The media may be incompatible with said players. If I wanted to quickly copy it to DVD+R or DVD-R then I'd get DVDSHRINK on the PC to copy it.
More about such at http://reviews.cnet.com/Labs/4520-6603_7-5141963.html
I bought a Sony DCR-DVD403 a few weeks ago and recorded and finalized footage on a dvd-rw. The dvd does not play in my Apex or GE dvd players. It did play on the computer, so I know I finalized it correctly. Could I be doing something wrong? Do I have to buy a new dvd player? How do I know that dvd player will play this media?

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