VCD playing problems on dvd player

[edgars23]

Hello guys,
I am a newbie to all this so please bear with me. I have a few vcd's that don't play right on my dvd player. I get grey images and it is constantly moving vertically. However, it does play other vcd's (spiderman, black hawk down, ali, etc...) perfectly. I have a philips dvd751 if that helps. Can someone explain to me what is wrong and how to fix the problem. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
-Edgar

[poopyhead]

can you play them fine on your computer? if they play fine, then it could be that your standalone dvd player doesn't like the brand of cd-r media you have

[edgars23]

They all play perfectly on my pc. I used the same media for the vcd's that do work on it. Do you think it may be a region problem or something like that? Any further assitstance would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!!!

[poopyhead]

try doing a test burn on a cd-rw and c if your dvd player still has problems (it could just be a fluke w/ that particular cd-r)

[michiel1981]

Hi edgars23,

I am also quit new at all this and so i have only burned one vcd, but i have the same grey images and stripes. The strange things is that I can hear the sound perfectly, can you also hear the sound? And can you please let me know if and how you solved your problem.

Thanx

Michiel

[RoopeT]

Some thoughts what might be wrong:

1) How do you burn the CDs? Try reducing the burning speed. Are you sure your .mpg is VCD and not SVCD, try burning as an SVCD instead.

2) PAL/NTSC? If you live in the NTSC region, your TV might have problems displaying PAL VCD. Likewise, some PAL TVs have problems with NTSC VCDs/SVCDs

3) If you have downloaded the movie, it might have corrupted during download. You can try to de-multiplex and re-multiplex the file to see if it helps.

[edgars23]

Hey guys,
It turned out to be my DVD PLayer. Apparently the Philips DVD-751 isn't very good on playing VCDs. I bought a Mintek 1600 player for $65 and it works like a charm. thanks for all the help in assisting me.
From,
Edgar