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Why would this happen with a DVD?
I got Jurassic Park: The Lost World on DVD for Christmas. I watched it on my computer and it worked fine.
Then recently I tried to watch it in my DVD player. It worked fine for about 20 minutes, then it started skipping like a CD with a scratch. I took it out and cleaned it (though I couldn't see any scratches or fingerprints) and tried again. This time the skipping started before it even made it to the main menu.
I tried it in our PS2 and it did the same thing.
I just tried it again on my computer and it works fine.
It wasn't pre-owned, it was brand new from Wal Mart. Unfortunately we don't have the receipt so we can't exchange or return it.
Anyone have any idea why its doing this? Is this something common and fixable or just a bizarre glitch?
I don't know the models of the PS2 or my DVD player, but the DVD player is at least 4 years old. I don't have access to a newer DVD player. The DVD is about 2 hours 9 minutes long, and I don't have any more that are long enough to be considered a multi-layer by the mentioned standards.
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- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
It's possible that the DVD you purchased is a dual-layer, and your PS2 and home DVD player are not. You didn't mention the model of the units that work or don't so all we can do is guess.
Multi-layer DVDs will play a little of the program on an older DVD player, and will then skip and jump around.
Is the DVD program length over 2 hours? This is a good indication of a dual-layer disc.
Do you have any other multilayer DVD discs to try? Try it on a newer DVD player.