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applegrove

(123,308 posts) Sun May 29, 2016, 12:32 AM May 2016

I have a new DVD player. My old one could not play some store

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bought dvds. The new one has the same problem. Are they making cheap dvds? Or are they making cheap DVD players?

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I have a new DVD player. My old one could not play some store (Original Post) applegrove May 2016 OP

I buy really cheap DVD players, that are advertised as MADem May 2016 #1

What do the unplayable dvd's have in common? nt JayhawkSD May 2016 #2

They were from two different TV series. Both just recently bought. applegrove May 2016 #6

Do you have any tv series that it will play? JayhawkSD May 2016 #7

Actually there are three dvds that don't play. Two of them I've watched before on other dvd players. applegrove May 2016 #8

Bring the DVDs with you and try playing them on something in the store. n/t discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2016 #9

Are they clean? -none May 2016 #3

Sounds like copyright protection issues Egnever May 2016 #4

A lot of DVDs have specific firmware requirements SwankyXomb May 2016 #5

MADem

(135,425 posts)

1. I buy really cheap DVD players, that are advertised as

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sun May 29, 2016, 12:52 AM

May 2016

"international" or "multi region" (yay Amazon) and they seem to play everything. I will admit, I haven't played a DVD lately, maybe they're putting more coding on the DVDs themselves? I also don't bother with BLU RAY.

I may not be getting the full "experience" but I just don't care that much!

JayhawkSD

(3,163 posts)

2. What do the unplayable dvd's have in common? nt

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sun May 29, 2016, 09:08 AM

May 2016

applegrove

(123,308 posts)

6. They were from two different TV series. Both just recently bought.

Reply to JayhawkSD (Reply #2)

Sun May 29, 2016, 02:14 PM

May 2016

JayhawkSD

(3,163 posts)

7. Do you have any tv series that it will play?

Reply to applegrove (Reply #6)

Mon May 30, 2016, 10:20 AM

May 2016

It's beginning to sound, as has been suggested, that there is a copyright issue for which your player does not have the proper coding.

applegrove

(123,308 posts)

8. Actually there are three dvds that don't play. Two of them I've watched before on other dvd players.

Reply to JayhawkSD (Reply #7)

Mon May 30, 2016, 02:52 PM

May 2016

I think I'm going to have to suck it in and go to Best Buy.

discntnt_irny_srcsm

(18,591 posts)

9. Bring the DVDs with you and try playing them on something in the store. n/t

Reply to applegrove (Reply #8)

Mon May 30, 2016, 04:53 PM

May 2016

-none

(1,884 posts)

3. Are they clean?

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sun May 29, 2016, 11:32 AM

May 2016

I know first hand that some people have no idea what dirt and scratches on a CD/DVD do to the playability of their collection.
A scratch in the wrong place can make then unplayable.

Egnever

(21,506 posts)

4. Sounds like copyright protection issues

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sun May 29, 2016, 12:43 PM

May 2016

Another poster above I think had it right you need a multi region DVD player to play some DVDs

SwankyXomb

(2,030 posts)

5. A lot of DVDs have specific firmware requirements

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sun May 29, 2016, 12:49 PM

May 2016

as part of their DRM copy protection. This could be the problem.

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