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then after an hour and ten minute of the movie, the dvd was still running smoothly and the pictures and sound are top quality stuff. but then it started skipping,


That's probably a layer change issue, as the layer usually changes between the 55 and 70 minute point, and can be common with R0 HK DVDs, which tend to be slopily authored. The fact that it played well in another player just means that the other player handles such things better. The higher end stuff tends to be less forgiving.

Edit: left out a word