standalone DVD prob

[Rabid_dogma]

i hope somebody can assist me with a little problem i have been having with SVCDs and my Standalone DVD player.

DVD player: JVC XV-S300
SVCD encoder: DVD2SVCD
Burner: Samsung CDRW/DVD SM-308B (using CDRwin)

my problem is that pretty close to every (s)vcd that i make has a problem where the video tends to hesitate frequently and randomly (as in not always on the same spots on the movie). the video just suddenly stops for a few seconds, and then jumps ahead the length of time that it stopped. however the audio never skips a beat.

this also occurs in (s)vcds that i download, so that leads me to beleive that it isn't my encoding methods. all the movies also play fine in my dvd-rom.

so is this a know problem, or is there something that i am missing that anybody can think of? :confused:

any helpful input would be greatly appreciated.

[mikecito]

Many dvd players can't handle the power it takes to process SVCDs. It probably plays vcds fine, right? Your player works fine, but is not meant for SVCDs that have a high bitrate. Many times, encoding at a low bitrate to test it will verify this.

To fix the problem, sell your player on Ebay and get a Pioneer 434 or something. www.vcdhelp.com has a list of players that are compatible and play them well.

If you want any recommendations - I have the Pioneer 434 and it works great. I've never had a problem with it playing anything I threw at it, except for mini-dvds.

Good Luck!

[theReal]

have you tried other cdr media and lower writing speeds?