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saucepiqu
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_ 		9. September 2006 @ 09:46 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I have a series comprised of 4 DL discs. I can play discs 1,2 &4 on both my computer DVD-rom & my Sony DVD+RDL burner, but when I try the disc #3 neither drive picks it up. The Disc #3 does play perfectly on 2 other DVD players that I have as does discs 1,2 &4. Any ideas?
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laddyboy
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_ 		10. September 2006 @ 06:12 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hello.

Are these burned DL disks or commercially pressed disks?

If burned, are the disks booktyped to DVD-ROM? What brand of disks are they?

I assume the other two DVD players that read everything are standalones. Standalone players have very robust playback capabilities. They have error handling routines to overcome read problems. Computer drives read and burn at a simple/basic level. The slightest error can keep a computer drive from reading a disk.

I assume you've inspected the disk for defects and have cleaned it. You might try ISOBuster and see if it can read the disk.

http://www.isobuster.com
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saucepiqu
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_ 		17. September 2006 @ 15:08 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
laddyboy, sorry about the tardy response - I've been out of town.
all discs are commercial, the other players are stand-alone and the disc is clean with no visible defects. I tried 'iso-buster' and still no read. I tried 'shrink' and no read. i guess this is one i just can't use on my computer.
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laddyboy
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_ 		17. September 2006 @ 15:52 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hi.

That seems odd, but sometimes a bad master press gets through on episodic sets. Try to use a friends computer and see if it'll allow you to backup. Some drives are better readers than others as well.
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saucepiqu
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_ 		17. September 2006 @ 21:24 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I gave up on trying to read the disc normally and got out a small 'Cyberhome'(a real cheapo) player that I had 'mothballed' and hooked it up thru my 'Adaptec' capture hardware and was able to handle the disc in question and got done what I wanted to do.
Thanks for your help & interest.
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