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Posted by def456 on 02/19/07 15:35
I'm in process of backing up my extensive DVD movie collection. I have an
internal LG GSA-4167B DVD-RW drive in my computer, which has worked fine to
burn movies using Taiyo Yuden 4.7G media, which also play OK on my TV via my
standalone Emerson EWD7003 DVD player.
So I decided to give the Verbatim 2.4x DVD+R DL 8.5G media a try, and the
result has been mostly coasters. They play generally OK on my computer's LG
drive, but won't play on my standalone Emerson. That Emerson model was
manufactured in August 2003, and it has always worked very well to play
commercial DVDs. All commercial DVD movies I've tried have played OK on it,
skips are very rare, and I've never had a freezeup. I guess it just doesn't
like the Verbatim disc brand(?), or something, I don't know. To be more
specific, it won't recognize more than one title on the DVD. It plays the
first title, then freezes. It won't make the transition to the next title.
Thus typically it freezes on the opening menu. I have been able to burn a
movie that works by reauthoring with DVD Shrink to remove everything except
the movie itself, but I'm not happy with that limitation. I'd like to be
able to duplicate the original exactly, including fully functional menus and
extras.
So I would like to use DL media, and need to find a cure for this problem.
One solution would be to get a different standalone DVD player, to replace
my 3+ year old Emerson model. Can you recommend DVD players in the
under-$100 (US) price range that will work better in that regard? In looking
at the many DVD players offered by Walmart, I see that most don't mention
anything about compatibility with DL media. Of course they all say they're
compatible with DVD video, DVD+R, DVD-R, which doesn't help me decide
anything.
Another solution might be to find a more compatible media, rather than the
Verbatim brand. I wonder what kind of media the movie studios use to burn
their movies on DVDs, whether it is available, and where to buy it?
Thanx.
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