[dba-Tech] The ruggedness of DVD players

No, but I've not burned anything myself. I'll borrow something off a friend
and see how it goes.

Actually, there is one disc it has trouble with, but as I've trouble with it
on every player I've tried it in, I'm pretty sure it's the disc.


Jon

-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Erbach [mailto:erbachs at gmail.com]
Sent: 23 March 2006 17:00
To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] The ruggedness of DVD players


Jon,

Have you tried playing DVDs that you've burned yourself on this unit?

Steve Erbach

On 3/23/06, Jon Tydda <Jon.Tydda at alcontrol.co.uk> wrote:
> I have an LG VCR/DVD combo that I got for Christmas a couple of years ago,
> and I have to say that it's brilliant. Normally with electronic stuff, I'd
> go for a brand name, like Panasonic or Sony, but this LG is great.
>
>
> Jon
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Erbach [mailto:erbachs at gmail.com]
> Sent: 22 March 2006 22:39
> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> Subject: [dba-Tech] The ruggedness of DVD players
>
>
> ...or perhaps I should say the flexibility or forgiving-ness of DVD
> players.  We have a 5-disk changer made by Panasonic that recently
> went on the fritz.  We'll take it to a local electronics shop for
> service soon.  It pretty much played most DVDs, but it had problems
> with DVDs created with your garden variety DVD burner.
>
> We got a VCR/DVD player combination for Christmas and that thing is
> very touchy playing DVDs, even pristine brand-new disks.  The movie
> will be going along fine and then, halfway through, the image will
> pixelize and halt.
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