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Pop'n Taco · 08-03-2002, 11:24 PM

OK, does anybody else expierience problems on thier Ghostbuster DVD with the video commentary flickering like a strobe light? The three little sillouettes are there, but they flicker endlessly...is this how its supposed to be? Or is my player just crappy...its an RCA 522OP

Flash Ahhh · 08-04-2002, 01:00 AM

Hey Pop'n Taco,

Welcome to DVD File Forums! Thanks for posting.

Be right back with some more info for you...

-Flash

Flash Ahhh · 08-04-2002, 01:14 AM

The Ghostbusters video and audio commentary are on subtitle track 4 of 4 and audio track 2 of 2. You cannot play the commentary in 5.1 mode, it's defaults to 2.0.

Also the video commentary will not play in 16x9 mode. In order to view the video commentary you must be in 4x3 mode. If you are using a standard TV, then this doesn't apply to you.

When I am in 4x3 and the video commentary is on, I got all three characters, totally black, but there is a white-ish ring around the edge of them (almost like edge enhancement) that is not completely solid, nor is it totally flickering. I think it's there basically to get distiguishable detail inbetween the video commentary figures and the action happening on screen.

Now, if memory serves, I think there was a Ghostbusters C.S. re-issue, but I couldn't find any other info on it. My spine # is 04139 and I bought mine single, not out of the Ghoastbusters two-pack.

I'd try your disk on another player to see what it does, just in case it's a compatibility issue with your player. If it plays fine on another machine, then there's your answer.

Hope this helps...

-Flash

Jerm · 08-05-2002, 06:38 PM

Taco, I have the same player, and I get the same annoying flickering commentary as well. It looks like its our player.

Pop'n Taco · 08-06-2002, 02:47 AM

Thanx for all the insight Flash and Jerm...I guess it just something I have to live with. Hey Jerm, do you know if any other DVDs are adversly affected by our RCA player?

Jerm · 08-06-2002, 06:21 PM

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Originally posted by Pop'n Taco
Thanx for all the insight Flash and Jerm...I guess it just something I have to live with. Hey Jerm, do you know if any other DVDs are adversly affected by our RCA player?

I have some trouble with Disney's The Kid, sometimes (not all) it pauses (like a layer change) but it happens multiple times...it looks like at the chapter stops.
It also has had some trouble with some Universal discs, like The Mummy Returns, when you try to navigate the menus, it would occasionally just black out the screen instead of going to the selected bonus feature...I just push the menu or the ch up button, and everything is fine.
Except for that, I can't complain.

08-03-2002, 11:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
Pop'n Taco Supporting Actor Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: The Bay Area and Humboldt County, CA	My Ghostbusters DVD and the horrific flickering video commentary OK, does anybody else expierience problems on thier Ghostbuster DVD with the video commentary flickering like a strobe light? The three little sillouettes are there, but they flicker endlessly...is this how its supposed to be? Or is my player just crappy...its an RCA 522OP __________________ My DVDs

08-04-2002, 01:00 AM	#2 (permalink)
Flash Ahhh Moderator Emeritus Well Worth the Double Dip! Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: 8.4 Miles from the newest Hooters Restaurant	Hey Pop'n Taco, Welcome to DVD File Forums! Thanks for posting. Be right back with some more info for you... -Flash __________________ Flash - Moderator Emeritus - Savior of the Universe Criterion (krî´tir´èæn) Greek [kritËreon], *Noun.* (circa 1622) - Definitiveness. Set standard. Principle, rule or test upon which value or decision can be based. Characterization in which all others are judged.

08-04-2002, 01:14 AM	#3 (permalink)
Flash Ahhh Moderator Emeritus Well Worth the Double Dip! Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: 8.4 Miles from the newest Hooters Restaurant	The Ghostbusters video and audio commentary are on subtitle track 4 of 4 and audio track 2 of 2. You cannot play the commentary in 5.1 mode, it's defaults to 2.0. Also the video commentary will not play in 16x9 mode. In order to view the video commentary you must be in 4x3 mode. If you are using a standard TV, then this doesn't apply to you. When I am in 4x3 and the video commentary is on, I got all three characters, totally black, but there is a white-ish ring around the edge of them (almost like edge enhancement) that is not completely solid, nor is it totally flickering. I think it's there basically to get distiguishable detail inbetween the video commentary figures and the action happening on screen. Now, if memory serves, I think there was a Ghostbusters C.S. re-issue, but I couldn't find any other info on it. My spine # is 04139 and I bought mine single, not out of the Ghoastbusters two-pack. I'd try your disk on another player to see what it does, just in case it's a compatibility issue with your player. If it plays fine on another machine, then there's your answer. Hope this helps... -Flash __________________ Flash - Moderator Emeritus - Savior of the Universe Criterion (krî´tir´èæn) Greek [kritËreon], *Noun.* (circa 1622) - Definitiveness. Set standard. Principle, rule or test upon which value or decision can be based. Characterization in which all others are judged.

08-05-2002, 06:38 PM	#4 (permalink)
Jerm Moderator Emeritus Magical Hall Monitor Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: In my house	Taco, I have the same player, and I get the same annoying flickering commentary as well. It looks like its our player. __________________ "All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us."

08-06-2002, 02:47 AM	#5 (permalink)
Pop'n Taco Supporting Actor Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: The Bay Area and Humboldt County, CA	Thanx for all the insight Flash and Jerm...I guess it just something I have to live with. Hey Jerm, do you know if any other DVDs are adversly affected by our RCA player? __________________ My DVDs

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