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Chuck
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Sun Sep 11, 2005 7:19 pm Post subject:
Trouble playing dvds |
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I have a recently purchased IOMagic IDVD16DD 16X +R,=RW,-R,-RW, +R DL
burner. If I put a prerecorded (store bought) dvd in the machine it plays
just fine. If I put a dvd that I burned into it, it plays the menu, accepts
the menu choice and then sits there. If I take the same disk and play it on
my home machine it plays fine. This means the disk must be good.
Now, what is really odd is for the first week I had the device (I'm in week
two now) it worked just the opposite. It would play homemade disks but hung
on store bought ones. One day it just started to play them. I don't
remember making any changes to the system.
Anybody have any ideas or hints?
Thanks,
chuck
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Bob
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Sun Sep 11, 2005 10:26 pm Post subject:
Re: Trouble playing dvds |
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On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 14:19:33 GMT, "Chuck" <vze4258n@verizon.net>
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| Quote: | I have a recently purchased IOMagic IDVD16DD 16X +R,=RW,-R,-RW, +R DL
burner.
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Just out of curiosity, why would you buy an off-brand DVD burner when
you could have gotten an NEC 3540 for $40 from Newegg?
These off-brands units are re-branded second-runs from larger
manufacturers.
You just know you are going to have tons of problems with junk so why
do it?
--
Greatest Movie Line Ever
http://home.houston.rr.com/rkba/MovieLine.wmv
"What is history but the story of how politicians have
squandered the blood and treasure of the human race?"
--Thomas Sowell |
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Chuck
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Mon Sep 12, 2005 2:14 am Post subject:
Re: Trouble playing dvds |
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"Bob" <spam@uce.gov> wrote in message
news:432468e6.14404609@news-server.houston.rr.com...
| Quote: | On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 14:19:33 GMT, "Chuck" <vze4258n@verizon.net
wrote:
I have a recently purchased IOMagic IDVD16DD 16X +R,=RW,-R,-RW, +R DL
burner.
Just out of curiosity, why would you buy an off-brand DVD burner when
you could have gotten an NEC 3540 for $40 from Newegg?
These off-brands units are re-branded second-runs from larger
manufacturers.
You just know you are going to have tons of problems with junk so why
do it?
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To answer your question, I didn't know it was an off brand. I'm new to this
whole thing. So far it has performed fine except for not playing home
recorded dvds. I think it is a system issue as everything I have burned
plays on my home system. I also have the same trouble playing home recorded
dvds from other peoples systems.
Now, let me ask you a question. Do you have anything useful to help me with
my problem?
And another question: What's a Newegg?
chuck |
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Bob
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Mon Sep 12, 2005 5:36 pm Post subject:
Re: Trouble playing dvds |
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On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 21:14:55 GMT, "Chuck" <vze4258n@verizon.net>
wrote:
| Quote: | You just know you are going to have tons of problems with junk so why
do it?
To answer your question, I didn't know it was an off brand. I'm new to this
whole thing.
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Consult the experts first. That's what I did and they recommended the
NEC 3540. Thus far it has been a winner. I even installed the hack
firmware that removes Riplock and now that sucker rips a Video DVD in
half the time with Decrypter. Here's a typical session for a Double
Layer (DL) Video DVD:
Without Riplock:
Duration: 00:11:54
Average Read Rate: 11,246 KB/s (8.1x)
Maximum Read Rate: 16,170 KB/s (11.7x)
With Riplock:
Duration: 00:19:24
Average Read Rate: 6,898 KB/s (5.0x)
Maximum Read Rate: 9,916 KB/s (7.2x)
| Quote: | So far it has performed fine except for not playing home
recorded dvds.
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This reminds me of Marion Barry's famous quote:
"Outside of the killings, Washington D.C. has one of the lowest
crime rates in the country."
| Quote: | Now, let me ask you a question. Do you have anything useful to help me with
my problem?
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Get an NEC 3540. Didn't I mention that before? That alone is the most
useful thing you are going to learn from me.
| Quote: | And another question: What's a Newegg?
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Don't you know how to use Google? If not, I strongly recommend you
stop everything right now and learn how to use it. Use the Advanced
Search facility - bookmark it so you can get to it straight away.
Put "newegg" (without quotes) in the text box and see what happens.
The very first result is:
http://www.newegg.com/
Newegg has a search engine too. Put in "nec 3540" and hunt down the
beige OEM unit for $40 or a black one for a few bucks less. If you
don't have any hardware parts, get the Retail Box for a few bucks
more. Read the customer reviews at the bottom of each unit. Then check
out http://club.cdfreaks.com/forumdisplay.php?f=86.
Return that piece of crap you have now for a full refund. Threaten to
contact the state attorney general if they give you a hard time. Tell
them your father is a lawyer for the Mafia and your brother is in
charge of enforcement.
Next time consult the experts before you buy anything.
--
Greatest Movie Line Ever
http://home.houston.rr.com/rkba/MovieLine.wmv
"What is history but the story of how politicians have
squandered the blood and treasure of the human race?"
--Thomas Sowell |
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Chuck
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Tue Sep 13, 2005 4:40 am Post subject:
Re: Trouble playing dvds |
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"Bob" <spam@uce.gov> wrote in message
news:43257258.58452156@news-server.houston.rr.com...
| Quote: | On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 21:14:55 GMT, "Chuck" <vze4258n@verizon.net
wrote:
You just know you are going to have tons of problems with junk so why
do it?
To answer your question, I didn't know it was an off brand. I'm new to
this
whole thing.
Consult the experts first. That's what I did and they recommended the
NEC 3540. Thus far it has been a winner. I even installed the hack
firmware that removes Riplock and now that sucker rips a Video DVD in
half the time with Decrypter. Here's a typical session for a Double
Layer (DL) Video DVD:
Now, let me ask you a question. Do you have anything useful to help me
with
my problem?
Get an NEC 3540. Didn't I mention that before? That alone is the most
useful thing you are going to learn from me.
And another question: What's a Newegg?
Don't you know how to use Google? If not, I strongly recommend you
stop everything right now and learn how to use it. Use the Advanced
Search facility - bookmark it so you can get to it straight away.
Put "newegg" (without quotes) in the text box and see what happens.
The very first result is:
http://www.newegg.com/
Newegg has a search engine too. Put in "nec 3540" and hunt down the
beige OEM unit for $40 or a black one for a few bucks less. If you
don't have any hardware parts, get the Retail Box for a few bucks
more. Read the customer reviews at the bottom of each unit. Then check
out http://club.cdfreaks.com/forumdisplay.php?f=86.
Return that piece of crap you have now for a full refund. Threaten to
contact the state attorney general if they give you a hard time. Tell
them your father is a lawyer for the Mafia and your brother is in
charge of enforcement.
Next time consult the experts before you buy anything.
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Well, I want to thank the expert(s) for helping me with my problem. Using
WebCrawler (not Google), some patience and trial and error I solved it
myself without returning "that piece of crap".
Installing DScaler 5 fixed the problem of not playing homemade dvds.
It's garbage like this that reminds me why I rarely post anything on Usenet
anymore.
I've been online for 25 years and remember the good old days, before the
internet, when people use to be helpful and not just spouting useless crap.
Bob, maybe you meant to help, but nothing you wrote was of any use. If you
can't answer the question, just keep quiet. I don't care what device you
use or like, I needed help with a specific question to get MY hardware
running properly. Being insulted by you wasn't of any help, trust me.
chuck |
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