dvd upconverting player problems

[caustin]

Hi
I have been burning DVDs for quite some time without probs using dvdecrypter and shrink. I upgraded to a hi def tv, directv hd and a toshiba sd 5980 su upconverting dvd player. My ripped dvds play OK on my older (low def) players and tvs. On the HD setup, some dvds won't play at all - refuse to start on the toshiba, others play and exhibit mild to severe pixilation and jerkiness, some play about 45 minutes and then start breaking up, etc. Does anyone have any suggestions?

I have ordered another upconverting DVD player to try, so as you can see I want to solve this problem and watch my dvd library in (almost) hi def.

Thanks for any help.
JC

[caustin]

oops

Sorry - forgot to mention that my original DVDs play fine on the Hidef system - it is just the backups that exhibit the problems I described. I wonder if it is a changing data rate used by decrypt or shrink?

[2COOL]

On the HD setup, some dvds won't play at all - refuse to start on the toshiba

Is your DVDs in question DVD+Rs? Read here on Toshiba DVD players.

others play and exhibit mild to severe pixilation and jerkiness, some play about 45 minutes and then start breaking up, etc.

Sounds like you were using cheap quality blanks.

I have ordered another upconverting DVD player to try, so as you can see I want to solve this problem and watch my dvd library in (almost) hi def.

What I would personally do is find a player locally that I'm interested in and bring a couple of backups to test their playbacks on it. Other than that, it's a gamble ordering on the net.

[caustin]

dvd player problems

Thanks very much for the reply. I am using +r dvds . Duh! feel like a dunce.
Thanks again
JC

[jmet]

If your backup freezes, stutters, skips, or has some pixelation, it is more than likely due to poor quality media being used. Cheap media is poorly manufactured around the edge of the disc, hence the reason why it mostly skips or freezes from the middle toward the end of the movie. The two main things to consider first are:

1. Is it cheap media that you are using? (ie. some off brand you bought at a local computer store/fair, even a store like Circuit City or Best Buy sells cheap low quality media.)

2. How fast are you burning? - Burn no faster than 4X, might have to go down to 2X with really cheap media.

Also, are you using adhesive labels on your back ups? If so, try removing the labels (if you can) and playing them again. Go here for more info on why not to use labels. - http://forum.digital-digest.com/show...threadid=28604

You can go here for some other possible solutions: http://forum.digital-digest.com/show...threadid=44912


Also try lowering outcome the "Target DVD size".

Open DVD Shrink. Click "Edit", then "Preferences". On the first tab at the top in the drop down box, change it from "DVD-5 (4.7GB) to "Custom" and enter a number of 4200MB (4464MB is burning to the edge of the disc, you want to stay away from the edge as the edge of cheap media (disc's) are poorly manufactured). Screen Shot Below: