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Which format for most DVD players ?
XPS400 2.8Gig 820 D Dual Core -VIIV
O/S WinXP Media Center Edition 2005
3 G.B. DDR2 RAM PC5300 - 2x1G.B. 2x512M.B.
Samsung Hard Drive 250G.B. 7200RPM
Seagate externial 320G.B. H.D.7200RPM USB
ATI 128M.B.HYPER Mem PCI-E X16 X300SE.DIM
ATI TV Wonder Elite PCI
19" FP
Sigma-Tel Intergrated Audio 7.1 channel
Logitech G15 Keyboard
DVD-/+RW & DVD-ROM
Pertelian X2040 ForeSight Systems LCD information Display
Dell 944 AIO Printer
Sytem Blower Slot Fan
EASYWATCH LCD System Monitor /Fan Controller
Iam curious which format would I be safest buring a DVD in for it to run on most DVD players you purchase for watching movies on your TV ? I have Roxio ,My DVD Plus software installed and I have burned two copies of a cartoon just to make sure they would run on my PC ,one opens in Windows Media Center ,the other opens in Cine Player ! I made these so long ago I cannot recall what format I used when I burned them onto a DVD-R ? Any helpfull information greatly appreciated !
Thank You ,Nick (Gumba)
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April 21st, 2008 14:00
Gumba
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April 22nd, 2008 11:00
Thank you for your reply ! Iam feeling pretty stupid that I did not think of just poping in the DVD in and looking at its properties in My Computer on the DVD Drive ! Thats I guess why they call some things a no brainer ,you should not even need a brain to think of it ! I've demoted myself to a complete newbie statues ,when I have performed many advanced task with my PC ! Adding new hardware troubleshooting software issuses . I dont expect anyone to belive that after posting such a lame ?. Again thanks and sorry for wasting your time !
Take Care Nick
"Why not go out on a limb? Isn't that where the fruit is?"
-- Frank Scully
XPS400 2.8Gig 820 D Dual Core -VIIV
O/S WinXP Media Center Edition 2005
3 G.B. DDR2 RAM PC5300 - 2-1G.B. 2-512M.B.
Samsung Hard Drive 250G.B. 7200RPM
Seagate externial 320G.B. H.D.7200RPM USB
ATI 128M.B.HYPER Mem PCI-E X16 X300SE.DIM
ATI TV Wonder Elite PCI
19" FP
Sigma-Tel Intergrated Audio 7.1 channel
Logitech G15 Keyboard
DVD-/+RW & DVD-ROM
Pertelian X2040 ForeSight Systems LCD information Display
Dell 944 AIO Printer
Sytem Blower Slot Fan
EASYWATCH LCD System Monitor /Fan Controller
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April 22nd, 2008 13:00
Not everything is obvious to someone all the time. My key to problem solving is to sometimes take care of the simple things first.
Back before ethernet was the standard for networks, I ran into the problem of converting the non dos diagnostic 5 1/4" floppy to a 3 1/2" disk. Neither the hardware vendor or engineers at my major computer manufacturer corp could figure it out.
Being in the trenches and needing the software, it took me maybe a couple of hours to get around the problem. Manage my surprise when corporate came to me because they heard through a saleman that I had cracked the problem.
Like the old urban legend of the truck jammed under the bridge and the kid who interrups the engineers trying to raise the bridge to just let the air out of the truck tires.
Glad you have a solution and I have paid forward one of my oh shucks.
Gumba
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April 23rd, 2008 12:00
Thank you for your reply ,I really like the story about the truck stuck under the bridge . I hope the paid him something ,Iam sure he saved them alot of $ ! Yes sometimes Iam in a rush to find a answer I forget what I already know ,in this situation I've known for years once a CD or DVD is in a drive you can view its format in its properties by exploreing the drive !
Thanks Nick
"What a distressing contrast there is between the radiant intelligence of the child and the feeble mentality of the average adult."
-- Sigmund Freud