I found an update setting in the main menu tried it and it resolved the issue. I had a Sony Blu-ray DVD player awhile back that was very picky on what disks it would play. See if the DVD player has any updates available for it. I went through many WD external drives before I figured out that it. I've never needed two ports for an external writer, but I do need two ports for external drives larger than 100GB. Apparently the 'spec' for power output on USB 2.0 was more of a suggestion. Please note that I have had a computer tell me that the disk is from the wrong region where a set top device just wont play the disk. The power output on a per USB port basis varies widely from motherboard to motherboard. My suggestion to find the cause is to try the non-functioning disks in another player or on computer with a DVD drive that is compatible with the disk. The polycarbonate material is defective and is filtering the laser light wavelengths and attenuating the signal the pickup is getting to a level that is basically “in the noise” so the device gives up.The DVD box says it is for the correct region but the disk is not encoded for the region on the box.The Memorex True 8Xn external drive has one USB 2.0 and two IEEE 1394 connections and looks like a good purchase for users needing a fancy, low noise and low priced external writing device compatible with the dual recording format at 8X writing speed.

You stated the region was correct and the disk is undamaged, also that getting a new copy did not resolve the issue. The True 8Xn, an external drive for DVD writing, offers dual format DVD recording. including the needed cables, but it's way more common than it should be. The fact that other DVD/Blu-ray disks work on the player tends to eliminate the player as the issue. VALUE - Memorex 18x Multi Format DVD Recorder 100, What this. What makes the most sense is a bad pressing of the blue-ray and DVD in question. This sounds like a laser pick up type of issue. Hope this at least guides you to a possible solution. I have fixed a couple of Sony set-top players with drives from broken Sony laptops. Many set-top DVD players use Laptop or PC sized drives with the same connections. I have had optical drive mechanisms spit lubricant and have left an oily film on the pick up unit causing this.īe very careful with this one as some units are mounted on very flimsy suspension/positioning mechanisms that will break if you look at them cross-eyed.Ī loose SATA or Data cable may be all that is stopping the information from the disk from getting to the circuit board. Many times it is just the disk is dirty scratched and the player cannot reliably read information from disk.ģ-Look for signs of lubricant/dirt on/under the player tray or on disk. If it seems to be speeding up and slowing down you could have a dirty/bad optical pick up assembly. I am afraid I am not familiar with the Samsung model in particular so I will give you a few general tips that may get you going.ġ- Make sure you hear the spindle motor spinning the disk to an even speed.

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