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How to Play this DVD on your Computer: BEST - Cyberlink PowerDVD. http://www.gocyberlink.com/multi/pro...ain_1_ENU.html

It works great and costs $39. (You can also dig it up on the Torrent Sites if you swing that way.) Just install and register it, and then open 'VIDEO_TS.IFO' to start the DVD.

GREAT - VLC Media Player. http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

It's really nice too and it's freeware. A must have if your broke but not morally bankrupt too. It runs on Windows, Linux and Mac.

Just unzip the files and run vlc.exe. In VLC, Choose File -> Open Directory and Browse to the VIDEO_TS folder. Once the game is started, choose Video -> Deinterlace -> Blend to eliminate any horizontal line 'artifacts' you might see.

OK - Media Player Classic. http://sourceforge.net/project/showf...ckage_id=84358

Another Freeware Player. It's ultra fast and small and makes a nice alternative to Windows Media Player. It does have built-in DVD support (File -> Open DVD), but I just prefer PowerDVD or VLC Player for DVDs.

Decent - Windows Media Player. http://already.installed.on.your.computer

Free and does a decent job with DVDs. The video looks significantly worse on both my computers using Windows Media Player 10. It's just really big and clunky and slow. You can buy DVD plug-ins for it but you might as well buy WinDVD if you're going to crack open your wallet...

How to Play this DVD on your DVD Player: 1) Verify that your DVD Player supports 480x480 format. Generally speaking, any DVD player that supports VCD or SVCD will work. Some DVD players (especially newer or fancier ones) will also handle this. Your DVD player must also support DVDR DVDs, of course. I just got a $30 Magnavox DVD player at WalMart that can do the job.

There's an unofficial list here: http://www.dealdatabase.com/forum/sh...9&page=1&pp=15

2) Burn the VIDEO_TS and AUDIO_TS folders onto the root of the DVDR using your favorite burning software. Most people seem to prefer Nero.

a) Here's a guide I created for using Nero Express 6

b) Here's another guide for burning with Nero: http://www.digitalfaq.com/dvdguides/...vd/nerodvd.htm

NOTE: I NO LONGER RECOMMEND CDBurnerXP for burning your DVDs. http://cdburnerxp.se/help/videodvd

What to do if your DVD Player can't Play the DVD: 1) Consider purchasing a new DVD player that specifically supports 480x480 format.

2) Hang onto the DVD - Someday you'll have to get a new DVD player, right?

3) Reauthor it. You'll have to reencode it to 720x480 which will make the size go up and/or the quality go down. The video files are the same source files I'm working with.

4) Play the DVD on your computer.