Why I can't play  DVD video (I burned-in from DVD+RW drive) to stand alone DVD players?
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Use nero and be sure to set format to VCD SVCD or DVD\n\nelse you jsut make a content disk\n\n\n\nOk. Ulead studio is a video editor. So you make/edit the video, but the problem is to be played as a DVD or VCD/SVCD it needs to meet certain criteria. \n\n\nI think for dvd it must be like 720 x ??? in size and be separated into VOB files or m2v with the audio in a different directory. There are many commercial conversion utilities. Nero does it automatically. You need the encoder to do it though.\n\nSVCD is a little better resolution, like 480x ??? and VCD is about 350x???\n\nMinidvds are good and can work on regular CDs, but last only about 15minutes.
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That's because both DVD RW's are on master mode\nyou can choose one of these ways \n1. use 2 IDE cable one for each DVDRW\n2. you can set the jumper of one DVDRW to SL (slave)\n\nyou can see the jumpers at the back of the DVDRW it is \nwritten there SL or MA
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DVD-R disks will generally play in older DVD players, if you have a newer player at home, it should play the DVD+R's and the -R's. The -R's are the older format used when DVD burners first came to be. +R's are more recent technology and therefore do not play on the older DVD players. If your burner is new, you may find that DVD+R's burn better in it than the -R's do.
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You need playback software that is capable of decoding MPEG-2 video.\n\nIf you are on Windows, Windows Media Player 10 can play your DVD for you.\n\nOtherwise, consider WinDVD or PowerDVD for playback.
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your media player would be of a old version or may not have proper codecs to play the file. try updating it\n\nor\n\ninstall windvd/ nero DVD showtime
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do you know how to uninstall the dvd player.. it may some time help..  If you are using windows Xp,  right click on my computer \n ->properties -> Hardwares  -> Device manager -> DvD/CD , Expand it and you may find the driver... right click on it and click on uninstall. Once you restart your computer it will automatically install the system drivers.. Try that way.  Or else you could find some patchs for the appropriate drive with your Vendor.
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You answered your own question you said CD drive, it is not a DVD drive therefore cannot play DVDs\n\nhttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827136088
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Windows XP's media player supports playing DVD's, but it does not come with the codec. (always sounded strange to me) Just install any DVD player software like PowerDVD, WinDVD... any DVD player like that will install the necessary codec... even if you don't use the software. Then media player will play it.\n\nTry to stay away from those "Free codecs". I've seen lots of them cause damage to systems.\n\nYou have a DVD drive. They usually come with DVD player software.
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I don't think windows media player can burn DVD's
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No, it can only play DVD's, it can burn CD's. It has to say DVD-RW or DVD+RW
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the problem is that you have several problems first the processer is too slow 900mhz is the minimal requirement. Second there the ram you need at lease 256 mb to opearate the drive with any degree of success. I don't believe it is possible to run a dvd-rw on the computer in question.
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because the dvd-rw wasn't closed when it was burned.\n\nIt can be read by the dvd burner that burned it, but it would need to be closed before it could be read by any other player.
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Wait, did you copy it in Europe, etc. In Europe, they have a different format for movies, video games, and so on. If you did, it would probably be in another format, one that your DVD player isn't set up to work with. Try buying one here, and then see if it works.
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This happened to me before. This maybe happened because you use to many CD-ROM rather than DVD-ROM. The lens become unfamiliar with the DVD-ROM and then fails to read it. Thats why my father always ask me not to use the DVD-RW for things other than burning CDs. (and maybe why i have 2 dvd drives)\n\nOh yea. This happened at my notebook..
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Check for DVD Burner or if it is a Codec go to microsoft, do searches and try installing ones that you may need.
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You need a DVD Codec.  Software that is capable of watching the DVD Format such as PowerDVD or WinDVD come with this codec.  Once you have this software, you can watch DVD's using the software or in Windows Media Player.  Your DVD drive should have come with this software.
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Yes you have a DVD drive but you may not have the software installed to play the game that you wish to play. Read the booklet and see if there is a site where you can download the software it is usually free.