can mp4 files be watched on a normal DVD player?

[demonikal]

Tuesday night I purchased some videos for downloading for preparing for the CompTIA A+ exam. They're in .mp4 file format. Can I burn these to a Dual Layer DVD and watch them on a regular home DVD player (non-PC)??

Reason I ask is I've been having some lower-back pain lately from an injury and sitting at the computer watching video after video eventually gets pretty painful. If I can watch them on my home DVD player hooked up to my TV, I can lay down and just watch without the back trouble.

Thanks for any feedback!

 

[mx344]

You know, I guess it would really depend on the player, I'm sure some can, but to my knowledge the majority of players only do mpeg2.

 

[cybereclipse]

You know, I guess it would really depend on the player, I'm sure some can, but to my knowledge the majority of players only do mpeg2.

this. convert them to a different file format and then burn em

 

[optimusmikey]

It works on my dvd player and I use dual layers

 

[demonikal]

I don't think so ,you need to convert the mp4 files to DVD then it can be played on a DVD player.
I recommend you watch this video on yoube to learn how to convert mp4 to DVD by a DVD creator.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dk4dkbE1OKA

Thanks ada1988! I'll check out the youtube video today...

 

[jamesd1981]

the most common format for most dvd players is avi

 

[mrjack]

Another option is to use software like AVIDemux and convert using the following settings:

Video: MPEG-4 ASP (Xvid)
-Constant bitrate: 1500kbps (might work with higher bitrate)
-otherwise default, just make sure "Quarter Pixel Motion Estimation" and "Global Motion Compensation" are NOT checked

Audio: AC3, MP3 or MP2

Format: AVI
-Split every: 1900MB (just make sure the AVI files are smaller than 2GB)

If the encoded AVI is larger than 2GB, you can just open that file, copy the video/audio and set it to split every x MB.