xms-888 playback problems HELP...

[help]

Hi,

I purchased a xms-888 today and have ended up with some weird errors. I first played a jpeg cd ok, then changed it to multizone (region 0) and watched a region 1 dvd. After that I played a burnt AVI (on a cdr) watched it for a few minutes, ejected it and when I tried to replay it, the video was very pixelated and jerky, so is the Audio, this is now happening on every dvd / disc I play on it. I have since then (in trying to fix it) updated the firmware to 1.2 successfully, cold booted it several times to no avail...HELP...
If I can't get it working, I'll take it back to the supplier ...

[andw]

Try powering it off for about 20 minutes, to let it cool down.
Then power it back on, if the disc plays ok, it could be overheating, and therefore a faulty player.
If that doesn't help, it still could be faulty.
When / if you take it back, take some test discs in with you.

[help]

Actually, the problem started when I tried to play a burnt TDK Gold CD-R. I think that caused the problem. Does the burnt AVI have to be burnt any special way? eg at a certain speed?, it could be the way I burnt it or the particular disc. Could anyone recommend the type of cd-r media I should be using and burning recommendations - (I use Nero)...
thanks

[davidf]

Originally Posted by help

Actually, the problem started when I tried to play a burnt TDK Gold CD-R. I think that caused the problem. Does the burnt AVI have to be burnt any special way? eg at a certain speed?, it could be the way I burnt it or the particular disc. Could anyone recommend the type of cd-r media I should be using and burning recommendations - (I use Nero)...
thanks

I don't burn at above 24x for CDR this seems to give me a more stable read not only on the XMS but other DVD units and PC's as well.

[jokiin]

Originally Posted by help

Actually, the problem started when I tried to play a burnt TDK Gold CD-R. I think that caused the problem. Does the burnt AVI have to be burnt any special way? eg at a certain speed?, it could be the way I burnt it or the particular disc. Could anyone recommend the type of cd-r media I should be using and burning recommendations - (I use Nero)...
thanks

Have you tried with another brand of disc? I've had problems with these discs before (not in this player, I stopped using them as some players just didn't like them) I would be interested to see what results you get with another brand

[buts]

Originally Posted by help

Actually, the problem started when I tried to play a burnt TDK Gold CD-R. ...

I bought them once at Betta Electrical. They have nothing to do with TDK,
they are manufactured by CMC Magnetics which is known to be one of the
worst CD manufacturers. 3 burnt disks out of 5 failed, so I just returned them.
Check your disks's manufacturer with Nero utils.

[andw]

I have basically been using cheapy CD-R's (30-50c) from Strathfield / Kmart and the like.
I have found though that keeping the burn speed to 12x or less makes for a much better read. (someone posted a while back that it give the laser time to do a 'deeper' burn, and therefore is better for reading. I don't know if this is actually how it works, but it certainly does make a difference)

[help]

I have had the unit replaced and have not used the tdk discs again, I purchased a pack of i-media cd-r's and have burnt avi's at 12X and it has played them ok. thanks for the help.