T&T: boat entertainmen center

[David H Sorenson]

I don't know about DVDs, but I know that MANY CD-RW disks I have used are
next to worthless. I suppose cheap coatings on the surface. I avoid using
optical burning devices now to store or record data. I've learned the
hard way.

David Sorenson
Duluth, MN


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On Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:40:46 -0600 "Larry N. Brown"
<cigano55 at hotmail.com> writes:
> Alright, alright, this topic doesn't fit the narrow confines of the 
> list but
> it is applicable. I do live on my boat and I do need to be 
> entertained. If it
> gets too boring for the list, I'd be glad to entertain emails 
> offline.
> 
> Several years ago, pre-Katrina, I decided to assemble a DVD 
> collection for
> rainy days aboard. I do not have a TV and I don't want one but an 
> old John
> Wayne every now and again does not go amiss. So I started burning 
> DVDs from my
> friends collections. I must admit I was not completely scrupulous 
> about the
> pedigree of the DVDs but I assembled quite a collection.
> 
> Then the trouble started. I have a Sony DAV-FC7 all-in-one mini unit 
> and a
> flat plate screen. The DVDs began to develop a glitch. They'd 
> stumble,
> sometimes not play at all. Seemed to be getting worse. Finally, the 
> other day,
> figuring the machine was shot, I bought an outboard DVD player to 
> feed the
> system.
> 
> It got worse so I suspect the DVDs themselves. Do DVD's have a 
> lifespan? Are
> self recorded DVDs worse than store bought ones? Is there a cure? 
> Did I use
> inferior media or burner? Some play through, some play half and some 
> don't get
> out of the starting gate. Help. Feel like the Ancient Mariner. . 
> .DVD's, DVDs
> everywhere but nary a one to watch.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Larry and Teri
> M/V Cigano, 47' Prairie Sundeck Cruiser
> Lying: 64 Cypress Road
>           Covington, LA
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