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Posted on Nov 30, 2008

Disc error "playback feature may not be available on this disc"

"playback feature may not be available on this disc"

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  • Missyle Dec 05, 2008

    I had 4x DVD-R by Memorex (which I can't find to buy anywhere now) and they worked fine, but then put in another DVD-R disc and it gives me this error? The only difference in the disc is it is 16x. The I found 4x DVD-RW and tried those and they did not work as well. Same error each time. HELP!

  • bsutton182 Dec 16, 2008

    I bought the new Dark Knight DVD and I get a disc error....Playback feature may not be available on this disc.

  • Anonymous Apr 25, 2009

    Just bought one second hand- it plays vcr and will play music cds but the same error comes up when i put in dvds.

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I have a DVD and VHS player in 1 and it was working well then all of a sudden the DVD player part just stopped playing. I stick in a disk and then it would read: disk error play back feature may not be available on this disk. And this disk is fine it plays in my daughters room in her 2 in 1 player. so What can I do? The VHS player works well. Help! I dont really want to buy a new one!

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Maybe you're trying to burn a PAL (European) file instead of an NTSC (American) file. Run a conversion program like Xilisoft Video Converter or Wondershare, etc. and select "NTSC" when you run the conversion. Then burn the resulting file as usual.

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Your player contains operating software which regulates the the type of disc and speed. i have both a emerson unit and a sylvaina unit and there speed was set at 4x. I contacted Funai which makes the player/recorders and they sent me a software disk (the same as a software upgrade for a computer) which i installed and was then able to use 8x disc's. You may be able to purchase 8x discs still online(best bet is best buy.com) and you can contact Funai Corp. for the software upgrade which comes with fairly easy instructions. Good luck
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SOURCE: disc error ''playback feature maynot be available on dvd''

it may not be a dvd,it could be another format eg,avi.

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My Emerson DVD player says Disc Error Playback feature may not be available on this disc

The error message "Disc Error Playback feature may not be available on this disc" can have a few different causes. Here are some of the most common:
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  • Clean the disc. Use a soft, dry cloth to clean the disc. Be careful not to scratch the disc.
  • Format the disc. If the disc is formatted for a different region or format, you may need to format it for your DVD player.
  • Reset the DVD player. If the DVD player is faulty, you may need to reset it.
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