DVD player won't play last 2 to 3 minutes of some DVD's

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Steve wrote:
> Hello,
>
> My DVD player, a Samsung SD-616T, plays through until the last 2 to 4
> minutes and then the picture freezes while the player continues to
> turn and the green seek light continues to blink. I am using Windows
> Media Player 9, Windows XP, 2.8 GHz CPU and 1 GB RAM. The disk is
> clean and this behavior doesn't happen with all movies. Other than
> this the player has no problem reading CD's or DVD's, just the
> playing of the last few minutes of some DVD's is a problem.
>
> Here is the link to the Samsung product page if that is helpful:
>
http://www.samsung.com/Products/CDDVD_Rom/DVD_ROMHalf_H...
>
> The firmware is the latest offered by Samsung, version F311
>
> Thanks for the help, Steve.

try different media. discrite's did this all the time on my pioneer a107 -
using G04 ritec's has sorted it out. also try lowering your burn speed.

ric h