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Know anything about DVD players? Post # 1 ( permalink)

April 11th, 2007, 06:43 PM
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Rep Power: 51 | | | Know anything about DVD players? I just ordered a season of a tv show I love on DVD. Expensive stuff. Anyway, I just tried to play it. None of the 6 discs will load. So I tried it upstairs on my other player, and they won't load there either.
Can dvd's be defective this way? I do have the occasional movie that I can only watch on one or the other, but never have I had one not work on either! I don't know what to do, because I'm out a lot of money if I can't make them work somehow. |
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April 12th, 2007, 05:24 AM
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Rep Power: 217 | | | It's possible that the dvd's are defective - do you have a dvd player in your computer? do the dvd's run on there?
If you're 2 for 2 so far - unless there's some new technology being used to create dvds (to prevent people from burning their o wn copies or whatever) i'd bet here's a problem with the dvd itself |
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April 12th, 2007, 08:13 AM
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Rep Power: 0 | | | What kind of dvd player are you using?
When dvd's are created, depending on the manufacturing method, there will be a very thin layer of residue on the dvd itself.
Here is what i suggest, and you will NOT destroy your dvd this way either:
1. Boil a pot of water
2. Drop your dvd in the water for about 15-20 seconds
3. Take it out, dry it off and see if your dvd will play then
I have had this happen a couple of times with different dvd's, its just the way the produce the dvd. If you dont feel comfortable about putting your dvd in boiling water then i would suggest returning the dvd's and getting a replacement
Hope that helped :-) |
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April 12th, 2007, 08:38 AM
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Rep Power: 15 | | | Dari...just a thought, but where did you get the DVD's from? If you bought them on ebay, it's possible that the DVD's are for a different region (look at the back of the case). I believe for North America it has to be region 1...if it is another region then it won't play on players here. |
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April 12th, 2007, 08:46 AM
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thats also a good thing to check too lol i guess i assumed the region was for N.America |
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April 12th, 2007, 10:10 AM
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Rep Power: 0 | | | As 12packAbs said, make sure that they are region 1. Also, make sure that they are NTSC and not PAL. This should be on the box or disc somewhere.
If they are another region but are NTSC, there are workarounds that you can do to make them work...
If they are PAL, you are rather out of luck unless you can find a player that supports both NTSC and PAL.
Edit: I just checked and Canada is NTSC format. What is the make and model number from your DVD player?
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April 12th, 2007, 10:20 AM
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Rep Power: 51 | | I have no idea about my dvd players...they are both different. I got the dvd's through amazon.ca; one of my players shut down altogether. I'm getting a new one today, when it comes tonight I'll try it and see.
Thanks for the help. |
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April 12th, 2007, 10:22 AM
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Rep Power: 51 | | | I just looked at the case, and the dvd's are NTSC. |
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April 12th, 2007, 11:03 AM
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Originally Posted by dariqueen I just looked at the case, and the dvd's are NTSC. | NTSC is good. What you might do, take the DVD's with you to the Electronics Store and ask them to hook-up the player so you can see how it performs. Then you might find a player that likes the DVD's. |  | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | | Display Modes | Rate This Thread | Linear Mode | |
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