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VioletHue · 19-06-2003

Just to remind folks of an earlier post of mine, I bought a new Sony DVD +/- R RW player at Sears for $100 and it plays every disk I have tried. Problems I was attributing to DVD2One, Shrink, DVDXCopy, etc. were really the player I was using even though it was a high end player when I bought it just a year and a half ago.

If you want real results and not problems caused by a player you thought was adequate, upgrade your living room player, you may see that some disks you thought were coasters weren't after all.

Example: Insomnia with Robin Williams, for some reason I tried copying it from 2 different source disks. Both times the copy became unplayable halfway through. Luckily I didn't throw them away. After I got the new player they played fine.

tazdevl · 19-06-2003

Actually some of the issues can be attributed to the burning software, not the transcoding software or the player.

*Cough Nero get on the ball

blistered · 19-06-2003

Sorry to dissagree m8 but I think ur better off with a cheap mongrel than you're so called high end of the market dvd players. They are too picky with what they will play. Better off spending 70 quid at Asda (Wall Mart ) on a Pacific dvd player, I can guarantee it will play anything u throw at it----stuff ur Sony s**t.

Ruffrob · 19-06-2003

Wait a minute,Blistered,before you speak bad about Sony,I just happen to have a recently purchased $99 dvd player from them (NS315-Silver),and it plays EVERY dvd I've made on the various
transcoding/burning apps with ease. Just a counterpoint. And while I'm at it,take a guess who made the burner that burns all of
them regardless of race ,creed or color......

*Stoner* · 19-06-2003

Don't make any guarantees unless you've played EVERY CDR, CDRW, DVD+R/-R/+RW/-RW made on your player. And don't diss Sony, it's a hell lot better than that cheap ass $50 Mintek player I bought from best buy for playing rental DVDs.

*Gurm* · 20-06-2003

But SOME bargain-basement players are awesome.

I got a free player for listening to a condominium sales pitch for 2 hours... it was by Koss.

That thing played ANYTHING I threw at it.

I almost wish I had kept it instead of my Pioneer. Oh well.

- Gurm

Ruffrob · 21-06-2003

Excuse me,Gurm for asking the obvious,BUT,why wouldn't you keep that ??....

*Stoner* · 21-06-2003

Skin deep.

Ruffrob · 22-06-2003

Originally posted by Stoner

Quote:

Skin deep.

HUH????!!!!

*Stoner* · 22-06-2003

Keeping the Pioneer and releasing the Koss player 'cause the former is well known to visitors even though the latter does more. Thus, skin deep.

Ruffrob · 22-06-2003

got ya,superficial

19-06-2003	#1 (permalink)
VioletHue New on Forum Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 13	Make sure your player is up to the job. <a href='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/ck.php?n=a13febf7&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE' target='_blank'><img src='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/avw.php?zoneid=30&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE&n=a13febf7' border='0' alt='' /></a> Just to remind folks of an earlier post of mine, I bought a new Sony DVD +/- R RW player at Sears for $100 and it plays every disk I have tried. Problems I was attributing to DVD2One, Shrink, DVDXCopy, etc. were really the player I was using even though it was a high end player when I bought it just a year and a half ago. If you want real results and not problems caused by a player you thought was adequate, upgrade your living room player, you may see that some disks you thought were coasters weren't after all. Example: Insomnia with Robin Williams, for some reason I tried copying it from 2 different source disks. Both times the copy became unplayable halfway through. Luckily I didn't throw them away. After I got the new player they played fine. __________________ Ronald L Smith

19-06-2003	#2 (permalink)
tazdevl CD Freaks Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 216	Actually some of the issues can be attributed to the burning software, not the transcoding software or the player. *Cough Nero get on the ball __________________ RIG: P4 2.6C, Thermalright SP94/Panaflo 92MM M1A, IC7 Max3, Swifty MCX159, 1GB Geil PC4000 Ultra Plat, Modded Radeon 8500, Audigy 2, 2X WD Raptor RAID 0, WD 180GB SE, Plex 708A, 166SDVD, CRW-F1, LianLi PC75, WinXP Pro SP1, Z680's. I like to edit.

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19-06-2003	#3 (permalink)
blistered New on Forum Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: UK Posts: 6	Sorry to dissagree m8 but I think ur better off with a cheap mongrel than you're so called high end of the market dvd players. They are too picky with what they will play. Better off spending 70 quid at Asda (Wall Mart ) on a Pacific dvd player, I can guarantee it will play anything u throw at it----stuff ur Sony s**t.

19-06-2003	#4 (permalink)
Ruffrob Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Worldwide Posts: 564	Wait a minute,Blistered,before you speak bad about Sony,I just happen to have a recently purchased $99 dvd player from them (NS315-Silver),and it plays EVERY dvd I've made on the various transcoding/burning apps with ease. Just a counterpoint. And while I'm at it,take a guess who made the burner that burns all of them regardless of race ,creed or color......

19-06-2003	#5 (permalink)
Stoner CD Freaks Troll Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 2,358	Don't make any guarantees unless you've played EVERY CDR, CDRW, DVD+R/-R/+RW/-RW made on your player. And don't diss Sony, it's a hell lot better than that cheap ass $50 Mintek player I bought from best buy for playing rental DVDs.

20-06-2003	#6 (permalink)
Gurm CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 1,940	But SOME bargain-basement players are awesome. I got a free player for listening to a condominium sales pitch for 2 hours... it was by Koss. That thing played ANYTHING I threw at it. I almost wish I had kept it instead of my Pioneer. Oh well. - Gurm

21-06-2003	#7 (permalink)
Ruffrob Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Worldwide Posts: 564	Excuse me,Gurm for asking the obvious,BUT,why wouldn't you keep that ??....

21-06-2003	#8 (permalink)
Stoner CD Freaks Troll Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 2,358	Skin deep.

22-06-2003	#10 (permalink)
Stoner CD Freaks Troll Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 2,358	Keeping the Pioneer and releasing the Koss player 'cause the former is well known to visitors even though the latter does more. Thus, skin deep.

22-06-2003	#11 (permalink)
Ruffrob Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Worldwide Posts: 564	got ya,superficial

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