Trying to burn a file

[MattsGraphs]

Hey, ive had a dvd burner for awhile now and Im getting really frustrated because everything time I try to burn a dvd it reads in my computer but doesnt load on my standalone. So i was wondering im trying to start this over what is the easiest way to burn a AVI XVID file to play on my standalone player. Please LMK what additional information is needed.

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I have Nero 6 Ultra Edition

[yoda313]

One quick thing to do is to make sure your settop dvd player is able to read the type of blank disc your using. -r is generally more readable than +r though if its less than 5 years old it should read both just fine.

Also what do you mean by xvid file? Do you mean just dragging and dropping it onto the dvd? You can only do that if your dvd player says its DIVX compatible. Then you can do a data burn of the file and pop it in and it will read it. Otherwise you have to convert the avi file to mpeg 2 and author the dvd. You need to read the GUIDES to see how that is done.

[smitbret]

Are you converting the AVI file to DVD format first, or just burning it straight to DVD. If you aren't converting it to DVD Format then your set top player probably isn't XVID compatible. Probably easier to just buy a new one that is compatible than it would be to spend hours converting all of your video to DVD format.
-BRETT