Hi, OK here's what I want to know... Several discs I have burned plays fine on the computer, and on some DVD players, but on some DVD players and on PlayStation2 consoles they skip and have some pixely artifacts flickering while the skips occur. I have read that skipping discs can be a result when burned on too high speed or on bad media. My question is, if I take one of these discs, copy the contents to the computer and reburn to a good quality brand media, like Taiyo Yuden, is it possible that this will eliminate the skips, or will the skips still be there on the new media? Keep in mind the skips are not due to damaged discs, scratches etc. and also keep in mind they only occur on SOME players, and they always play perfectly fine on the computer. Any input on this subject appriciated. Thanks.
Good media is critical. It certainly won't make it worst. Go for it. How about some details on your copy process and someone may be able to give you a better answer.
The skipping and pixelization are due to the reading drive's inability to track the discs or to compensate for what it sees as errors or a combination of both. That could be due to: 1 the playback alignment of the reading drive 2 the alignment of the recording drive 3 the quality of the recording 4 the quality of the disc 5 the state of the disc due to handling or storage 6 the quality of the recording drive 7 the compatibility of the recording drive and the medium chosen (including recording speed) 8 the quality and format of the recorded files 9 the quality of the recording software 10 the state of the recording computer during the recording You have given enough information to rule out many of these factors, and the fact that the discs play on other drives or DVD players means that the integrity of the discs/recording is good. Checking with a high quality drive and with software to determine the quality of the recording can tell you more information--what is the error count, the error profile, and, perhaps, the jitter rates. However, since the discs play "fine" on your computer, you can copy the data on the disc to your hard drive and rerecord the data onto other discs to determine if they might play better. The skips (if due to error correction) will not be recorded since your computer apparently has sufficient error correction to get good playback. Note that even the format, DVD+R or DVD-R, can make a difference to many players even when using the same brand of disc.
