Help please

[chetumia]

I want to transfer a report about my classes, that a local chanel made and I recorded in my dish network 622 DVR.
I recorded it to a dvd and now I want to play that DVD in my pc but is not showing any file when I insert the dvd in my laptop (Toshiba).
I recorded to the dvd as a VR.
What do I need to play the VR in my laptop? Can I convert it so I can uploaded to my website? What kind of format should I use?
Thank you for any help about this

 

[isaacmorseMI]

I want to transfer a report about my classes, that a local chanel made and I recorded in my dish network 622 DVR.
I recorded it to a dvd and now I want to play that DVD in my pc but is not showing any file when I insert the dvd in my laptop (Toshiba).
I recorded to the dvd as a VR.
What do I need to play the VR in my laptop? Can I convert it so I can uploaded to my website? What kind of format should I use?
Thank you for any help about this

How are you recording it to DVD?

 

[TheKrell]

I recorded to the dvd as a VR.

What the heck is a "VR"?

 

[chetumia]

According to the DVD recorder VR means Video Recording.

I recorded it from the DVR to a DVD with the DVD recorder (Sony)

 

[dfergie]

Download vlc & see if it will play...

 

[chetumia]

What is VLC please?

 

[thbjr]

What is VLC please?

VLC Media Player, 100% Free Windows Media Player Download for PC

 

[boba]

Did you finalize the recording on the Sony when you made it?

 

[chetumia]

Yes, I finalize the disc, and I am able to play it on the dvd player but not in my laptop. Do I need a special software?

 

[TheKrell]

If the Sony made a standard DVD video disk, then it should have a normal DVD structure with the video inside container files called Video OBjects (VOB). If you can find these on the disk in the VIDEO_TS folder, then there is little excuse for your Toshiba not to play them. Does it play other (commercial) DVDs? If not, then you merely need to acquire a DVD player program for your Toshiba.

 

[bhawley]

Yes, I finalize the disc, and I am able to play it on the dvd player but not in my laptop. Do I need a special software?

Should play in Media Player. Go to "My Computer", right click the dvd and click play.

 

[Jimmerinwi]

May be a silly response, but is your Toshiba laptop capable of playing DVD's?? No offense meant, just thought I'd ask.

 

[sethwell]

May be a silly response, but is your Toshiba laptop capable of playing DVD's?? No offense meant, just thought I'd ask.

that is what i was wondering. wondered if the OP just has a cd drive and not a dvd drive in the laptop.

 

[Phils]

I've been told by too many friends that "homemade" DVD recordings many times won't play on PCs or laptops. I can record a DVD (from my 622 DVR) and it'll play just fine on another DVD player but won't play on my PC, which has a DVD player program and plays commercial DVDs just fine.

Phil

 

[bill42]

I'm curious - I thought some of these things had copyright guards

 

[mike123abc]

Another thing is that the laptop might be running XP which did not come with DVD player software (missing codecs).