Sound out of synch?
07-08-02, 02:50 PM
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Sound out of synch?
I bought a new DVD player and I noticed that periodically the sound will suddenly be slightly out of synch, people are talking and the sound doesn't match up with their lips. If I pause for a few seconds and then hit play, everything's fine for awhile. It's just ever so slight but very annoying.
So all you pros out there, is this a lemon and should I just replace it, or is it a symptom of a cheaper model player? Just wondering because I picture myself going back and forth to Circuit City 20 times replacing it out or something...
So all you pros out there, is this a lemon and should I just replace it, or is it a symptom of a cheaper model player? Just wondering because I picture myself going back and forth to Circuit City 20 times replacing it out or something...
07-15-02, 01:48 PM
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Originally posted by KathiMax
It's a Magnavox. It also flashes up captions 3 or 4 times per movie. Only for like one sentence, randomly somewhere on the disk.
It's a Magnavox. It also flashes up captions 3 or 4 times per movie. Only for like one sentence, randomly somewhere on the disk.
07-15-02, 02:42 PM
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Originally posted by renaldow
Ditto! You've got 2 probs with it, the sound sync and the subtitles appearing. I'd take it back, and if the 2nd does the same get a different brand.
Ditto! You've got 2 probs with it, the sound sync and the subtitles appearing. I'd take it back, and if the 2nd does the same get a different brand.
Plenty of excellent choices from Sony, Panasonic, Toshiba, JVC etc. for good prices.
07-15-02, 04:10 PM
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Originally posted by Brian Shannon
You are much more forgiving than I am. I would not get the same model or even make for that matter.
Plenty of excellent choices from Sony, Panasonic, Toshiba, JVC etc. for good prices.
You are much more forgiving than I am. I would not get the same model or even make for that matter.
Plenty of excellent choices from Sony, Panasonic, Toshiba, JVC etc. for good prices.
One bad player is a statistic, two bad players is a trend.
07-31-02, 12:24 PM
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Well, the replacement one did the exact same thing with the voices, didn't even wait to find out about the captions, so I just returned the thing and bought a completely different brand.
So there's my experience with a Magnavox...
So there's my experience with a Magnavox...
08-01-02, 01:08 PM
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I had a SONY a few years back that did the Lip Sync thing...apprarently, I was the first to report it to SONY so I was getting the whole "we're thinking its a DVD production industry thing, not the players themselves"....in any case, SONY finally admitted fault in their players and initially were replacing the units (paying for FedEx shipping both ways) and I got lucky as being the first few thousand people to benefit from it.
Since then I have purchased another SONY model (sold my original unit to a friend...lypsync fixed) and its worked well. I really do like SONY's DVD players (even if mine doesn't play CD-Rs).
I thought the lipsync thing was only a SONY thing....interesting to know that another Manufacturer had the issue.
I also agree with Renaldow that one experience with a manufacturer isn't the basis for boycotting (I'm glad that I stuck with the SONY).
Since then I have purchased another SONY model (sold my original unit to a friend...lypsync fixed) and its worked well. I really do like SONY's DVD players (even if mine doesn't play CD-Rs).
I thought the lipsync thing was only a SONY thing....interesting to know that another Manufacturer had the issue.
I also agree with Renaldow that one experience with a manufacturer isn't the basis for boycotting (I'm glad that I stuck with the SONY).
