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will upgrading to blu ray solve these problems?

by Aug 31, 2011 2:31AM PDT

I am currently working with two Sony machines. A five-disc player, and a recorder.

Problem is that, duting dvd playback, these machines either "stop", "jump", or "skip" whole sections, of video. This, although the disks look fine, to me.

I have been told that, if I upgrade, to a Blu Ray player, that my dvd's will play MUCH better, and will not "stop", "skip", etc unless the disk is damaged beyong repair.

IS it true that Blu Ray will play much better, and that it will ignore microscopic imperfections?

If so, which would be the best QUALITY Blu Ray machine, for a limited budget?

Any suggestions????

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will upgrading to blu ray solve these problems?
by Aug 31, 2011 4:56AM PDT

I wouldn't think so. Are these commercial DVD's, copies, home video's? Have you played them on a non-Sony DVD player -- perhaps a friend has one or if you have a computer with a DVD drive. Is it every DVD you try?

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I should have been more clear.
by powderpuff2364 Aug 31, 2011 7:27AM PDT

You are, most definitely, correct, in that I SHOULD have mentioned that the D.V.D.'s, that I have trouble with are 99.5% pre-recorded. Such as:

1) Charlie Chan
2) Sherlock Holmes (classic)
3) The Proposal
4) Bride Wars
etc.

As for playing on other brands, of players, I have used only one other BRAND, of player:

A junky Memorex player. The problems were much, much, worse, on this player.

This is why I am wondering if upgrading, to a QUALITY, Blu Ray, player would "fix" this problem.

If not, how can I know which DVD player will give the best performance, for the dollar?

Suggestions?

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I'm going with no.
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Aug 31, 2011 7:32AM PDT

I have to write there is little "quality" in today's electronics. Look at those pitiful warranties.

If the DVD player is over 2 years old, try the CD/DVD LENS CLEANER and take the fingerprints off the media and try one last time then head to Walmart and pick up almost any DVD player and if the media is any good, it will play fine.
Bob

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will upgrading to blu ray solve these problems?
by 3coursedinner Aug 31, 2011 7:46AM PDT

By "pre-recorded" you mean DVD's you buy brand new off the shelf at a store? If so, I agree with Dan as to the DVD players you're using. Also, are any of the DVD's you're having a problem with such as Charlie Chan and Sherlock Holmes not from a major studio but public domain issues by a second-rate DVD mill? These DVD's can be problematic also no matter what player you have.
You didn't mention whether you have a HDTV or not. If not, you'll have to connect the blu ray player via component video and could lose out on upconverting DVD's. Blu ray may not solve all your problems.
Here's a couple of more basic, relatively less espensive blu ray players that got pretty decent reviews:
Samsung's BD-C6500
LG BD550

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Sorry about that
by powderpuff2364 Aug 31, 2011 10:34AM PDT

I DO have a Visio HDMI television. I only didn't mention it since it seems irrelevent what kind of t.v. I am using since the problem is NOT with the t.v.. The T.V. is fine. It is the record/playback machines, where the problem is, NOT with the t.v. picture.

As for "Major Studio" versus "Public Domaine" issues, I wouldn't know the difference unless it bit me in the ***.

The only times, when I knew that products were "pirated" where times when, For example:

1) A friend bought a cassette tape, and the label was, clearly, from a computer, NOT from a factory.

2) When the cover was photo-copied, as black-and-white, from a color collection.

Your information, however, is quite useful. Many Thanks.

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Any New DVD Player Will Be Better
by Aug 31, 2011 7:11AM PDT

The DVD multi-dics players and DVD recorders have always been suspect for quality. They have been riddled with problems. Any new, single-disc DVD player will play better than what you have. A BR player will certainly make a DVD look better, but it will make the image look better, not specifically fix the technical problems your other players are having. And as 3Course asked, are your problem discs commercial discs or ones you made? If they are commercial discs and you are having problems, then I'd bet the problems are with the questionable DVD players you have.

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