I suspect it's a matter of luck.

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In Reply to: I need a Netflix player posted by Postal Grunt on July 18, 2010 at 21:01:52:

I have one LG DVD drive that seems to be particularly talented at reading bad DVDs (and CDs). It's not infallible, but I've compared it to at least a half dozen other readers and writers, and on several marginal discs it was the only one to get a clean read. With sketchy CDs, I didn't get any better results using a Plextor CDRW, so I suspect this drive may just be a happy accident.

I suggest testing all the DVD reader/writers you can put your hands on, and see if any are particularly gifted. Then use that drive to rip rental movies, and watch the rips.

Or you could hunt down one of the old DVD players that used an internal IDE DVD drive, and upgrade that with a "talented" drive if you can find one. Some Apex players used IDE loaders, as did the "Electrohome" EH-8181. And probably others.

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Topic - I need a Netflix player - Postal Grunt 21:01:52 07/18/10 (8)

I suspect it's a matter of luck. - bassbinotoko 12:56:36 08/05/10 (0)

RE: I need a Netflix player - MMasztal 10:09:20 07/30/10 (0)

Unpredictable - Victor Khomenko 19:55:28 07/19/10 (0)

My cheapy cheap Sony all regions player very, very rarely has had a Netflix issue. nt - tinear 10:15:46 07/19/10 (0)

Insignia NS-WBRDVD - Eldragon65 10:12:01 07/19/10 (0)

my Muse DVD player can be picky and my dad's cheap Sony - PhilJ 10:03:35 07/19/10 (0)

RE: I need a Netflix player - volunteer 08:45:31 07/19/10 (1)

RE: I think he meant streaming Netflix...? (nt - Eldragon65 13:15:35 07/19/10 (0)

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I suspect it's a matter of luck. - bassbinotoko 12:56:36 08/05/10 (0)

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