Re: [CGUYS] Correct way to burn a video DVD
Check out the compatibility of the explicit burner [brand / model], explicit writable blank disc, and explicit intended player before performing the burn. Or tread the first burn as a test flight. The latter is easier, as the compatibility information isn't always easy to find. Few burners or players are compatible with everything. It's basically a crap shoot much of the time. Competition, you know. If it won't play on the computer, the problem may be that the correct playing CODEC isn't installed on the computer. Fred Holmes At 03:12 PM 12/28/2009, Richard P. wrote: A friend sent a video DVD on which he had put some home movies. It wouldn't play in the DVD player/TV set, but played OK in the computer. What's the correct way to burn a DVD video so that it can be watched on either a computer or stand-alone DVD player? Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Windows XP DVD read only disc Thanks in advance, Richard P. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Correct way to burn a video DVD
Sounds like the DVD player isn't able to read the DVD disk. Some older players are not compatible with some kinds of computer DVD disks. Best advice for older players is to use a DVD+R disk. The brand of DVD disk also might be important. I had an older DVD player for which some brands of DVDs could be read only on about 20% of the burned disks, whereas other brands could be read nearly 90% of those disks that were burned. My advice for brand: for single layer DVD, use the Taiyo Yuden brand. For dual layer, use Verbatim. Richard P. wrote: A friend sent a video DVD on which he had put some home movies. It wouldn't play in the DVD player/TV set, but played OK in the computer. What's the correct way to burn a DVD video so that it can be watched on either a computer or stand-alone DVD player? Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Windows XP DVD read only disc Thanks in advance, Richard P. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Correct way to burn a video DVD
On Dec 28, 2009, at 3:12 PM, Richard P. wrote: A friend sent a video DVD on which he had put some home movies. It wouldn't play in the DVD player/TV set What flavor of DVD is your friend using? DVD-R and DVD+R discs work in most drives and players, while DVD-RW and DVD+RW discs work in fewer. There are also a number of less common formats like VCD, SVCD, CDV, etc. A good source is http://www.videohelp.com/dvdplayers * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] iPod Touch App Downloads Jump 1,000%
In the on-going comparison to Android apps, Flurry noted that Android apps experienced a 12% increase in downloads from November, while Apple’s apps increased 51%. In addition, Android’s app download volume was 13 times less than that for Apple. (Android apps did see a 93% increase on Christmas Day.) http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/ipod_touch_app_downloads_jump_1000_christmas * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] iPod Touch App Downloads Jump 1,000%
Makes sense...course you can't compare the ipod touch to the iphone or android phones. But looks like good news for everyoneexcept those silly WM and Palm holdouts. On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 4:15 PM, tjp t...@tjpa.com wrote: In the on-going comparison to Android apps, Flurry noted that Android apps experienced a 12% increase in downloads from November, while Apple’s apps increased 51%. In addition, Android’s app download volume was 13 times less than that for Apple. (Android apps did see a 93% increase on Christmas Day.) http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/ipod_touch_app_downloads_jump_1000_christmas * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Correct way to burn a video DVD
Most DVD players can only play mpeg2 files, either as standard .vob or as plain .mpg files. A few can play Divx or xvid encoded .avi files (Philips). So the short answer is you need to find a program to convert the file, and also (if desired) make a standard DVD. The newest WIndows Movie Maker might do it. Whatever DVD program you have there might do it. A bit more complicated, but free is Super (http://www.erightsoft.com/SUPER.html). On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 3:12 PM, Richard P. richs...@gmail.com wrote: A friend sent a video DVD on which he had put some home movies. It wouldn't play in the DVD player/TV set, but played OK in the computer. What's the correct way to burn a DVD video so that it can be watched on either a computer or stand-alone DVD player? Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
