bperry666,
The finalization process must be performed to "lock" the disc and allow it to be read by other players.
Are the players your attempting to play the discs in certified for +/- R discs?
--HDTech
I have a number of DVDs made from VHS tapes with my mom's vr357. None of them play on PCs or other DVD players. She says they've been finalized.
Is it necessary to manually finalize these DVDs? Can someone recommend a tool for copying these DVDs to a more standard format if that's the problem?

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