Posted by Italo on 07/23/06 21:01

"Andrew Virnuls" <forename@surname.co.uk> wrote in message
news:44c35828$0$69386$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader01.plus.net...

> My player plays about half of the rented DVDs, even if they're scratched.
> Others freeze even though they look perfect. All my older discs play
> perfectly, as do most of my newer ones such as Live8, but BBC discs such
> as The Office and The Mighty Boosh seem to be particularly troublesome.
>
> Is there some sort of attempted copy protection (as used with CDs) that
> makes them deviate from spec?
>
> Andrew

It's probably more a case of poor disc manufacture, more intricate menu
structures (animations, extras etc...) and a player getting a bit old in the
tooth. Try copying a problem disc via DVDshrink, or a similar program, and
see if it then play correctly, that'll be a clue whether it's more likely to
be the player and/or disc.

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Italo

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