I downloaded a television program from the inernet and it is in mp4 format, when I burnt it to a dvd to watch in a normal dvd player the player couldnt play it, do I have to convert it to some other format and if I do how?

JBeaucaire

Well, there are many formats that can be used to burn to DVD. Also, I don't think ALL DVD players can play home-made DVDs. Check the manual specifications on your DVD player. It should list on there what DVDs it will play.

There are DVD+, DVD- and DVD+- compatible players. Some plyers will play DVD+/DVD- but not DVDRW (rewritable DVDs).

A lot you have to verify.

kererty

My dvd player plays DVD video,Video CD, AudioCD,SVCD,CD-R, CD-RW as long as the format is MP# or CD-DA or JPEG I dont know if that helps but it is whats written in the manual

kererty

My dvd player plays DVD video,Video CD, AudioCD,SVCD,CD-R, CD-RW as long as the format is MP3 or CD-DA or JPEG I dont know if that helps but it is whats written in the manual

JBeaucaire

It does not appear your DVD player plays DVDR+ or DVDR- or DVD+- discs. Sorry. What's your make and model of DVD player?

The cheapest ones nowadays can play these, but you DO have to select properly when purchasing. You should be able to get a player at WalMart for less than $40.

NeedKarma

Most DVD players will indeed play burnt DVDs without specifying in in their specs though some will prefer -R or +R. What you need is a conversion program to convert the mp4 file to a DVD file. I use: AVI to DVD Video Converter Software VSO ConvertXtoDVD