Thanks for the response, dbminter.
The DVD sets I got was Hotaru no Hikari season 1 and 2, a Japanese drama series based off of a manga of the same name.
Just ran ImgBurn in read mode and this is what I get:
TSSTcorp CDDVDW TS-L633C TF02 (SATA)
Current Profile: DVD-ROM
Disc Information:
Status: Complete
State of Last Session: Complete
Erasable: No
Sessions: 1
Sectors: 1,484,944
Size: 3,041,165,312 bytes
Time: 330:01:19 (MM:SS:FF)
Supported Read Speeds: 2x, 4x, 6x, 8x
Current Read Speed: 3.3x - 8x
File System Information:
Sectors: 1,484,688
Size: 3,040,641,024 bytes
Time: 329:57:63 (MM:SS:FF)
TOC Information:
Session 1... (LBA: 0)
-> Track 01 (Mode 1, LBA: 0 - 1484943)
-> LeadOut (LBA: 1484944)
Track Information:
Session 1...
-> Track 01 (LTSA: 0, LTS: 1484944, LRA: 0)
Physical Format Information (Last Recorded):
Book Type: DVD-ROM
Part Version: 1
Disc Size: 120 mm
Maximum Read Rate: 10.08 Mbps
Number of Layers: 1
Track Path: Parallel Track Path (PTP)
Linear Density: 0.267 um/bit
Track Density: 0.74 um/track
First Physical Sector of Data Area: 196,608
Last Physical Sector of Data Area: 1,681,551
Last Physical Sector in Layer 0: 0
I don't see any MID, and it indicates that the disc is a DVD-ROM. I just find a hard time believing this is a legitimate disc purely based on the quality. I do see numbers on the underside of the disc. The most inner ring reads "IFPI NU67" then on the second inner ring it reads both "IFPI LN58" and "JPN 0693D-DISC 1". Sounds like it should be legit, right?
I've attached a screenshot of how the menu looks when run on my computer (no different to the PS3). It also constantly has that 'DVD VERSION' logo at the top corner of the screen as the episode plays, as well as on the cases - no film/TV studio logo to be found anywhere.
I mean, do they really compress movies/series onto single layer discs that shouldn't be run on PS3 or computers in Asia? I do have a DVD player but I haven't bothered to try playing the DVD's on it seeing as I find that a little hard to believe... Plus, my computer is formatted to play region 2 DVD's (British) and it still runs on here, suggesting that there is no region restrictions on the DVD. Is this also a red flag?