Playing CDR VCDs, SVCDs on Samsung DVD 511

[G-Frag]

Hey, I checked the compatibility list, the Samsung DVD 511 player supports VCD and SVCD but not CDR, is there a way to get the VCDs or SVCDs to work on copied CDs? thanx

[bugster]

I have one of these players. On commercial DVD's its seems to be a fine budget player. Howerevr, on my own VCD's I can only get it to play VCD format burnt with CDRW discs, not CDR's! I have not been able to persuade it to play SVCD's on any media, sorry.

[royend]

I see that I am not alone clumbring with this dvd player....
Ok.. this is what I have achieved:
I made a VCD based on a AVI file (NTSC FILM, 352x192 in resolution) that I first encoded to MPEG1. The MPEG1 file worked out perfectly on my computer, so I imagined it would on my Samsung DVD 511 as well... but.... the result was all sorts of glimpses and skips, with sound that also hacks. Still I have picture though...
What I have used is cheap Vivastar CDR discs.

My question for you... Don't you get any picture at all?

I am going to try with CDRW which has been suggested by other users here, and I am also going to give the normal CDR discs a new shot, but this time with 2X burning speed or maybe even just 1X....

Hopefully we can come up with a solution soon... :-?

[G-Frag]

Well the player isn't really supposed to work with CDRs, though it might work with some specific CDRs, the best solution remains CDRW.

[Zippy72]

Bugster,
Could I ask what brand of CDRWs you used? I have tried a couple, but so far none work. I have been able to get Vivastar CDRs to work though.
Thanks in advance

[G-Frag]

Have u tried Philips Professional? Maybe u should, they could work.

[Zippy72]

Nice one.
Thanks G-Frag! I'll give them a go..

[bugster]

I no longer have this player, upgraded to a better one as it had difficulty with DVD-r's when I bought a DVD burner, bit if I remember correctly I used mainly memorex CDRW's

[Zippy72]

Thanks Bugster.
Looks like I've got some shopping to do over the weekend!

BTW, apparently Princo CDRs work on this player too if you can find them.