Posted by Morton Davis on 01/19/22 11:44

"john graesser" <graesser@tca.net> wrote in message
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> "Morton Davis" <antikerry@go.com> wrote in message
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> > "Paul Heslop" <paul.heslop@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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> > > Sheila wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Is there any reason I cant play films, TV programmes etc that I have
> got
> > > > from winmx on my DVD? Play on pc ok, but I want to watch in
comfort!
> > the
> > > > error message just says, cannot play this disc. When I got the DVD,
> its
> > a
> > > > Panasonic, last year the shop altered it so it could play any region
> > disc if
> > > > that's any help.
> > > >
> > > > tia
> > >
> > > There will be better people to explain things than I but I suspect
> > > you're burning things to discs as data files, rather than making them
> > > into a real dvd.
> > > I don't do this myself so i can't say 100%. The other thing I'm
> > > thinking is if you're finalising the discs? If a DVD isn't finalised
> > > it probably will not play on other devices (apparently there are
> > > exceptions to that rule).
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > Most DVd players won't play datta files. Buy a Philips DVd player. It
> plays
> > nearly all data files. It says "We play everything" right on the box.
> Under
> > $100. There's also a Pioneer DVd player that plays about anything.
>
> Do you know if that "everything" includes playing dual layer dvdr+9 disks?
> Currently I can only play them on the computer that authored them. I am
> still looking for a dvd player that plays DL disks.
>
>
Single layer. I mostly put movie data files on CDRs and they play fine. so
do compilations on DVDRs

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