Why aren't my dvd's that I recorded off my home vhs tapes playing on any dvd player.?

Question

The dvds will only play on the dvd recorder that I dubbed them on.I have used dvd+r and dvd-r.

Answer 1

Sometimes they won't work if you don't "finalize" the disk. Look for that in your menu of your recording DVD player.

Answer 2

for simplicities sake i recommend one the makes use of a similar rca sort cables for the vcr and dvd. some really have r/f connections for the vcr component which hurts photo high quality some yet to boot calls for an enter replace for both the vcr or dvd,the kind im suggesting might want to fee slightly slightly extra yet will use a similar vid enter for both dvd and vcr, no extra switching lower to and fro. and take a verify out to locate one which has a tuner that is going above ch seventy 3 to verify any over the air recording with an antennae might want to be digitally recorded.

Answer 3

Some dvd players cannot read recordable compact discs. it depends on the type of brand the cd is and if your player can read it.

Answer 4

older dvd players dont support dvd+/-r. you can get cheap ones that do starting around $29.00.