manual says it can do AVC or Mpeg-2, try mpg2 & see what happens. Maybe that will work (I've never tried burning anything but a CD from the timeline)
It isn't a problem - it's a "design feature." PS3's (and I presume most BD players) expect BD format data to be on a BD disk, not a DVD disk. With my PS3 I can play individual BD format video files on such a disk (DVD disk), but the PS3 treats it as a data disk, not a video disk. Therefore menus etc. won't work.
Get a stack of recordable BD disks at Amazon. They aren't that expensive and they solve the "problem".
Have you tried to play the file in the PS3? As I recall it doesn't show up as a 'Video' but as a 'stream' -- but it does play just fine.
Not sure why it doesn't play on your laptop -- I don't have one with a BD player. But I've had good luck playing the (blu-ray format dvd) discs in recent Blu-Ray players, much easier than playing on a PS3. And ones burned in DVDA also display a properly functioning menu on my Blu-Ray player.
Vegas doesn't burn "AVCHD" disks. It burns Blu Ray content to dvd media.... and there is a difference. I don't believe the PS3 can play back this kind of disk. You will have to treat it as a "data" disk
"The method he uses should make a BD compliant disc. "
There is no such thing as a "BD compliant disc" on dvd 5/9 (if that's what you're referring to anyway) That's why some players will work with it... and some not.
It must do something that's a non-standard format. My PC DVD burner won't read any BD discs I burn on DVD's. Only my BD player will play them.
I'd find it odd some BD players couldn't play them. I got a "cheap" BD player at the time (only $200 vs the $600 nicer ones). Could it be the internet connection autoupdates & some companies removed the DVD compatibility?
Well, BD players contain a red laser and a blue laser. The red laser of course is for dvd playback. Some BD players don't expect (or understand) hi def material written in standard UDF format on dvd,