I have had a few retail dvd go light and dark and the picture
dissappears? they play fine on my mates machine.
after i copied them to dvdr they played fine?
whats causing that?

I have had crap results using dvddecrypter and dvd2one
most of the disks stick and i can never copy the dvdr again
any idea's chaps?

i only have 256 megs ddr is that a big problem?

thx

Sounds like the dreaded macrovision, Is the dvd player linked up to a televideo or through a video recorder? When ripped macrovision is removed so thats why they play fine when copied to dvdr, As for the movies sticking are u using quality media? ie ritek/verbatim etc? If not then thats probably whats causing the sticking problem as lots of dvd players are very choosy ritek has the best compatibilaty on all fronts.

you are so right! i run my dvd thru my sat receiver then
into video and then to tv!!

i will try ritek 2X next time been using mirror and datawrite
etc. a fools economy but im a sucker for a bargain :-)

thx for your expertise!!!

Yup, seen several complaints about the mirror discs and TONS of complaints about the Datawrite labels. Go with quality media and then see if you can find another way of hooking your DVD Player up to the TV without having to use your sat reciever.

Just get a video audio selector to avoid hooking it up through your VCR and the macrovision should no longer be a problem.... unless you want to dubb the movie to VHS... but now a days is easier to just rip another DVD back up. :)

Also I'm using DVD2one/DVD Decrypter and Nero w/out any problems. I suggest that you try and find a brand that your player likes the most.

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