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I've copied some DVD's which are region 1 and made them region free.
The trouble is that they'll play on some players, but not on others.
I'm using DVD shrink to copy them on an XP machine.

Any idea what that's about?

Thanks.

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AnLaoch <> wrote:

> I've copied some DVD's which are region 1 and made them region free.
> The trouble is that they'll play on some players, but not on others.
> I'm using DVD shrink to copy them on an XP machine.
>
> Any idea what that's about?

It's almost certainly the media you're using. Generally, DVD-R discs
will be more compatible with video players than DVD+R. If your writer
does both, opt for DVD-R for maximum compatibility. Also, rewriteables
(RW) will be more problematic than the regular one-shot discs in terms
of compatibility.

Finally, what specific brand of media are you using? The media
manufacturer will have a *big* impact on playability. Maxell CD and
DVD media is absolutely horrid. Memorex, slightly less so. (Actually,
their CDs aren't too bad, but the DVDs are awful.) Generally, the
blank DVDs you'll find on the shelf at a typical retailer (say,
Wal-Mart) aren't worth even bothering with.


A while back, I bought a pack of 8X TDK DVD-R at CompUSA that worked
great -- in my computers. But in any of the three DVD players I
regularly use, the discs would either not play at all, or skip and
stutter constantly. (Is that the symtom you're seeing?)

Switching to Taiyo-Yuden DVD-R blanks solved the player
incompatibilities for me *completely*. All three players see them
perfectly.


Try each of these stores, and see who has the best deal for the
particular speed you want:

<http://www.meritline.com/taiyo-yuden-dvd-media.html>

<http://www.rima.com/Merchant2/mercha...re_Code=R&Cate
gory_Code=DMRTY>

<http://www.supermediastore.com/taiyo-yuden-dvd-r-media.html>

"AnLaoch" <> wrote

> I've copied some DVD's which are region 1 and made them region free.
> The trouble is that they'll play on some players, but not on others.
> I'm using DVD shrink to copy them on an XP machine.
>
> Any idea what that's about?

Not all players, particularly older ones, will play all types of media.
Check out compatibility at http://www.videohelp.com/dvdplayers

John Howells

Apologies if this has already been mentioned, but I don't remember
seeing it. Did the OP finalize the discs after burning them?

As an experiment, I had my DVD recorder (Pioneer 633) write a DVD-RW
but not finalize it. I was surprised to see that my computer wouldn't
read it. If the recorder finalized it then the computer would play it
just fine.

Does the OP need to adjust settings on the program that's doing the
burn?

--
Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com/
DVD FAQ: http://dvddemystified.com/dvdfaq.html
other FAQs: http://oakroadsystems.com/genl/faqget.htm

Thanks for the advice. The DVD's I'm using are the sort you get off
the shelf (50 for €25.00 or something like that). So I guess that's
part of it. They are -R, but as my family are too careful with their
manuals, and I'm not living too close by, I can't tell whether -R suits
their machines. But at least I've something to go by now.

Thanks.

Sorry for the delay in getting back.

The discs were burned from a Windows XP machine with a Philips burner.
All discs were finalised and will play fine on any pc, and on some
players. Not too sure what OP stands for though

Thanks.

On 12 Apr 2006 06:39:30 -0700, "AnLaoch" <>
wrote:

>Not too sure what OP stands for though

Original Poster.


--

"A politician's neck should always have a noose around it.
It keeps him upright."
-Robert Heinlein

"AnLaoch" <> wrote in news:1144849170.156826.109650
@i40g2000cwc.googlegroups.com:

> Sorry for the delay in getting back.
>
> The discs were burned from a Windows XP machine with a Philips burner.
> All discs were finalised and will play fine on any pc, and on some
> players. Not too sure what OP stands for though
>
> Thanks.
>

I always burn video at 2x or 2.4x for maximum compatibility. Regardless
of how fast the media or drive will let me burn. I'll burn at higher
rates for data.


--
Tim.

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liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin

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