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In Reply to: Why can't I get a DVD player that works!? posted by SJT on January 25, 2001 at 08:49:17:
I had several Sony LD players way back when, traded 'em for fresh ones as they broke down, (each in a few weeks... Finally I sold the last one as soon as I got it... Bought a demo Pioneer 3070 (list $1,200) from Sears for $500 and 9 years later the Pioneer still does it all. The moral here is if it doesn't work, AND you can take it back for an upgrade, get a different brand.
Also just an idea about the special effects on that particular disc: It may be that the special effects are in a 'layer' the bottom of the line machine doesn't play? (forgive my ignorance here) but I understand that up to 4 layers can be on one DVD disc... MY hot guess is that the Sony you have can't read one of the layers... the one with the special parts.
Follow Ups:
Another possible issue that comes up more often with software players on computers, but also affects set top players, is in compatibility with some software authoring tricks- particularly multiple branching techniques. Unfortunately, it's a lot harder to update the ROM in a DVD set top player, than to update the software in a computer player- which, among many other reasons (progressive scan, scaling to custom resolutions, etc) is why I now use two computer players, in living room and bedroom.If a second Sony doesn't play that disk, and a second disk (new) also fails at the same place, its the firmware in the player. Then Elizabeth's advice to get a different player is probably the way to go.
-Jon
Elizabeth,
Well I brought the Sony back to Tweeter last night and I wanted to know if the problem was the disc or the player. I put the disc in their Sony 360 player and it had problems (actually worse than the one I bought) with the extended branching. We still didn't know if it was the disc, so then we tried it in a Tosbhiba changer...no problems at all. I then tried it in the Toshiba 1600 model which is comparable to my Sony in price (Sony 360 $250, Toshiba 1600 $200) and it played it really well (it was quite fast finding the scene). So now I'm on my third dvd player in three weeks, but the Toshiba looks good so far. So the manager and I came to the conclusion that at least the Sony 360 model will not play that special feature (possibly even higher end Sony models, but we didn't test). So you were right, there is definitely a compatibility issue with the Sony player. Thanks for the help.
-Steve
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