help! re d/loadin/ burning and not working?

[mommapink]

:hole
Hope someone can help? I have _NEC DVD+RW ND-1100A and can download avi files and watch them on puter. The problem I am having is that it won't play on my home DVD player. I have tried an AVI converter but this only worked twice, I have also played DVD's supplied by friends, so my player will play DVD's. Am I downloading the wrong type of file? Is there something I am missing? I have been using nero 6 ultra. What is the best type of file to download to play on DVD player as friends don't see what my problem is? I just wanna do it myself !

I am a newbie so please any advice will be appreciated but can you put it in a way i can understand ie. step by step?

Thanks in advance

A very frustrated mommapink :hole

[MushroomheadXIII]

Is your dvd-player divx compatible? If you're trying to burn a circa 4.7gb file, thats just a dvd image, avi files are compressed rips.

[mommapink]

Is your dvd-player divx compatible? If you're trying to burn a circa 4.7gb file, thats just a dvd image, avi files are compressed rips.
how do i find out if it is divx compatible? sorry I literally am a newbie !

[MushroomheadXIII]

Well, first check your downloaded file, which codec it is. Also, some of the new dvd players, brandless is best, are divx compatible. I suggest looking on the box and looking for any indications of 'divx'.

[DigitalJunkie]

To check what type of AVI movie you have, go download free GSpot! To convert AVI or Mpeg movies to DVD format, get TMPGEnc Studio!

[mommapink]

thx will do and will let you know how I get on :upside