Recorded DVD's cannot play in DVD player, only laptop.?

Question

I have a Samsung DVD camcorder that I have recorded several hours of video on. I cannot play the dvd's in my DVD player, only the laptop, which defeats the purpose of recording onto DVD and popping into my dvd player and playing.

Answer 1

If you can play the mini-DVD anywhere other than on the camcorder it's probably already been finalised.  Some DVD players are more demanding than others when it comes to meeting DVD standards - Sony are notorious for it.  It may be that your camcorder is producing slightly non-conformant DVDs.  If finalising the DVD isn't the solution, try playing the mini-DVD in another player.  The cheaper the player the more likely it is to play your DVD (cheap players use generic PC components which don't care much about standards).

Answer 2

Maybe your DVD player is formatted to a different format of DVD

Or, if you're Brittish or something, your DVDs maybe different than that of American or any other region's DVDs

Answer 3

2 possibilities:

1.  You need to finalize the disc to be compatible with the DVD player.  You must finalize the disc in the camcorder that recorded it.

2.  If you used a DVD+R, try a DVD-R instead.  Some older DVD players have difficulty playing DVD+Rs.  If your laptop can burn (record) DVDs, you might make a copy on the other format blank disc.

Answer 4

Stop pirating.

Answer 5

For most, (if not all) mini DVDs recorded on camcorders, you must finalize the DVD before playing it on a DVD player. This can be done right through your camcorder. There is probably a button hidden somewhere in the menu that allows you to finalize. On may camcorder, in order to finalize a DVD, the camcorder must be plugged into the A/C adapter, and not the battery in order to finalize-- In addtion, I have to set my camcorder on a table, because it cannot shake at all when finalizing.

   However, remember that once you finalize a DVD-R, you cannot overwrite that footage and record something new on that DVD. A DVD RW will allow you to unfinalize, then delete, or record more. Hope that helps!