DVD player problem

Samson

I have a Philips DVD player model 711, which I have chipped to allow multi-region viewing (although I don't think that is related to my problem).

My problem is, when I play a disc (of any region), after a while (maybe half way through a movie) it stutters and then just stops and throws me back to the screen you get when you first turn on the player. If I press the skip button to go to the next chapter, the numbers on the display just cycle really quickly and nothing happens.
If I take the disc out and put it back in, I get a message "Disc Error".
If I leave the player turned off for a while, it works again (for half a movie).

The first time this happened I thought the disc was dirty, but when I checked it was spotless.

Any ideas, should I get a DVD lens cleaning disc or does it sound more serious (overheating)?

shinzon

it sounds like the same problem im having with the playstation 2 DVD playvback (not that im comparing) but when i watch some movies with macrovision copy protection it to stops have way through with a disk read error, only happens with macrovision copy protected disks, prime example is the sum of all fears

But ive heard chipping solves it

Regards

Shin

byte

I'm not sure how dual-layered DVD's work but is it possible that your player is having problems reading the "other layer"?

I'm assuming that laser reads a layer from inside to the outside edge, then other layer on the way back in

Samson

Originally posted by shinzon
it sounds like the same problem im having with the playstation 2 DVD playvback (not that im comparing) but when i watch some movies with macrovision copy protection it to stops have way through with a disk read error, only happens with macrovision copy protected disks, prime example is the sum of all fears

But ive heard chipping solves it

Regards

Shin

It's happening on all my DVDs (well all that I've tried so far).
How do I tell if the disc has Macrovision, should it say so on the packaging?

Samson

Originally posted by byte
I'm not sure how dual-layered DVD's work but is it possible that your player is having problems reading the "other layer"?

No, it does not appear to be layer related as it swaps layers fine.
Then when the problem occurs, even if I turn the player off, put a different disc in it still won't read.

Also I got one of those DVD lens cleaner discs.
Made not an iota of difference.

Bubba

have you thought of returning it?

Samson

Originally posted by Bubba
have you thought of returning it?

I've had it for about 3 years.

byte

Hmm, maybe it's a laser-alignment problem?

I've read elsewhere on Boards similar problems with PS2 and there was a method of realigning the laser (can't remember the link though )