Originally Posted by imafuckingaussie

How olds your dvd player you play them on? IF its a home one, and not a pc one, probably just need to get a newer one, mine skips sometime. Lots of different factors, try different DVD's to record with, try different speeds etc. etc. until you get the best result. Never heard of the companies doing it on purpose to deter pirates, if u use dvd shrink or similiar it just rips the protection straight off it. Try turning your virus software off as well, sometimes this can effect things apparently.