DVD show blank screen but the DVD drive keep on blinking (1 Viewer)

[pierreye]

It only happens on certain DVD. So far, all the DVD in the LOST boxset face this same problem. The DVD start to play flawlessly but when it come to a chapter break, the screen will go blank and no sound is output from the machine. I check the DVD drive and it is still playing. Pressing the remote will not yield any response (including the green button etc...) The only way to get back to Media Portal is to eject the DVD and it'll go back to the main page and operation can be resume normally.

Also, need to ask, how can I change the DVD navigator from Microsoft DVD Navigator to Nvidia DVD Navigator? Suspect this might be the issue although it work fine under ZoomPlayer.

MediaPortal Version: 0.2.1 (preview)
MediaPortal Skin: Wide Blue 2
Windows Version: XP Pro SP2
CPU Type: Opteron 144 @ 2.3 Ghz
HDD: 250Gb Seagate
Memory: 1 Gb DDR 400
Motherboard: DFI NF3 Ultra
Motherboard Chipset: NF3
Motherboard Bios: Dec 2005
Video Card: GeForce 6800GT
Video Card Driver: Nvidia 93.17
Sound Card: Prodigy LT 7.1
Sound Card AC3: SPDIF
Sound Card Driver: 1.17
1. TV Card: Hauppage MCE 150
1. TV Card Type: Hauppage MCE 150 PAL
1. TV Card Driver: pvr150 22 23257
2. TV Card:
2. TV Card Type:
2. TV Card Driver:
3. TV Card:
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3. TV Card Driver:
4. TV Card:
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MPEG2 Video Codec: Nvidia DVD 223
MPEG2 Audio Codec: Nvidia DVD 223
Satelite/CableTV Provider: Analog TV
HTPC Case: Cooler Master Centurion 5
Cooling: Thermaltake Big Typhoon
Power Supply: Antec 400W
Remote: MCE Remote
TV: Panasonic Plasma PV60H
TV - HTPC Connection: VGA

 

[Marcusb]

it could also be some type of copy protection. I get this with only some DVDs, but usually the whole disk will not play.
You can download a program like AnyDVD (not free) that can sit in your system tray and remove the protection from the disk on the fly.
You can also try different codecs. The commercial ones include support for some copy protection and there is also a free alternative to anydvd, but I can't remember the name at the moment.

 

[pierreye]

Thanks for the info. Anyway, WinDVD 7 play without any hitch. I'll try to rip the DVD into my HD and remove copy protection to see if this work.

 

[d-x]

I've never seen that issue before with copy protection... What hollywood company is the movie from?

I have the same issue but just fixed it with some codecs that mediaportal had.

 

[Flerbizky]

I'll put a watch on this thread.

My Lost Season 1 & 2 box should be here soon, so who knows

Cheers,
Steff

 

[pierreye]

I try again in MediaPortal by changing the video codec to Intervideo (WinDVD) and it's working fine until end of the episode and the same problem happen again. Might be some settings that I need to try.

 

[batrad]

Having the same problem..rip dvd to hdd ..fine
Burn same rip to DVD..blank screen..when movie starts
running the latest SVN Dec-02-2006

 

[Marcusb]

Just found the software to remove protection on the fly.
It's like AnyDVD but is free.

I had awful issues with the House Season two DVD but this fixed them all.

http://www.dvd43.com/