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    tony1964 Posts: 30, Reputation: 2
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    Jul 1, 2008, 01:34 AM
    Laptop and desktop Pc not reading DVD
    Hello Guys, I do hope you can help me with this problem, I have recently recorded a movie on the TV, it played in my DVD recorder perfectly OK, But it not playing on my CD ram it is not Recognising the DVD, how can I fixed this problem

    Thank you
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    JBeaucaire Posts: 5,426, Reputation: 997
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    Jul 1, 2008, 08:11 AM
    CD players don't play DVDs. They share the same shape, that's it. You need a DVD player in your units that play DVDs of the SAME FORMAT your DVD-recorder encodes disks in. There are many formats.
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    Jul 1, 2008, 08:14 AM
    Tony,
    You need to "finalize" the DVD on your recorder before it can be recognized and played on a different player. Just pop the DVD back into your recorder and go through the menus looking for "finalize disc" or something similar.

    Best of luck,
    WallyH
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    Jul 1, 2008, 08:16 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by JBeaucaire
    CD players don't play DVDs. They share the same shape, that's it. You need a DVD player in your units that play DVDs of the SAME FORMAT your DVD-recorder encodes disks in. There are many formats.
    Oh, I didn't notice you said CD player! If that is true, then JBeaucaire nailed it. However, if you really do have a DVD player on your computer, then finalizing it should take care of it.

    WallyH
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    Jul 1, 2008, 08:37 AM
    Sorry my mistake it not a CD ram it is a DVD ram with RW on laptop and desk top,
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    Jul 1, 2008, 08:56 AM
    Thank you for your help WallyHelps, Finalized it work thanks a lot
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    Jul 1, 2008, 08:56 AM
    Thank you for your help WallyHelps, Finalized it work thanks a lot
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    Jul 1, 2008, 08:57 AM
    What format are you recording DVDs in? Your DVD player does read that format, right?

    Are you burning in a TV capture DVD-recorder, or are you burning on one computer and trying to read on another.

    Again, this is probably a "format" issue. And DVD-RW is another one of those weird options. There are a LOT of formats and you will need to read the manuals on BOTH devices to make sure they are compatible in some format, then use THAT format.
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