Thanks for the input. I played a 1 hr CD (Rock Classics '66 if it
matters) and it played fine. The Toshiba splash screen was displayed the
whole time, so I assume the power dissipation of the unit was similar to
playing a DVD. The track/time dialog worked fine. I then loaded the
multi title disc, and played the first title (Clash of the Titans); a 2
hr long flick. Played fine, no anomalies. I let it shift to the second
title (The Golden Voyage of Sinbad) and it froze 1 minute into the play.
I reloaded the disc and selected the second title; it started OK, then
went into it's thing.
I think this rules out heat as the primary culprit, and also the laser
pickup. It seems the encoding in the second title is somehow just not
exactly right for this DVD unit, although the disc plays fine in other
units. These multi-discs are ones I burned in a Toshiba DVD/R BTW. They
are DVD-R 4X discs.

JR


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