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The Sony DVP-NS710HB is a single disc DVD player.
The Sony VAIO laptop is available with a DVD writer, but I don't think they have one available for desktops. Try Newegg, they have lots of writers available for a decent price.
Morgan Toshiba invented the DVD in 1995 along with Philips, Sony and Panasonic. DVD stands for Digital Video Disc or Digital Versatile Disc.
A DVD, or digital video disc, was invented in the early 1990s after the invention of the compact disc. Sony-Philips and Toshiba teamed up to create the DVD after they dealt with conflicting formats.
Try the disc in a modern computer. If still no go, get refund on disc.
DVD is an optical disc storage format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, When Was the DVD Invented?. The invention of the DVD began in 1993, with conflicting formats (MMCD and SD) forcing companies like Sony-Phillips
You need Nero or any other software to burn the disc, also you need a CD/DVD writer device on your computer.
CD writer = CD burner, is a computer drive that allow you to storage(burn/write) stuff on a CD or DVD disc
Bluray is a Sony development.
For updating sony DVD writer firmware you need to first know the model of your DVD writer. You can check on the cover of the writer or you can check it in Nero. Nowadays there are other softwares to get the system information. Once you know the model go to this site http://sony.storagesupport.com/models/21 there you can select your model and download the required firmware. Just go through the instructions. All you need to do it to run the program once then the firware will be updated.
Yes, DVDs are "read only memory" - which means your DVD drive only reads information from the disc (unless you have a DVD burner or "writer," but a burner will only burn to a disc if you specifically request it to.) Bottom line: no matter what you try to do, the disc will not be altered - unless you specifically tell you DVD program to burn to the disc.
Try the Sony Progressive Scan DVD/VCR Recorder And Player Combo Model RDRVX530 this is considered one of the best devices for this job.