eerrrr - want to watch dvd film hire on computer

raq

hi all

urgently can somebody please tell me where we are going wrong

Got a samsung laptop , put a hired ( blockbuster ) dvd film in the drive and want to watch it.

GUESS WHAT, ......WON,T LET ME....

Any ideas where we are going wrong. We also got the cable that leads from the computer to the t.v. to watch a better picture.

help,:o

[Deleted User]

Your problem is copy protection, I think. Don't you have a separate DVD player? They are cheap as chips these days.

raq

Moneyineptitude wrote: »

Your problem is copy protection, I think. Don't you have a separate DVD player? They are cheap as chips these days.

yeah this is where the problem lyes. we have an ps3 machine by the t.v. but one of the kiddies have mis-laid the cable so hence why we are trying to watch the dvd film on the computer

ANY OTHER ITEMS???:o

Lifeforms

Try using VLC and see if it works in that.

http://www.videolan.org/vlc/index.html

Dave_C_2

raq wrote: »

hi all

urgently can somebody please tell me where we are going wrong

Got a samsung laptop , put a hired ( blockbuster ) dvd film in the drive and want to watch it.

GUESS WHAT, ......WON,T LET ME....

Any ideas where we are going wrong. We also got the cable that leads from the computer to the t.v. to watch a better picture.

help,:o

More information please

• Exact model of laptop
• Operating system - Windows xp/vista /7/8
• Is it a DVD drive?
• What exactly happens when you put the disk in the drive?
• Do you get an autoplay menu?
• Will it play other DVDs or CDs?
• Will it read data DVDs or CDs?
• How are you trying to play the DVD, Windows media player?
• Have you tried cleaning the DVD?

It's unlikely to be a copy protection error as you are only trying to play it, not copy it.



Dave

[Deleted User]

Dave_C wrote: »

It's unlikely to be a copy protection error as you are only trying to play it, not copy it.

But he wants to play it on his TV screen, not the laptop, so I contend it probably is the copy protection preventing the action.

southcoastrgi

+1 on above, it sounds like the CP is stopping the signal from being outputted to an external device

custardy

does it actually play on the laptop excluding the TV?

bod1467

southcoastrgi wrote: »

+1 on above, it sounds like the CP is stopping the signal from being outputted to an external device

I call sphericals. How would CP even know the playing device had an external video connection? What if it was a desktop PC with multiple monitors?

zzzLazyDaisy

OP this may be a daft comment, but are you booting up windows media player, before inserting the DVD? My laptop won't play DVDs unless I do it in this order (not a techie solution but might be worth a go).

visidigi

My bet is on it being Windows 8...