QUOTE(UncleBuck @ Apr 16 2006, 09:31 PM)
yes I have a dvd.. I am just wondering how I may watch movies that I may or may not of downloaded
from a certain file sharing service.I can not figure out how to burn them in the right format that will play in a dvd hard to watch a full length movie with family on the old computer
Belicked is pretty much dead on as far as the easiest solution for you. If you don't have S-video output on your laptop, you'd have to get some sort of USB or PCMCIA card w/ dongle that would have the connections you need. I won't get really far into it cuz I don't know what you have. I think you'd be best off figuring out your DVD problem, though. That'd be the cheapest solution... unless, of course, you DVD player does not read home-made DVDs.
Good luck. Keep us updated and we'll help where we can.