Robert Macy wrote:
Samsung manufactured a very inexpensive VHS/DVD player under the
label, Go-Video

This unit displays very strange tracking on a favorite DVD. It seems
to 'lock up' when it gets to the track. Sometimes can't go passed the
scenes once into them. That includes PLAY, FF, and even super FF.
When the player gets to this section it just doesn't seem to go
further.

Luckily, depending on temperament of the day, the player has
'unlocked' and jumped through the "bad" section so we have seen the
end of the film. But usually takes a good six to seven or more 'back
up and forge through it' attempts.

Besides the obvious, where is a tutorial describing tracking, tracking
failures, etc?

My questions a

From the experiences of the membrs of this group who deal with actual
machines, which machine generally has the best playing and tracking?

Which DVD player is the best in terms of robustness at playing less
than perfect DVD's?

And, which machine lasts enough time to make it a purchase, not a
rental of trash?

Robert

Good morning Robert,

While it might be possible to find a player that handles this one disc
better, if it is the only disc that is really giving you problems, then
the problem is a damaged disc, not your player.

So, you might find that buying a new copy of the disc in question is
the hot ticket. Alternately, you can look for a video rental store that
has a professional disc polisher (like Research Technology
International's "DiscChek" system) who will polish out the disc for a
few dollars. These polishers cost thousands of dollars. I have not had
satisfactory results with the home kits, though there could be some good
ones.

Keep in mind that like an audio CD, DVD's play from the center out, so
if your disc is scratched at the outer edge, it is likely to be your
problem.

Regards,
Tim Schwartz
Bristol Electronics