DVD players defaulting Subtitles and Language selection. - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

Reese · 06-08-2009, 10:02 PM

I have 4 dvd players. I have an Xbox 360, a PS3, DVD/Home Theater combo and a stand alone DVD player. On 3/4 of these players I have a problem where more than half of the movies I watch will start playing with subtitles on or in a different language or both. My 360 is the only player that doesn't do it. I've been through all the settings everything is set correctly. At first I just thought it was my cheap DVD player or the Home theater being crap but the PS3 is quality machinery, It definitely shouldn't be having the problem. Most movies are new out of the box.

I don't know why I'm posting this, I highly doubt anyone has a magic answer I haven't considered. I'm just wondering has anyone else experienced this or am living on an indian burial ground / magnet field / pet cemetery / Bermuda Triangle thing causing all my dvd players to speak to me in french.

Zweiblumen · 06-14-2009, 04:58 PM

There are 2 things that spring to mind.
A. Most players have preference settings for default language and subtitles
B. Many discs have default settings for startup

How these settings work togeather can be a lottery. And in the case of PS3 and Xbox they probable "think they know" where you are (regions and timezone settings) and therefore want to decide this for you since they "know" better.
I have taken the view of avoiding everything made by Sony due to their attitude towards the customer/user.
Sony is the brand I have seen the most problems with DVD playback and sadly the PS3 is made by Sony so I'm not optimistic that the PS3 behaves any better than other Sony products.

Yours
Zweiblumen

06-08-2009, 10:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
Reese Delicious	DVD players defaulting Subtitles and Language selection. I have 4 dvd players. I have an Xbox 360, a PS3, DVD/Home Theater combo and a stand alone DVD player. On 3/4 of these players I have a problem where more than half of the movies I watch will start playing with subtitles on or in a different language or both. My 360 is the only player that doesn't do it. I've been through all the settings everything is set correctly. At first I just thought it was my cheap DVD player or the Home theater being crap but the PS3 is quality machinery, It definitely shouldn't be having the problem. Most movies are new out of the box. I don't know why I'm posting this, I highly doubt anyone has a magic answer I haven't considered. I'm just wondering has anyone else experienced this or am living on an indian burial ground / magnet field / pet cemetery / Bermuda Triangle thing causing all my dvd players to speak to me in french. __________________ “It is better to be rich and healthy than poor and sick” - Dave Barry

06-14-2009, 04:58 PM	#2 (permalink)
Zweiblumen Insane Location: at home	There are 2 things that spring to mind. A. Most players have preference settings for default language and subtitles B. Many discs have default settings for startup How these settings work togeather can be a lottery. And in the case of PS3 and Xbox they probable "think they know" where you are (regions and timezone settings) and therefore want to decide this for you since they "know" better. I have taken the view of avoiding everything made by Sony due to their attitude towards the customer/user. Sony is the brand I have seen the most problems with DVD playback and sadly the PS3 is made by Sony so I'm not optimistic that the PS3 behaves any better than other Sony products. Yours Zweiblumen __________________ Sodomy non sapiens. : I'm buggered if I know