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Title: Downloads to discs?
Post by: Godzilla on 11 November 2011, 14:52
In need of some advice here.

Firstly, please be gentle as you are replying to someone who is about as much good as mudflaps on a tortoise with computers!!

So....I have started downloading films and they are ending up in this 'Downloads' thing on my computer.  What I want to do is get them from the downloads to disc so I can watch them on tv.  If I go and buy some blank dvd's now what do I do to get them on to the blank dvd?

I have a Fujitsu laptop which has windows 7 if that helps?

Thanks in advance  :smiley:

Title: Re: Downloads to discs?
Post by: logeyboy on 11 November 2011, 15:34
What format are the files? avi. mp4. divx. etc...

What equipment are you playing it on? dvd player?
Title: Re: Downloads to discs?
Post by: The Mighty Elvi on 11 November 2011, 15:45
If your disc drive is capable of burning cd's /dvd's then the first thing you need is some burning software.

If you don't already have something, then try one of these. 

All Free btw.

http://download.cnet.com/windows/dvd-burners/?tag=mncol%3Bsort&rpp=10&sort=downloadCount+asc

Simply run the program and then select the file (film) from whichever folder it is stored in - in your case "Downloads", and away you go.

As Stated above.  Depending on what file format it is in, and what your DVD player is capable of playing, you may need to play around with the file format.

Title: Re: Downloads to discs?
Post by: logeyboy on 11 November 2011, 16:10
If you have something like an Xbox 360, you can probably just drag the download to a flash drive - plug this in to xbox - watch the film...

Title: Re: Downloads to discs?
Post by: dom on 11 November 2011, 16:39
Fully legal downloads I hope :lipsrsealed:
Title: Re: Downloads to discs?
Post by: Godzilla on 11 November 2011, 18:23
Fully legal downloads Dom  :tongue:


The Mighty Elvis.....  Thank you, going to give that a go now  :smiley:
Title: Re: Downloads to discs?
Post by: Dolly on 11 November 2011, 18:50
thinking of getting something like this

http://www.ebuyer.com/225049-xenta-hdmi-upscaling-mini-media-player-divx-upscaling-hdmi-usb-sd-pdm05h