DVD Player vs Another DVD Player

montgal55 · Post by **montgal55** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 6:42 pm

Hello Everyone:

This is a loaded question. So there is no right or wrong answers. Just wanted to get your opinions and thoughts.

I authored three DVDs with MFPro7 for a friend using Taiyo Yuden DVD-R disks with AVI files converted to MPEG2. They went out to buy a Dynex Progressive-Scan DVD Player. The DVDs did not work, but some store-brought DVDs he had did work. Then they actually went back out again to exchange it for Sony DVD Player with HD Upconversion (more expensive). The DVDs worked.

My only theory is the Sony has a 1080p video output feature while the Dynex does not. But, again, that is just a theory. It could be a myriad of reasons why the DVDs did not play.

Remember, there is no right or wrong answer.

Any thoughts. . .

Montgal55

sjj1805 · Post by **sjj1805** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 7:05 pm

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DVD Burning / Playback issues

bm707 · Post by **bm707** » Wed Mar 17, 2010 2:03 am

In summary, it has nothing directly to do with upconversion. It is just a fact that not all home-burned discs will work in all DVD players. However, buying a better player (Sony) will certainly improve your odds of reading a disc over buying a Best Buy store brand (Dynex) player. As to the technical reasons, the Dynex may not support DVD-R book type, or it may simply have difficulty reading the Taiyo Yuden discs due to reflectivity or other issues. As a general rule of thumb, buying better players gets you better lasers, better tracking, and better firmware, leading to wider disc compatibility. The quality of your burner and media will also help determine how easy a disc is to read. While Taiyo Yuden is generally good media, a marginal burn, scratches, and labels will make any disc much more difficult to read, where some players can compensate and some can't.