What equipment is needed to play a DVD video?
For a DVD video, you need a DVD player connected to your television or to your audio/video (surround-sound) system. You can also playback a DVD Video on a computer DVD ROM drive, but additional hardware and software will be required. Q: Can a pre-recorded DVD movie or DVD audio disc be copied onto blank DVD media? A: No. Due to sophisticated copy protection methods, this is not possible with either format.