If you can't already play copied DVD's or MP3 files on your player then it is very unlikely that by hacking your player you will then be able to do so. This is all down to the fact that the laser pickup on your player may not be compatible with the various recordable DVD formats. Likewise, playback of MP3 or WMA files may also not be possible because the players chipset may not have the necessary circuitry.

There is software to play audio CD's (cdp), VCD's (MpegTV, US$10 shareware), and a free MP3 player (X11amp).

Now, go take a look of your DVD player. At the front side of your DVD player it often indicates what formats of discs it can play. If it can play CD-RW or CD-R formats disc, then it can play all Video CD. If you are still not sure whether the VCD will play in your DVD player or not, here is the sure way. We offer one free VCD for our shopper to try on their DVD player. Which VCD is totally up to your choice. Simply you can pick any one VCD from our collection for free.

VCD: Insert the disc into your CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive and play the VCD in your favorite program (WinDVD or Windows Media Player is recommended). In WinDVD, wait for the menu to appear, then use the "next/previous chapter" functions to move between episodes. In Windows Media Player, browse the disc and open the folder named "MPEGAV." The *.DAT files in this folder are the episodes. Right click on the file of your choice and select "Open With..

It dependents on DVD drive. There are VCD on published CD, on CDR, and on CDRW. If you plan to play VCD in the CDR media, PIONEER DVD drive is a good selection. APEX and RAITE DVD drives can recognize CDR, CDRW, and VCD. SONY and PANASONIC DVD drives can not read the VCD that stored in the CDR media. However they can read VCD on the CDRW media. And they can read audio-only VCD.

Try cleaning the disc with a soft cloth. If the disc is still unplayable, it could be a faulty disc or a compatibility issue. Please contact customerservice@clixflix.com .

You only need to insert the a disc into DVD-ROM not matter it is DVD, VCD or SVCD, DVD X Player will launch automatically and play the contents for you as long as your DVD-ROM support standard read and write formats. It is just insert and play. You don’t need to bother which type of format to choose for the disc to play. If you find that the inserted disc cannot play correctly, it may be due to the non-standard format of the disc being playing.

Make sure you are using the right type of disc for your player. Some players will only read one of the formats (+ or -) but both, others won't read either. DVD-R is still the most compatible format, especially with older DVD players. Check with this link and see if you shouldn't use another format: http://www.videohelp.com/dvdplayers Sometimes this problem is caused by media incompatibility issues.

You need a MP3 player ! Famous software players are WinAMP or K-jöfol -these are the two players that have the least need in CPU power. See the MPeX.net Software section for the best software players currently available. Furthermore there are hardware devices on the market to play back MP3´s - portables, stand alones and car devices updated weekly.

You should have a 100 MHz Pentium at least to play back MP3´s in sufficient quality (i.e. without gaps while playback). Mind however that if you want to do something else on your computer while listening to MP3´s - or if you want to use PlugIns - a 100 MHz will not be enough !

In order to play any of these formats, you must have a player that will play that format. Many computers now come with DVD drives in which case you could play DVD. If your player is not DVD compatible, it will not play DVD.

If you have this kind of compatibility issue, please do not assume that all the movies you have received are bad. This is really not bad at all. There are times that some VCD's may not be compatible with your DVD player. As you know every manufacturer wants to be unique with their product. Thus, it makes the DVD and VCD providers life a little difficult. Again this is nothing more than a compatibility issue.

First of all, please turn off your anti-virus software and other burning applications which might access the CD/DVD units at the same time. Try a different brand of recordable media. The compability of DVD discs is various and burning DVD-Video is very sensitive to the DVD disc. Here is the information on DVD media compability http://www.videohelp.com/dvdmedia . We recommend you use 4x or 8x DVD+R for burning. Another problem can be you are not using the right type of disc for your player.

VCD: If your DVD player supports VCD playback, simply insert the disc and wait for the menu to come up. Press the corresponding number on your remote for the selection you would like to view, or use the "next/previous chapter" functions to move between episodes. DVD-R: If your DVD player supports DVD-R playback, simply insert the disc, wait for the menu to come up, use the arrow keys to highlight your selection, then select it to view.

Yes, I have not seen any games not working if the mp3's are left out, you just don't get any background music.

I usually recommend going into a electronics store that sells MP3 players and ask for one with a car kit. It will be a player with an attachment that plugs into your cassette player allowing you to play through your car system.

If the copied DVD is a DVD?RW, try copying the source DVD to a DVD?R disc which is compatible with more models of DVD drives and DVD players.

If you try to play a movie (DVD) copied to your hard drive, you may get an error message. Because all DVD movies are in encrypted format. In order to open a encrypted movie, we need a decryption key. This key is stored in inaccessible area of the DVD. It cant be copied to hard drive.

Use the -dvd-device option to refer to the directory that contains the files: mplayer dvd://1 -dvd-device /path/to/directory If MPlayer is paused and I try to seek or press any key at all, MPlayer ceases to be paused. I would like to be able to seek in the paused movie. This is very tricky to implement without losing A/V synchronization. All attempts have failed so far, but patches are welcome. You can step forward one frame by pressing .

VCD: Most newer DVD players support VCD playback. To check whether your particular DVD player supports VCDs, visit VideoHelp.com's compatibility list and do a search for your DVD player. The results will tell you whether or not other individuals with the same player have successfully played VCDs on it. To play a VCD on your computer, all you need is a CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive and appropriate viewing software such as Windows Media Player or WinDVD.

VCD: Unfortunately, no. Although it is possible to get VCD addons for Playstation (not Playstation 2), Sega Saturn, and Dreamcast, do not expect to be able to play a VCD on your game system even if it is equipped to play DVDs. DVD-R: DVD-Rs may work in your game system, but it might not work properly. For example, I tested some discs in my own PS2 and there were problems with the menu that made it almost impossible to select the desired episode.

A VCD is basically the for-runner to DVD but uses a standard CD. Fortunately most DVD players will support VCDs. There are two types of VCD, the original (which uses mpeg1 compression) and SVCD (which uses mpeg2 compression). However, VCDs are more widely supported. Virtual Edit cannot directly output mpeg1 data, however, you could render a high quality AVI and then use a VCD burning tool that supports AVI video data (for example Sonic - MyDVD) to burn the VCD data onto CD.

VCD stands for 'Video Compact Disc' and basically it is a CD that contains moving pictures and sound. If you're familiar with regular audio/music CDs, then you will know what a VCD looks like. A VCD has the capacity to hold up to 74/80 minutes on 650MB/700MB CDs respectively of full-motion video along with quality stereo sound. VCDs use a compression standard called MPEG to store the video and audio.

If your computer does not have a DVD drive, it is likely that it does not have the software that will automatically play a VCD. To play a VCD that is not automatically opening in DVD playing software, please follow these steps: On the “Files of Types” drop down list, select the “Any files (*.*)” option. You should now see 2 files.

No, normal CDs are CD-DA format; MP3s are in (yes!) MP3 format. Some new Discman-type players will play MP3s, but most don't like low-bitrate files. That means it will play audio CD-Rs (and even then you might expect hardware/media incompatibility due to different wavelengths used on DVD and CD media). Unless your unit specifically claims to play low-bitrate MP3 files you can assume it will not be able to play them at all. Consult your manual for specifics.