On Feb 13, 2010, at 5:59 AM, Nestamicky wrote: > On 2/4/10 3:23 PM, John Carmonne wrote: >> El cheapo players are often more forgiving of media variability than the top >> units. > I can help confirm this. I have several DVD players and do burn dvds. I find > the the cheap one, that plays DVDs and mp3s, will play any burn dvd I throw > at it. The more expensive sets would skip, stutter, etc. I thought it was > just my experience. Now I know I'm not alone on this. I was about to dump the > cheap one...brand virtually unknown...until I noticed this. > Dual layer DVD burning is not as easy as Single Layer, music and data on DL is pretty easy, but DL movies is another story. The rippers are touchy and burners are some kinda Voddo Magic. I burn a lot o9f movies full pop full features, not iTunes movies.
Most" burner players" internal and external will play back on the Mac ok, the problem in playing on the set top players. The commercial DVDs are pressed and the kind we make are burned. The colored dye is what separates the layers and burning past the layers is tricky the way your burn program handles this is why some times there's a glitch on the set tops, many other factors too. I found that Mac DVD Ripper Pro and Toast Titanium with a Pioneer 118L is the best for me, I've tried all the others. The Samsung would play OK on the Mac but not on the TV so "bye bye Samsung" I give DVDs to some friends and a glitchy one draws insults. :-) John Carmonne Yorba Linda USA -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
