hey thanks for getting back.. i burn my dvds straight from my computer onto a blank dvd. i was hoping my cd/dvd player (hi fi) would then be able to play it. but no matter what type of dvd i use (w/rw/ram) my dvd player says ''this type of dvd cannot be played please insert a different one'' or something similar.

my dvd player says 'dvd ram' so i thought the blank dvd ram discs would have worked but they don't. i can burn dvds from my computer (apart from rams apparently) to discs but i just can't watch them on my player. maybe i should buy a new dvd player that plays burned dvd discs? but that's expensive and i was hoping to avoid that. thanx ahead for any future replies....