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Hello BBmayo:
Thanks for addressing my problems with the 'Region 5' disks I have...btw, I am the US.
The troublesome disks were purchased at eBay about 1 year ago. They were advertised as factory-produced disks for the Asian market. Looked real to me but have given me trouble in EVERY 'standalone' unit I have tried them in (about 3 different so far, Cyberhome, ?, Akai, and my current computer's DVD player GCC4480-B). I thought ALL along the problem related to my standalone units inability to offer manual region selection...my primary reason for purchasing the Akai DVM-9500 which was also purchased online at eBay, BTW, it's been a wonderful machine so far on everything but the said disks. Back to the disks, they often stutter/freeze at random and with the Akai, most won't even start to begin with, they simply produce 'disk error' when the machine tries to read them. I asked the machine's vendor about this and he seemed insistent that they don't work because one of the following: 1) They are VCD's which I know cannot be the case since they are marked 'DVD' near the disk-makers' imprint. 2) They are DVD+R, may be? But this confuses me since the Akai owners' manual says it might not be able to play -R disks, maybe they are in fact -R disks? Is there ANY way to get 'hidden' info about the disks and media type, recording method etc?
At this point I have almost given up on ever being able to enjoy these on anything other than my 'old' computer. Like stated earlier, haven't yet bought my writer (will buy in next day or so) and when I do buy blank media for backups, want to get something that will play in the Akai and perhaps other players including the $40 Cyberhome/Durabrand, etc. you see at WM.
Thanks again for ANY help you can give in figuring why these disks won't play successfully in anything but an the old computer!
Regards, F43
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