how do i make my dvd player work on my pc?

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!

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.

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My dvd player on my pc will play video?

BarbBranha

but when I try to copy anything it says no disk in drive. Ive run checks says all is ok. Changed brand of dvd still didnt work. Updated drivers still nothing. Any ideas whats next?

Answer
Hi, copy/burn anything to dvd disk, first you must have a right dvd burner drive(hardware device) on your pc, most dvd burner drives have a text "DVD RW" sign on drive panel, you can't use a dvd-rom drive to burn/copy dvd, so first you need to check your pc to validate there is a right dvd burner drive, if you have a right dvd burner drive on your pc, but still have this problem, I think you should clean the pc dvd burner drive lens, then try again, if still failed again, maybe your pc dvd burner drive was broken, you can use another dvd burner drive to have a try, or maybe there's a compatibility problem between this dvd burner drive and your dvd burner program, you can follow me to use RZ Free DVD Burner to test your dvd burner drive, it's free and easy to use, it can directly burn any files or folders to any dvd disk(DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD-R DL, DVD+R DL, etc), and it provides two burn engine to improve compatibility, you can press "Option" button on software main interface to change Burner Engine, so I think maybe it can help you to solve this compatibility problem, you can yahoo or google search and download RZ Free DVD Burner, hope it can help you.

Why does my burnt dvd work on the pc but not in a dvd player?

Q.

Answer
The format you put on the DVD is not recognized by your DVD player for your T.V. Use the following below.

Here are the tools I use to copy DVDS for my own personal back ups. I know some folks do not trust some sites due to all the junk spyware out there and virus stuff. But look at my answer history, you will see that I can be trusted. D/load the free protection I recomend. I trust the programs I mention below and use them. I also believe in try before you buy.

http://www.dvdshrink.org/what.html......... - DVD Shrink Freeware will copy most DVDs but there are some it will not copy.

http://www.slysoft.com/?aid=50549.......... - AnyDVD and CloneDVD
These 2 programs are great, 21 day free trial, and I have them both. AnyDVD and CloneDVD they will take off encryption and protection.
Just bought An American Haunting and DVD Shrink would not copy it, but these 2 programs no problem. Have not had any movie yet they could not copy.

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Works automatically in the background
Removes encryption (CSS) and region code (RPC) from DVDs
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Removes features such as forced subtitles and warnings
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Prevents automatic launching of 'PC-friendly' software on video DVDs
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Compatible with all DVD media
Works with all DVD-drives, regardless of region code
Works with all DVD copying, such as CloneDVD, and all DVD player software
Works transparently for the operating system: DVDs can be shared over the network and copied with the command prompt or with Windows Explorer, etc.
Proven to be stable and fast and does not require an ASPI driver
Features AnyCDDA: play, copy and rip protected audio CDs

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Pc DVD PLAYER NOT OPENING?

Q. I have a dvd in my PC. It was playing just fine a few minutes ago. Just now it won't open PLEASE HELP! What do I do? Please explain throughly! Thanks! :(
If I click the eject button on the DVD player the light turns green and starts making a noise. Like BBMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM. Then it turns off again. If I put the pin in nothing happens and if I go to computer and click eject from there it turns on and starts making nois and turns off again.
It's a HP DVD WRITER DVD630

Answer
On the DVD drive itself there should be a little hole, get a pin and poke it in the hole, this should activate the emergency release and your dvd drive drawer should pop open.

If not, go into 'my computer' and right click on the dvd drive, then click 'eject' to see if that works.

EDIT:
Try using the end of s straightened paper clip and applying more pressure, if it doesn't work with the computer on, try turning the computer off and doing it. It should open a little so that you can open it fully to remove the DVD, though when it closes again it may not open again when you try and open the drive the normal way.

If the disk is jammed or broken inside the drive, access may require the removal of the drive's outer case. If this is necessary, it is very likely that the drive will have to be replaced.

At the moment i am out of ideas, i will edit if i can think of another solution to try

My PC DVD player doesn't work...?

TyphoonZX

I have Windows Media player 10, but I cna't play DVDs in my computer...(I think it may have been connected to when I uninstalled Interactual DVD player) If it is, where can I get it again?

Answer
Many times, the DVD software is licensed with the hardware.
If the software is still installed but you removed the DVD player, and installed a different player, the software may not work.
If this is the case, reinstall the older DVD drive along with the newer DVD. If the software detects the old drive hardware in the system, the software should work.
You will have to set the master/slave jumpers properly to get two drives to work on the same cable. One must be set to master, and be at the end of the bus, the other must be set to slave.
If only one drive is in the system, set the jumper to CS cable select. If you get it wrong, the computer may not boot, but will not result in damage.

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How can you connect dvd player to your PC?

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How can you connect a standalone dvd player to your PC and watch movies?

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You can:

A) Install a TV tuner card which will allow you to not only plug in a DVD player or VHS player, it will also allow you to view TV on the PC as long as you plug in either cable or an antenna.

There are many different ones but here is an example:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815116007

Or

B) You can use a similar USB device, does pretty much the same thing but uses the USB port and you don't have to open the computer

Like this

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815116034

But why would you want to??? Doesn't your PC have a DVD drive?, if not you can install one or get an external USB one.

Can i connect my dvd player to my pc?

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can i connect my dvd player to my pc?
my dvd drive is not working nd i have to transfer a file from a dvd to computer...
what do i do?
can i connect dvd player to computer using usb cable as both my computer nd dvd player have slots?

Answer
No.

DVD players for home theaters are NOT data devices. Find a friend with a working DVD drive in their computer and bring a USB Flash drive. Have him copy the files to the USB flash drive, then use this on your PC.

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how can i connect pc and dvd player into auxiliary?

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Nata

Ok, so I have a stereo which I usually use my auxiliary on when I watch movies, or want to listen to music from my laptop. Is there anything out there in which i can plug BOTH my dvd player and my pc into the ONE auxiliary port on my stereo? I don't want to keep switching the audio video components whenever I use one or the other.

Answer
get a headphone splitter - so u can plug both ur pc and dvd into the newly bought splitter 0 then plug the back of the splitter into the aux port.

something simple like the ebay item i put the link too should do the trick... just gotta make sure u dont have both on at once otherwise the sound will be distorted.

Is it possible to connect the AV cord of Home theatre to PC?

Rajesh S

Is it possible to connect the AV cord of Home theatre or DVD Player to PC so that video signals of the player may be viewed on the computer moniter? Do modern Mother boards have TV Tuner Cards in them?

Answer
Yes, but more so... Video cards and Video capture cards.

I'm not an expert on video capture. I'm better at PC to home theater transfer not vise versa.

However it is very possible and I'm sure people below me will explain.

Good luck

More (home theater questions)? Just e-mail me. I have owned a home theater business.

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