Can the DVD's I burn from this machine be played on any DVD player or only Blue Ray? once I burn my DVD's can they only be viewed on a Blue Ray compatable DVD player or can they be played on any computer with DVD slot, or any old DVD player?
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You can burn a disc that is compatible with standard dvd players or with blue ray players depending on the quality option chosen in the menu. The option for burning blue ray compatible disc is AVCHD dubbing. The other three quality options are for standard def and can be played on computers or dvd players. I always choose the HQ option for a standard dvd as it gives the best quality.
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Yes, I have successfully played DVDs on this model. The user manual says it plays DVD-video, DVD-R, DVD-R DL in addition to Blu-ray. It also plays CDs, SD cards, and USB media.
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Normally it is the same unit. The DVD drive is what you see but it also functions for the cd too. I beleive a pure CD drive no longer exists. When you want to play a CD you just insert it in the DVD. Now not sure what Happens in case of Blue Ray and DVD. hobo3121
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Thank you, Paul! I have the disc and the "Quick Setup Guide", but don't seem able to play certain DVD's.
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I always thought a Blue Ray player was different from a DVD player. Don't have any blue ray discs so wouldn't know. Sorry can't help you further. But it does play British and U.S. DVD's.
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I know that this dvd player is not Blue Ray. I have not tried to play any in there because I do not have any, so I cannot say for sure! I suppose that if it can play them, it would not be with the Blue Ray quality... This dvd player even plays dvd's that are scratched, which otherwise would not work in most other players.
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Don't know what's up with that. Plays my DVDs just fine. If your DVDs are Blue Ray, that might be why. It might not play Blue Ray. My DVDs are not, so again, they play fine. =-)
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I have a Blue Ray DVD player in my new Computers and I can watch these on mine. You have to be sure and finalize them first though after recording on them. Hope this helps
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"Can I convert AVCHD to DVD format and burn to a DVD-R/DVD+R that will be playable on any home DVD player? I also what the answer to this question the answer will determinate if I buy this product or not.
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JV - Thanks a lot! I could not figure out why my dvds wouldn't play on other dvd players. There is nothing to clue you in that you need to finalize them.
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I just put files on my hard drive and use nero to make the dvd's they play much better than my dv recorder, and if I want to save and wait to get a blueray recorder I could always burn in hd, but they are a bit expensive the price will come down
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Check to see if you used a Blue Ray disk and that you have a Blue ray player in your computer. If you used a Blue Ray and your computer doesn't have a Blue Ray DVD then it will not read the DVD and spit the DVD out. However, if you use a regular DVD and it doesn't play, call Dell. There may be an issue.
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You burn DVd's through the Sony Dvdirect and then you can play them back with the dvdirect and the camcorder attached to the TV to view them. This seems to be the only way to play them back but it works fine for me...
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As far as I know, it's JUST a DVD player...Blu Rays won't play on DVD players but DVD's will play on Blu-Rays. I think the price would be a lot higher if it were a Blu Ray player. Do not buy this if you're looking for a Blu-Ray Player.
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i have this problem. what can we do? i got it refurb'ed in the mail yesterday and it plays BD/CD's just fine. DVD's "This disc can not be played" ??????
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No. It can burn CD's and DVD's. A person could buy a Blue-Ray DVD burner and replace the one in the computer, but it does not burn Blue Ray disks out-of-box.
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Hi! NO it is not a blue ray disc set. Sometimes the format maybe just off and some dvd players are able to still play it and others are not. One of the disc will not play on a particular dvd player of mines while it plays on another. Hope this helps.