DVD to VCD(and a little more complicated than that)-help needed

[aaaaa]

Hello!If you have a dvd that standalone dvd players can't play,but computers can,is it possible to convert this dvd to some other format that standalone dvd players can play(like VCD) ?

I have some dvds that I could play on computers,but now I can't(long story-read here if you want https://forum.videohelp.com/viewtopic.php?t=304834
So if the problem is the format,could a conversion save the content of my dvds?

[mats.hogberg]

If you could play it on the very same player before but not now, but still can play it on your computer, I'd suggest a simple DVD backup would be the best. But of course a DVD to VCD or SVCD would also work. Try DVDx for the latter.

/Mats

[aaaaa]

Well,there are 2 problems

1)I could play some dvds on computers,but suddenly I can't(I have no idea why)
2)I have some dvds that I could and still can play on computers but I do not want them to end up in the first category,so maybe if I could try a different format...

The dvds in the first category are an original dvd and a backup,but suddenly both of them stopped playing on computers(that is-I cannot watch them in any way)

Help desperately needed

[cd090580]

Does your commercial dvd have the good region/format ??

If it's a region 1, does your tv support NTSC ?

The same for your PC, maybe your drive is locked to one region