scratched DVDs

[xpabhi]

Hello guyz......

wel.... few of the dvds i get frm my dvd parlour refuse to run or often get stuck in th emiddle of movies due to scratches on em

but runs fine on conventional dvd players.like the panasonic one i've got

i dont think my dvd players at fault...its a brand new samsung SM-352...... u guyz got any suggs abt how to run scratched dvds......cuz i often need to rip my fav movies......

another thing.......jst tell me how come the conventional dvd players play dvds fluidly inspite of scratches......dont tell me those r better than our sweet little combo drives

and is thr anyway to alter the dvd or cd read speeds of ur drive...... if so how??

so any suggs abt runnin scratched dvds wud b gr8......

thanx

[gdatuk]

i would suggest you not to use scratched dvd or cd
if they crack or burst inside the drive..it may cost u more than..buying a brand new dvd or cd

[Keith Sebastian]

Your standalone DVD player has better error correction than the drive in your PC. It's just that. Nothing more, nothing less.

http://www.thinkdigit.com/forum/view...&highlight=dvd

Your options -

1. Try disc cleaning kits. (Not lens cleaning, but disc cleaning )

2. Buy a new DVD drive.

3. Try Alcohol 120% to create an ISO image (will skip bad sectors/errors). Mount image using Daemon Tools (use the same to make a virtual drive). Now, rip using whatever methods you generally prefer.

Note: I've never tried Alcohol 120% to make a scratched DVD image before - no guarantees here.

another thing.......jst tell me how come the conventional dvd players play dvds fluidly inspite of scratches......dont tell me those r better than our sweet little combo drives Razz

YES, they are. And that's what they're designed for. Play any damned disc you throw at it. It all boils down to error correction. A standalone DVD player will just skip when it sees a (minor) scratch. Unlike PC DVD drives that read every bit on the disc and make a big fuss when something is missing. This is essential for data as you can't afford to skip stuff (and create corrupt data files)

and is thr anyway to alter the dvd or cd read speeds of ur drive...... if so how??

YES. I have modified drive firmware before updating to change DVD read speeds (8X, 12X, 16X) and also modify write strategies for individual disc types. The drive in question here is a Sony/Liteon and firmware customization was done using Omnipatcher.

http://codeguys.rpc1.org/patchers.html

http://codeguys.rpc1.org/firmwares.html

Keith

[Delpiero]

Yes keith is right standalone DVD players like onida,sony,pioneer etc specialises in playing scratched Dvd's . Have you ever seen an ad of DVD ROM's showing it can play scratched DVD's.lol BTW don't ever use scratched Dvd's on your DVD Rom or Combo drive.

[xpabhi]

well thanx ppl.......

i think i'll try out the links...thanx keith

ok...i hav seen tht ad...but guess its time i start blivin it...LOL....... so delpiero.......wts ur alternative to a dvd parlour...!!! no runnin away frm scratched dvds d00d.