Hi all, First of all, I had a look at a few posts b4 i wrote this. My prob is this folks. I have 3 stand alone players which are:

1) SONY DVP NS330
2) CYBERHOME DVD CH 400
3) TECHNOSONIC DVD 802C...(cheapo)

and i tested 2 bought titles which are:

1) Apocalyse Now -Redux
2) Pitch Black

both of these films are "Duel Layer" and on the "Apoc Now" box it did state that this could trigger a slight pause

So now the results:

"Apoc Now" plays on all players wthout any pausing
Pitch Black only pauses on the SONY (always at the same point on the disc)

Im thinking of taking the SONY player back ( only just bought it) and researching players on the net in order to find one which shifts from one layer to the next, seamlessly but i would really appreciate as much advice on this prob as possible ...thx ppl