Help!! I am such a dummy about this-I have downloaded videos and burned them to DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, - can't get any to play on my dvd player and tv-I have a toshiba dvd player-when i put disk in -it says cannot play disk. Thanks for any suggestions as to what I have to do.
Do the dvd's play on your PC? If so, your set top player might not like the disks you're using...i,e can't recognize the disks. Change your media and see what it likes. If nothing works, go out and buy yourself a cheap brand set top player that's more updated in recognizing several brands of blank dvd-r's. If the dvd's don't play on your PC, then more than likely, you have to convert it to a format that will let you burn it onto a blank dvd-r. First, find out what format these downloads are, and then search the forum on how to convert them to mpeg2 (dvd) format. Good Luck!
I am having a problem with the backups playing on my players also. The backups work fine on my pc but not on either player. One is a Emerson EWD2004 and other is built into a Toshiba tv. Both are suppose to play DVD-Video, DVD-R-RW, DVD+R+RW and CD-R-RW. I have tried Memorex DVD+RW and Maxell DVD-RW. Any ideas? Thanks Mick
I was having the same problem, and after reading some advice here I switched to "Verbatim" discs and my problem was solved. Try them!!
Thanks for the tip but I have never heard of Verbatim Discs-where do you purchase them? Thanks for a reply!!
@opalhen: Try Meritline.com for the Verbatim media. If you're in the US, try any Circuit City, Best Buy, or CompUSA retail store. Try to look for "Made in Japan" on the label. Happy Burning!
@Mick500: In my opinion, you really don't need to get a whole bunch of dvdrw's. (A couple lying around wouldn't hurt.) Normally, they're good to have if you want to make sure a backed up disk is clean, and will produce near flawless copies. If you don't get the result you want, then guess what, you saved yourself some media (blank dvdr's). All you need is some blank dvd+r because they can be booktyped. Then again, there are some stand alone players that will only recognize and play a certain type either -/+, so it's more of a question of what your stand alone likes. You might do an experiment before buying your media and wasting money. Other members will probably give their opinion, and they will be all valid, but in the end, this will be for "your" usage. So, "try before you buy".
What format are the videos? and how did you burn them to DVD-R? If they are AVI format they won't play in a Stand Alone Dvd anyways (Unless you have a Divx / Xvid compatible player)
