How to Play an MPEG From a PC Through a DVD Player

MPEG is a common video format for watching movies on your computer with a video program such as the native Windows Media Player. If you want to watch an MPEG that is currently stored on your computer on an external DVD player, you'll need to burn the MPEG to DVD in the correct format. The native program Windows DVD Maker can do this for you.

Things You'll Need

• Blank DVD

Instructions

1. Place a blank DVD on your DVD Burn drive tray and retract the tray into your computer by pressing the button above the tray.

2. Click "Start" in Windows and type "Windows DVD Maker" in the search window. Click the DVD Maker entry when it appears to open the program.

3. Click "Add item." Double-click the MPEG file you want to add. Click "Next" in the main screen once the MPEG file you want is listed there. The file you want should end in ".mpg." The next window will say "Ready to Burn."

4. Click "Burn" to burn the MPEG to DVD. Once the computer is done burning the disc, remove it and insert it into your DVD player to play it.

References

• Microsoft: Burn a DVD Video Disc
• File Extensions: MPG