dvd player

gorie · #1 06-11-2006, 08:43 PM

i just bought like 8 dvds , 3 of them get all choppy and keep freezing up when i watch on the tv and get to certain parts. can't really watch it when it starts getting like that.

when i play it in the dvd drive on the computer, it plays fine.

anyone know why this is ? it seems to always happen at the same parts , so i am not sure if it is the dvd player or not... but it seems like that would be the problem.

time for a new dvd player ? or just crappy dvds ?

GrandmaStabone · #2 06-11-2006, 08:47 PM

yes...i mean, no. I think 4 would be about right.

gorie · #3 06-11-2006, 08:48 PM

yes ? thanks for not answering my question.

gorie · #4 06-11-2006, 08:55 PM

i don't think this happens to any of the dvds we get from netflix or any of the dvds we own. the ones i just bought were instructional videos and might be different quality or something, thats why i ask. i don't want to go and buy a new dvd player if that isn't the problem. i thought someone might know the cause of the choppy/freezing in the video.
but i don't want to complain saying they sent me bad dvds either since they play fine on the computer. i dunno. i don't get it.

bjb23 · #5 06-11-2006, 08:56 PM

are they brand new dvds or used ones? any visible scratches?

in my experience, some dvd players are much more sensitive to small scratches than others... i have no idea why.

guids · #6 06-11-2006, 08:59 PM

Do the old nintendo trick, blow into player after the tray slides out, or use some compressed air. For some reason, my dvd player was like yours. I opened up the case blew compressed air, and it worked after that.

gorie · #7 06-11-2006, 09:05 PM

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Do the old nintendo trick, blow into player after the tray slides out, or use some compressed air. For some reason, my dvd player was like yours. I opened up the case blew compressed air, and it worked after that.

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hehe that's the first thing i tried, but i thought i was retarded as i was doing it. i didn't try with compressed air though , i'll try again. smack the top 3 times, too.

Bodhisattva · #8 06-11-2006, 09:10 PM

My dvd player is several years old and this just began happening. Think it's time for a new player. They do have dvd cleaners, though. Try that before spending money on a new player.

captZEEbo · #9 06-11-2006, 09:13 PM

search for your model here:
http://www.videohelp.com/dvdplayers

and see if there are known issues of this with it.

Synur · #10 06-12-2006, 12:21 AM

Make sure the DVDs are Region 1.