For a home dvd player to play your DVD you need to convert it into a format
that the player understands.
Just to 'burn/write' your info to a blank DVD is not sufficient.
see
Convert presentations to VHS or DVD video
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00156.htm
Cheers
TAJ Simmons
Microsoft Powerpoint MVP
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> Version: 2008
>
> I want to save a ppt presentation to dvd to play through my dvd player. I
> successfully saved it to a dvr but when I put it in player it says
> "unknown disc"