Posted by Citizen Bob on 10/13/06 11:48

On 12 Oct 2006 13:14:40 -0700, "Bob" <bob.troutman@gm.com> wrote:

>I have a Samsung combo DVD/VHS deck that somtimes will not play DVDs
>correctly.Most of the time it works just fine, however, there are times
>
>when it freezes the image or stutters. Sometimes it will not show the
>DVD menus at all. I will play these disks in other DVD players and they
>
>work fine. I have looked for a pattern, assuming that perhaps that it
>is a codec problem, but I cannot seem to find one. I inherited this
>problem from the guy who had the job before me, and I do not want to go
>
>willy nilly buying DVD players evrytime I encounter a problem. Any
>suggestions?

What kind of DVD discs? How old is the unit?

+/-RW discs do not hold up with DVDR usage. Some people claim you
can't get more than 5 uses per disc.

If the unit is old (over 1 year) it may be dying, in which case you
have to decide whether to get it repaired or throw it away.


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people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil
things, that takes govt. Govt is the root of all evil.

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