home dvd software help

beachBOYken · 24 Aug 2013 at 12:30

hi

I have a load of home dvds that I converted from vhs , but they dont play on my dvd player or laptop.

They were created on a Sony hdd recorder but I no longer have this and they did work on this player.

I'm not sure if its a file format problem or something else so am looking for a program to hopefully see if I can transfer them again.

Does anyone know of a good free program or premium program with perhaps a trial so that I can see if it can play them on my laptop?

cheers

Orcvader · 24 Aug 2013 at 12:53

How does the laptop see the disk? Does it detect it as a DVD or is it in some sort of file? If so, what file type is it?

Media Player Classic - Black Edition is a prety good video player: http://sourceforge.net/projects/mpcbe/

beachBOYken · 24 Aug 2013 at 12:56

hi

My laptop detects the dvd-r but cant read any files , I go into properties and it says there are no files on the disk.

although these dvds do work on the original player I created them on.

Orcvader · 24 Aug 2013 at 13:07

Does the laptop see any free space on the disk? Can you remember what model the Sony HDD recorder is?

opethdisciple · 24 Aug 2013 at 14:24

httk · 24 Aug 2013 at 15:31

So in Windows Explorer you can't see any files at all? What is the storage used on the disc?

Whilst VLC and Media Player Classic are both amazing players, I doubt they'll work if Windows can't even see a file?

Did you finalise the discs when you created them in the original player? Just to check, you're saying you do still have the original player?