How to format a DVD disc for movies

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How to format a DVD disc for movies

by ocalaflash | June 7, 2015 4:37 AM PDT

I have downloaded a movie video from Youtube to a dvd disc and it plays fine on my desktop, but when I try to play it thru dvd player to TV, it does not play. I presume it's a formatting problem, but can't figure out how to make it work for TV.
I have win 8.1, 10gb of Ram, hi-speed optical dvd player/recorder in an HP
Envy desktop and am using Maxell RW dvd discs at 4.7 gb.
Any ideas???
Thanks ahead of time...

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James Denison · Answer 1 · June 7, 2015 4:52 AM PDT

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file type matters

by James Denison | June 7, 2015 4:52 AM PDT

Most DVD players cannot read AVI/RM/RMVB... etc. files directly. To be able to watch such videos on the TV, you must first convert them to a format that the DVD player can understand. This format is MPEG-2. MPEG-1 is also readable by DVD Players, but they have much lower quality.

http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/All_About_Converting_From_Several_Video_Formats_To_DVD

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Oldartq · Answer 2 · June 7, 2015 6:01 AM PDT

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Actually most dvd player I know of...

by Oldartq | June 7, 2015 6:01 AM PDT

don't play anything but dvd format (don't remember the actual name). You have to convert whatever you have to that for it to play. Some player do play other format so you have to check that out. What player do you have?

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Kees_B · Answer 3 · June 7, 2015 7:52 AM PDT

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Re: Youtube

by Kees_B Forum moderator | June 7, 2015 7:52 AM PDT

The Youtube TOS doesn't allow making copies of what you view. To view Youtube on your TV use the Youtube app on your smart TV or on your Roku box or such a device. Or connect your TV (with a cable or wireless with the HDMI out of your PC/laptop.

So I'm locking this thread.

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