hi ..i have a samsung laptop just over a year old ..when i try to burn cds on media player it does everything it should ,but when i try to play the discs on cd player or dvd player it just shows disc error .ive tried 3 or 4 different burning software programs and 3 different types of cdr discs including verbatim.ive had the computer back to the shop for 2 weeks for repair but they couldnt find anything wrong with it all they did was clean the lense ..the problem seemed to start when i upgraded to windows 8.1 so refreshed it back to windows 8 but no joy..has anyone else had this problem ?.can anyone help please ..thanks ..john
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The thread discusses a user's issue with burning CDs on a Samsung laptop after upgrading to Windows 8.1, where the discs seem to burn correctly but cannot be played on external CD/DVD players, resulting in errors. Contributors suggest troubleshooting steps such as using VLC media player for testing and asking clarifying questions about the type of players affected. Overall, the conversation seeks solutions to ensure burnt discs are compatible with standalone playback devices, with no definitive fix provided yet.
The thread discusses a user's issue with burning CDs on a Samsung laptop after upgrading to Windows 8.1, where the discs seem to burn correctly but cannot be played on external CD/DVD players, resulting in errors. Contributors suggest troubleshooting steps such as using VLC media player for testing and asking clarifying questions about the type of players affected. Overall, the conversation seeks solutions to ensure burnt discs are compatible with standalone playback devices, with no definitive fix provided yet.
Solution
kemical
Essential Member
Try using VLC media player as it contains almost all codecs known to man:
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/index.en_GB.html
Also can you remember what the error message was exactly?
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/index.en_GB.html
Also can you remember what the error message was exactly?
Are you talking about a cd (dvd) player that is part of the computer or some other stand alone product?
