DVD movies freezing on Pioneer equipment
01-05-01, 08:11 AM
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Just bought a VSX509 receiver and DVR333 DVD. Have S-video running from DVD to receiver and S-video out to TV. Have optical audio between receiver and dvd. I've tried two DVDs and both had freezing moments. During Gladiator in Ch. 13 after Comidus drinks a tonic, my DVD freezes for 2 seconds then returns. I thought it was bad Gladiator, so I returned it and replaced it. Still had problem. Even went to video store and tried their copy and same problem existed. Last night, I'm watching The Cell and there's another momentary freeze in the DVD about 80 minutes in. My DVD shows SEARCH on the LCD when this happens. I had this same problem with a different Pioneer DVD (434) at my home hookup. Is this a receiver problem or just a Pioneer DVD issue? I'm frustrated.
01-05-01, 08:21 AM
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this is not something the receiver could do as it is essentially a video bypass and only processes audio.
what you're seeing is the layer change of the DVD. to fit a 2+ hour movie on one side of a dvd, it is encoded in dual layers. at a (hopefully) opportune time in the film the DVD player has to "find" the second layer of encoding and this often takes a second or so. all players, outside of progressive scan, will do this and all have "worse" layer changes on particular movies. 2 seconds sounds pretty harsh, but i won't accuse you of exaggerating.
if you have any single layer disks (plain silver) play one and it won't happen. dual layer disks have a gold hue.
layer changes can be a bit disconcerting, but they beat flipping the disk any day.
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what you're seeing is the layer change of the DVD. to fit a 2+ hour movie on one side of a dvd, it is encoded in dual layers. at a (hopefully) opportune time in the film the DVD player has to "find" the second layer of encoding and this often takes a second or so. all players, outside of progressive scan, will do this and all have "worse" layer changes on particular movies. 2 seconds sounds pretty harsh, but i won't accuse you of exaggerating.
if you have any single layer disks (plain silver) play one and it won't happen. dual layer disks have a gold hue.
layer changes can be a bit disconcerting, but they beat flipping the disk any day.
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chess' DVDs chess' Web Site
chess' modest home theater:
61" Sony RPTV KP-61S75, Panasonic A-120U, Pioneer VSX-D509S, Energy e:XL-16 front and surround (birch), Energy e:XL-C, Sony SA-WM40
01-05-01, 08:23 AM
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That is where the layer change occurs.
DVD's are usually dual-layered. When the player finishes reading the 1st layer, it then refocuses to start reading the 2nd layer. This refocusing sometimes triggers a slight pause. Certain players are better able to handle layer changes than others.
I get a split second freeze at the same part during Gladiator that you mentioned on mine and so do many others.
Nothing to worry about.
DVD's are usually dual-layered. When the player finishes reading the 1st layer, it then refocuses to start reading the 2nd layer. This refocusing sometimes triggers a slight pause. Certain players are better able to handle layer changes than others.
I get a split second freeze at the same part during Gladiator that you mentioned on mine and so do many others.
Nothing to worry about.
