Why dosen't my dvd player play the Dvds that i burn off of my computer?

Question

Why dosen't my dvd player play the Dvds that i burn off of my computer?

Answer 1

The DVD player should play a burnt DVD, especially a current model. Be sure the DVD is burnt as a DVD video and finalized. The multiple format refers to the many different formats available for a recordable DVD, so I'd believe the recorded disc should play. Another factor that could prevent a recorded disc from playing is improper encoding of the DVD or one that was encoded in PAL format while the player is NTSC.

Answer 2

you may need toi update the firm ware in the player google the model and make and firware ie: sony567 firware update if some appears download it, burn a data cd place in into your dvd layer and if it does not start by itself press play, it should indicate that your DVD player is being updated this is for DVD players NOT burner it is also possible as i found out recently that not all DVD player have firmware updates, if you can't locate any with the google search and nothing appears there is not much you can do, not all players will play ever DVD it is a gamble

Answer 3

It wouldn't be a matter of brands (Maxell is a generally good brand).



One possibility is that there are two different types of recordable DVD:

DVD-R/-RW and DVD+R/+RW.



There was an unresolved format war between the "+" and "-" formats, with the outcome being that most (but not all) DVD devices today are capable of using either format (usually it's recorders that are more picky).



Some DVD players (particularly older ones) play DVD-R discs better, because that came out first.



Another possibility is that the disc isn't finalized, but I can't say because I am not familiar with "Express Burn" software.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

As the other guys said some dvd players only play proper dvds not dvd-r, dvd-rw, vcd etc, but also some dvd players only play dvds from certain regions, there is a code blocker which stops foreign movies being played (i.e. a dvd from america has a different region code than europe). My suggestion on a new dvd player is to buy a multi-format player in the middle price range as some high-end dvd players are too sensitive and have issues with dual-layer dvd's. TEAC dvd players are really good.

Answer 6

Your DVD player can not read the format of DVD that you have burnt from your computer. It might just be able to play DVD and not DVD+R, DVD-R and the DVD.RW as well. Make sure that you get a DVD player that can play the format of DVD that you burn with.

Answer 7

You may not have the kind of DVD player that will play all brands if you look on the front of the player it will tell you ... are in the book it comes with

Answer 8

Some DVD players don't have the ability to play written DVD's like DVD+R. There's not really much you can do about that. Just if you get a new one, look under the playable formats for DVD+R. Sorry.

Answer 9

Depending on the software on your computer, you can probably watch AVI, MPG, WMV, ASF, MOV, QT, RM, and a variety of other computer video formats.



But most likely your DVD player can NOT. (It's a rare DVD player that recognizes divx, avi, or mpg.) Most DVD players recognize only a combination of files called VOB and IFO. The VOB files are the actual video files, but the IFO files are also necessary to tell the player in what sequence to play the video files, as well as other stuff like menus, scene selections, closed captioning, etc. And then, on top of all that, the player is also looking for a very specific directory (folder) structure on the disc.



When I bought my DVD burner for my computer, a copy of Nero software was included, which does the job for me well enough. But if you don't already have such software, there are free versions available. The important thing is that they are able to create Video discs, as opposed to Data discs. Data discs are simply storage discs for any kind of computer files, whether computer video or other data. Video discs, though, are created especially for playing on standlone DVD players in the correct format and structure.



As for Maxell discs, it's a very good brand to use. And most players (and burners) will handle either DVD-R or DVD+R.