DVD drive does not play entire dvd movies!

[ussDefiant]

My dvd drive does not play dvd movies to the end. It reaches a certain point in the movie and goes no further. This happens to all the movies I play (4 so far). Is this a sign that the drive is defective?
Thanks.:disgust:

 

[bigd480]

it's very possible - but there's a chance it could be the DVDs... some import DVDs will do that and u have to go to the next chapter or whatever...

 

[Helznicht]

It might be having a problem with the layer change in the DVD. Search around with that issue.....

 

[Helznicht]

HURAH !

My First Double Post !!!!!

 

[ussDefiant]

These DVDs are not imported. For the life of me, I can not proceed to the next chapter. Thanks for your help.

 

[thorin]

Have you tested a VCD?
Are you using a software decoder? (Have you tried a different one)
Is your Case temp high? (Is the drive and/or disc noticably hot/warm when the problems come up?).
Do you have DMA enabled?
Do they all quit at roughly the same time (point through the movie, ie: 45mins or something)?
Have you run a benchmark or any other test on it? (To see if they fail)
Do you have problems with Audio CDs in the drive?

Thorin

 

[hausdave]

What software are you using to view the movies?

 

[ussDefiant]

Thanks for you valuable input!
How do I run a VCD test?
I'm using a software decoder than came with my ATI card. Do you know where I can download another (possibly better) one? DMA is enabled. The picture quality is excellent. I don't have problems with audio cds. I will have to time the point of failure. I will also double check the temp of the case/drive.
Thanks again!

 

[MrBond]

Yes, make sure you're not using a time limited trial version. I had a similar problem, wondered why the sound would quit after 5 minutes when playing in Power DVD...turns out the trial is time limited, so I found a different player 😀

 

[dkozloski]

I agree, it sure sounds to me like you have a crippled demo software decoder.

 

[Budman]

I once had the same problem on a dvd i once installed,it would play the intro for about 8 seconds then it quit.

As it turns out all i had to do was update the aspi layer files & after that i played like a charm.🙂

 

[thorin]

"How do I run a VCD test?"

Well if you have a Video CD in your collection somewhere (most people don't). Just slap it in the drive and play it.

Look here for DVD software.

Thorin

 

[johneetrash]

if it's the ati dvd software it's not a crippled demo version