cd to dvd burning

I have downloaded some mpeg videos. my computer doesn't have a dvd drive but can't you use something like alcohol 120% to use a cd burner to burn a dvd and what is the standard dvd format to play on your dvd/tv-also can the format be changed from mpeg to what i want??
Thanks for any and all help

 

I've honestly never heard of the alcohol trick that you are referring to, and from what I know about burners, that simply will not work. There is no standard format for DVD burners at this time. It's something that has been battled over for years and the manufacturers cannont agree because everyone feels like they have the best format. Having said that, the Sony DRU will burn in both +RW amd -RW formats.

You need a DVD burner

 

how about cloning from a cd burner to a virtual dvd drive and burning ????

 

You can't burn a DVD with a CD-R/RW drive. No amount of software finagling will do it. Your hardware is not capable of doing it.

WHat you can do is burn movie files onto a CD (not a DVD) in a special format most modern DVD players will recognize: VCD (Video CD) or SVCD (Super Video CD). Those are CD-ROM formats.

As for burning an MPEG as a VCD/SVCD (which might be what you're really asking), maybe yes, maybe no. Try http://www.vcdhelp.com/.