Josh ([info]cardinalsin) wrote,
@ 2007-05-02 18:28:00
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Annoying DVD crappery
We have in the past 2 months acquired three(3) copies of Peep Show 3 on DVD. None of them will play, either on my PS2 or my laptop DVD player. We don't have a proper DVD player so I have no idea whether they would work on that.

Anyway: does anyone know whether this is due to me trying to play them on something other than a dedicated DVD player? Any idea what might be wrong? The problem is that they get stuck on the first (menu) page, with the music kinda flickering on and off.

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[info]waistcoatmark
2007-05-02 06:26 pm UTC (link)
Try using the trial copy of DVD Region Free: http://www.dvdidle.com/download.htm?s=region

It's got various copy-protection handling routines that might fix your problem

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[info]secondhand_rick
2007-05-02 06:34 pm UTC (link)
I had the same issue trying to play the first series of Coupling, but I think that was the other way round, in as much as IIRC I could play it on my laptop, but not on my DVD player.

Bastards!

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[info]jakemalone
2007-05-02 06:37 pm UTC (link)

What a coincidence, I had the exact same problem with Peep Show 3 on DVD, it must have been a faulty batch or something. Mine would not play on anything, computers, DVD players etc., but the replacement plays just fine.

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[info]emvicw
2007-05-02 11:06 pm UTC (link)
I win... I bought five... thats 5... copies of 8 Mile.

I then waited 2 years or so. Bought a sixth and on the same machine it plays no problem.

I concluded it was the batch.

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[info]silentbobuk
2007-05-14 01:19 pm UTC (link)
You bought six copies of 8 Mile? It was pretty good, but not that good! ;)

My DVD of the first series of Coupling plays fine on my standalone DVD player, maybe I was lucky. I once had problems with an Orbital DVD that wouldn't get past the intro screen (unless you had a mouse). And I had trouble ripping... I mean playing one of the DVDs from a Cold Feet box set, and one of the DVDs from a Lizzie McGuire box set *blush*.

It seems crazy that these dodgy batches aren't caught sooner and replaced. I guess they hope people won't notice/will put up with it.

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