Stuttering DVD Playback/ New DVD player?

[usamilo]

I own a Pioneer DV-440 DVD player. It plays every professionally produced DVD bought or rented perfectly.

I am also a huge music fan and collect performances of some of my favorite bands from other fans that are sent to me on DVD. I do not know the specifics of how the DVD was created or the exact type of DVD media that was used. The compatability list on this site says my player should work with all variations of DVD media.

These DVDs sent to me play perfectly on my home computer using its DVD ROM drive. When I use my Pioneer stand alone player, the audio portion of the DVD plays fine, but the video locks up or stutters continuously. I asume this has something to do with the DVD media used or the way it was created.

Would a more expensive stand alone DVD player have a better chance of playing these DVDs without this problem? How hard or expensive is it to direct the playback from a home computer to a TV? Thanks for your help.

[andkiich]

Without knowing what they used to create and burn the DVD and if it is a truly DVD-Compliant disc, it will be difficult to give you any really good advice.

One thing is that regardless of how muchyou spend on a DVD-player, either they will or will not play. Most people here find that the cheapest DVD-players usually play the most versatile array of DVD/VCD/MP3 discs.
Generaly software DVD players fall into the "more tolerant" category as far as non-comliance.

What you might want to do is rip the DVD and demux the vobs and see if the framerates, GOP and such are correct. It might be something that you can fix, or it just might be trashed.