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Neromania,
I thought you might findthis interesting. I too have the spots from time to time one my dvd-r. I now know that it is due to dust and foreign matter on the dvd. I actually found a particle of something on a finished dvd and when i cleaned it off, there was a spot below. I guess it was due to my own carelessness but anyway, these spots are not causing any problems for me on playback. I actually did a little experiment to try and see how bad I can make the dvd and still have it playable. I took three pieces of hair and tied them on a blank dvd-r so that they all ran from the center of the dvd to the edge. I was hoping that this would cause a spot to appear but in a continous line from center to end. I then placed numerous finger prints on the surface and a few foreign particales as well. I burned the dvd and when it was done I got the result i was expecting. The hairs caused lines and the finger prints/ particles caused spots. I figured if I got a line from center to end it assures me that I will hit the dot when playing the movie. It gave me a way to be sure that the dot, in this case a line, would surely be hit upon playback and made sure that the dot was not in a part of a disc that would not play withthe main movie. The disc looks pretty beat up. I have pictures if you are interested but like I was hoping, the dvd played fine. What type of players are you using for playback? Maybe that has something to do with the screen freezing. As I said, I really beat this disc up and it played fine and I know for sure that I am hitting all three lines right from the opening of the movie. I hope this helps.
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