Are home DVD players supposed to stutter??

[jeffrey]

Just got a home DVD player and I have a question. When watching a movie at one point in the movie the frame seems to stutter. The picture is still clear, it just stops for a second and then keeps going as normal. I have narrowed the problem down to one thing. The stutter happens when the DVD player changes layers on a DVD. I just watched Traffic and precisely when the DVD player goes from layer "0" to layer "1" I noticed the stutter.

Is this normal and do all DVD players do this?? I'd appreciate any input.

 

[dakata24]

i remember seeing the back of a dvd movie box saying that it was normal...

 

[ohtwell]

It's probably just the layer change.





: ) Amanda

 

[olds]

Originally posted by: ohtwell
It's probably just the layer change.
: ) Amanda

You go, girl!
She's probably right.

 

[kami]

Yep, layer changes are completely normal...just some DVDs have them at places better than others (ideal spot would be a fade to black when there's no sound). Some players do the layer changes quicker than others as well.

 

[jeffrey]

Thanks for the replies. I guess I don't have to take it back.
FYI I bought this one.

 

[ohtwell]

Originally posted by: jeffrey
Thanks for the replies. I guess I don't have to take it back.
FYI I bought this one.

Very nice!





: ) Amanda

 

[StattlichPassat]

How do you know where the layer changes are?

 

[jeffrey]

The DVD player I bought can display all kinds of stuff through the on screen menus. It has a graphic that shows a disc with an arrow that moves from layer 0 to layer1. It also displayes the bit rate the DVD was encoded at and a whole bunch more I'm still learning.