My HP desktop won't play blockbuster DVDs

[7055]

I don't know much about computers but I was wondering if someone here coule help me out. I have an HP desktop with a dvd writer/cd writer and when I put in Blockbuster dvds it doesn't even recognize that there is anything in the E drive. If I put it in the cd-rom drive it doesn't recongnize its in there either. I opened up windows media player and nothing. I was just expecting the movie to automatically play in windows media player or something.

 

[Ethan3.14159]

it may not be able to read that particular dvd type, and of course the cd drive wont recognize it. do you know the brand or model # of the dvd drive?

 

[voyagerfan99]

You could always put it back in the DVD drive and try using VLC Media Player. Just go to file>Open>Directory> then choose your DVD drive.

you can get VLC here:

http://www.videolan.org/

 

[G25r8cer]

^^^ He said the DVD doesnt even show in his E drive so, what good would VLC do him? LOL

 

[7055]

No and I don't know how to find out

 

[7055]

I got VLC because somebody else recommended it but like g25racer said it doesn't do me any good

 

[StrangleHold]

No and I don't know how to find out

Did the drive come installed in the HP, if so what model HP is it?

 

[Shane]

maybe the drive is locked to a certian region,i heard on some drives after playing some movies a number of times it locks the drive to that region code or something.

im sure it can be unlocked but dont ask me how,and it would probably be against the forum rules anyway

 

[StrangleHold]

Nothing against the fourm rules, most drives you can reset the region upto I think 5 times.

 

[Shane]

Nothing against the fourm rules, most drives you can reset the region upto I think 5 times.

ahh well there you go then,just find out how to unlock it.

 

[lovely?]

odds are that isnt even the problem though. i would think that the laser diode has gone bad and a new dvd drive is needed. i do a lot of work with lasers and its a pretty common problem.

 

[StrangleHold]

ahh well there you go then,just find out how to unlock it.

Not hard, just go to the control panel-system-hardware-device manager-find the drive, right click, hit properties-region code tab.

odds are that isnt even the problem though. i would think that the laser diode has gone bad and a new dvd drive is needed. i do a lot of work with lasers and its a pretty common problem.

Yea region is probable not the problem,plus could be hes mistaken that he has a DVD drive and not a plain CD burner. Thats the reason I ask what model HP it was.

 

[Interested]

you guys do know that blockbuster locks the dvds so that you cant watch them on the computer, right? I have already tried numerous times.

 

[7055]

I did not know that, that sucks but the problem is still there because it won't even play normal purchased dvds.

Did the drive come installed in the HP, if so what model HP is it?

Yes and HP pavilion a520n

 

[root]

Have you got any special software on there like cyberlink or powerdvd?
That might be the answer to your issue.

 

[dznutz]

you may have rented blu-ray movies

 

[root]

Yes but he did say he cannot play normal dvd's

 

[7055]

Have you got any special software on there like cyberlink or powerdvd?
That might be the answer to your issue.

Not that I know of just VLC

 

[oscaryu1]

Not that I know of just VLC

Do you have the correct codecs to play DVDs?

 

[cybereclipse]

Do you have the correct codecs to play DVDs?

VLC doesnt require codecs, it can play all formats