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Unable to play movie in dvd player

Discussion in 'Video playback problems' started by mistaguy1, Jan 14, 2007.

  1. mistaguy1

    mistaguy1 Member

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    ok.. so i started off with an english .avi movie. I converted it too dvd format with winavi converted. Then i got a bunch of files in a folder called video_ts. Then i burned them with nero 6 onto a dvd+r type dvd. It worked fine on my computer.. but i get an error when i run it on my dvd player. Help please?
     
  2. zeiram

    zeiram Guest

    are you sure your standalone dvd player can actully read +r discs or is it only -r that it can read
     
  3. mistaguy1

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    im not really sure.. how do i check?
     
  4. zeiram

    zeiram Guest

    get 2 discs

    make one a dvd-r
    make the other a dvd+r

    burn the same movie to both discs and then see which play in your dvd player
     
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    I had the very same thing happen to me. On a whim, I tried the DVD in a different stand alone DVD player. To my surprise, it worked fine! Small glitch at the very beginning, but NOTHING like it played in the first one (which froze every 2-3 minutes, skipped a part, and then started again).

    Surprisingly, I have done a lot of research on the web about playback problems with backup DVDs, and most of them give the following advice:

    Try using better media
    Lower your burn speed
    Update your firmware
    Clean the DVD player

    While good, most of those sites missed mentioning a very important and simple solution. For me, my issue was resolved once I used my Sanyo player instead of the Daewoo. So, to add to the above list, try playing it on a different brand DVD player. My Daewoo is supposed to be able play the disc type I was using (DVD-RW), but surprise, surprise . . . So, try it; the issue may not be the DVD at all!

     

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