Can home DVD players read MPG files ? ?

Question

I've got AVI movies on my computer and I want to convert them to MPG and burn it to DVD and be able to play it on my DVD player.

Will I be able to play it on my DVD player and watch it like a movie in my living room ?

Thanks

Jordan

Answer 1

If you plan to convert them, convert them to a DVD-video format, which is guaranteed to be played by all DVD players.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

1 check on what's written on your DVD player's instructions

2 download a free converter via Internet

3 tell me what are you watching :D

Answer 4

Total Video2Dvd can help you convert avi movies to dvd simply and directly,

1. click "New project", add video files, then click "OK"

2. click "DVD menu", preview dvd menu

3. click "Output", click "Convert and Burn" start burn DVD.

a. easily convert avi or other popular video formats(such as youtube flv, mpg, xvid, divx, mp4, 3gp, mkv, rm, rmvb, mov, wmv, ogm, ts etc.) to dvd or ISO image file.

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Answer 5

you can burn mpg to dvd, I always use AVS Video Converter, Rip and burn personal DVDs, convert video, split, join, edit, rotate, apply effects, transfer, copy!

Convert video between almost any formats: AVI (DivX, XviD, etc.), DV AVI, MP4 (inc. Sony PSP and Apple iPod), WMV, 3GP, 3G2, QuickTime (MOV, QT), SWF, DVD, VOB, VRO,MPG, MPEG 1,2,4, MOD, DAT, VCD, SVCD, ASF, ASX, MJPEG, H.263, H.264, Real Video (RM, RMVB), DVR-MS, MKV, OGM, FLV, etc.

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hope it is useful to you,

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here it is also a guide about how to burn avi to dvd step by step with it

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hope it is useful to you,

Answer 6

Not on most DVD players but maybe on yours, if your already converting it just convert it to a DVD format so you know it will work.