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Some disck that I play says Cannot Play

Certain DVD's that I play give an error message Cannot Play, is there a way to chage the format of the player so as they play,
A friend mentioned that the format can be changed to multi function or multi media, but there is a code that is required

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Sony players are famous for this and you should call them. They have so many offices that its always hard to know which one to phone. But, that information should be in your user manual.

What it comes down to is the Sony supported Copy Right Protection Scheme, which is really complicated... so much so that it really causes problems for users.

Sorry I can't help you more with anything other than advice, but don't despair, give them a call and complain vociferously.

Regards,
Worldvet

  • Anonymous Jul 07, 2008

    Hi,

    Lets try and get you to an better understanding of the problems with this model you have.

    The following comments by owners is from www.videohelp.com

    Here is the direct link to the page at video help that contains user remarks for your player. One would normally give more weight to a user that has had this player for a considerable amount of time, not just a few days or a week.

    You will notice that this player can and cannot play certain media, pressed in mass production to burned at at a local PC.

    You can make up your mind on what to do. And I hope you find this information of more use and you will change the rating you give me initially. I don't feel there is much more we can do here at FixYa using email, or any other form of support. As to your friends tweak to get it out of DTS, to Progressive, to Normal, I would think you could do this in the menus, or the player does it automatically. Either way, it shouldn't make a difference and that the crux. Cheaper players use drives meant for PCs whereas the more Prestigious players like Sony use proprietary drivers meant for adhering to copyright protection schemes supported by the Sony/Phillips alliance (they own the patent).

    Best Regards and Good Luck,
    Worldvet


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