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07-13-2006, 10:38 PM
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Media Player won't recognize DVD
I have my new build up and running. I burned a CD to check the NEC ND3550A DVD and that went fine. However, when I put in a DVD to play a movie... the Windows Media Player does not recognize that its even in the drive. Any ideas?
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07-13-2006, 10:51 PM
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try another media player, see if that recognizes it?
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07-13-2006, 11:25 PM
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I don't have one.
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07-14-2006, 01:34 AM
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Windows Media Player cannot play DVD's unless you have video codecs installed. You have to install some kind of DVD playing software to install these codecs - such as Power DVD or Win DVD.
This is why I buy Lite-On DVD burners instead of NEC's - they come with Nero and Power DVD. |
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07-14-2006, 03:27 AM
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OR DOWNLOAD A NEW PLAYER Just like glc Window Media Player cannot play DVD or VCD if it didnt have the right codec installed. Install a new player I think some DVD Drive Include a CD that have DVD player software specially DVD-Writers, or if u dont have one Download VLC player "one of the best" www.videolan.com VLC can play ALMOST all media files so u dont have to worry ONLY 80% LOL...... Its not perfect
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07-14-2006, 11:28 AM
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Or just check the CD bundled with your graphics card, mainboard, etc.
DVD playback software is bundled with many hardware nowadays. There are free MPEG-2 filters out there, one of them is enough for Media Player to play back MPEG-2 (and thus, DVD). Nothing special needed for VCD, though. MPEG-1 is included in Windows by default. RJ
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