why discs i record at home on my DVD recorder don't work anything else.

it is a samsung recorder and it seems that the DVD's i record only work with that player.

it is really getting under my skin because i have a few movies i want to watch but can't just because nothing will read it.

whats more is my computer's +/-RW drive won't even recognize that there is data on the disc, whats going on?

 

When I burned DVDs before we got a new computer, they wouldn't work and I had to reformat the computer

 

this is a standalone unit that records. even if it's not in the MPEG-2 standard shouldnt they still be able to be read?

did i need to close the discs with the recorder before this works?

 

are the DVDs +R?

I've just had better luck with those :dunno:

edit: are you sure you are burning them as movies, video_ts etc? or as data?

 

the recorder is doing all the work, it's a player/recorder you know the deal--

i was using it and HD input to record movies at home and they worked on the player, but no luck anywhere else... the discs are -R because thats what the player takes, but i also put it in a +/- RW drive with no luck