joe h
i have been given a used emprex dvd dual double layer for my pc. i can play cd's, and play pre -recorded films. but when i put a blank dvd in nothing happens. my blank is a maxell dvd+rw. and on the front of the dvd player it says dv +rw. why does nothing happen. joe
Answer
You may have multiple problems.
First, any device connected to a Windows PC needs to have a "device driver" to go with it. The driver acts as an interpreter between Windows and the device, so they can communicate properly. Windows XP & Vista have many device drivers built into them, and might or might not have one for your Emprex drive.
Windows might recognize it as a generic CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive, which would explain why you can play CDs and DVDs. Unless it has the specific driver for that particular drive, Windows might not treat it as a recording drive.
Next, you need software that is intended to burn recordable CDs and or DVDs. That may or may not be included with your computer. Roxio, Sonic, and others publish such software.
So you need the combination of all three items: The drive, the device driver, and suitable software to take advantage of it.
Good luck!
You may have multiple problems.
First, any device connected to a Windows PC needs to have a "device driver" to go with it. The driver acts as an interpreter between Windows and the device, so they can communicate properly. Windows XP & Vista have many device drivers built into them, and might or might not have one for your Emprex drive.
Windows might recognize it as a generic CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive, which would explain why you can play CDs and DVDs. Unless it has the specific driver for that particular drive, Windows might not treat it as a recording drive.
Next, you need software that is intended to burn recordable CDs and or DVDs. That may or may not be included with your computer. Roxio, Sonic, and others publish such software.
So you need the combination of all three items: The drive, the device driver, and suitable software to take advantage of it.
Good luck!
What would be a good DVD player download
Shyness
I'd like to know what would be a good DVD player download with a good Codec package included?
Answer
DVD has been around long enough that most of the software players available are pretty good. Theatertek has a pretty large group of devoted users in the home theater PC department, as does Power DVD and WinDVD.
Since you ask about a good codec pack, I'm assuming that you're also wanting to use the player to view other file formats like .AVI and .MP4. Power DVD, WinDVD, and Nero Showtime (bundled with the Nero Burning Suite) all come to mind as solid commercial packages. If your price range is more on the free side (these days, whose isn't?), my advice would be to download the Community Codec Pack and install it; this way, you'll be able to watch pretty much anything you want right on Windows Media Player--or on any of the provided media players in that package.
Community Codec Pack: http://www.cccp-project.net/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page
Linux users can normally take their pick from whatever their distribution supports, and there's normally an interface to aid in finding them already on the operating system.
DVD has been around long enough that most of the software players available are pretty good. Theatertek has a pretty large group of devoted users in the home theater PC department, as does Power DVD and WinDVD.
Since you ask about a good codec pack, I'm assuming that you're also wanting to use the player to view other file formats like .AVI and .MP4. Power DVD, WinDVD, and Nero Showtime (bundled with the Nero Burning Suite) all come to mind as solid commercial packages. If your price range is more on the free side (these days, whose isn't?), my advice would be to download the Community Codec Pack and install it; this way, you'll be able to watch pretty much anything you want right on Windows Media Player--or on any of the provided media players in that package.
Community Codec Pack: http://www.cccp-project.net/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page
Linux users can normally take their pick from whatever their distribution supports, and there's normally an interface to aid in finding them already on the operating system.
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