“how to play MKV file on DVD player with USB? I read some online tutorial guides but still i have question. I tried to play MKV files on my new DVD player with USB but failed. Can any one help me please?”
MKV is also named as Matroska Multimedia Container which is a file format that contains a number of video, audio or subtitle tracks in one file. MKV files are often saved in large scale. Besides, due to its super video quality, it is welcomed by more and more users. But the sad thing currently, You can't play an MKV file on a DVD player directly. Only a few Blu-ray players will play MKV files back. In such cases, how to play MKV files on DVD player successfully? Is there a DVD player that plays MKV files? Well, just be patient. Even though DVD players are not compatible with MKV files, you can choose to switch to a Blu-ray player that supports MKV file playback via USB stick, or convert and burn MKV to to DVD player.
In the below content, we would like to introduce you several tools for you to convert and burn MKV file to DVD for unlimited playback on DVD player.

Part 1: Convert MKV to DVD with FreeMake Video Converter

Freemake Video Converter is a free and all-in-one video converter suite that has the ability to modify and convert videos, extract audio from video clips, rip and  burn DVDs and Blu-ray, and embed videos to websites or blogs. Simple and fast, Freemake Video Converter can be used in converting video clips to be played on various mobile devices and gadgets.

The more is, the software can convert videos between more than 500 video file formats and supports multiple audio and image file formats for creating photo slideshows and video clips. Freemake Video Converter will also automatically upload visual and audio files to iTunes and iOS when the conversion is completed.
Check the below steps to learn how to convert and burn MKV files to DVD disc for playback on DVD player with the help of FreeMake Video Converter in detail:

  1. Download and install FreeMake Video Converter on your computer. Meanwhile, insert a blank writable DVD disc into the disc recorder drive.
  2. Launch FreeMake Video Converter and then click the “+Video” button to browse and add source MKV files for converting and burning. Make sure that your files are not protected or corrupted.
  3. After you add your videos, click “to DVD” bubble on the formats panel.
  4. Insert a blank disc and then select it as target recorder drive on the “DVD output parameters” window, and give output DVD disc a name in the “DVD title” box. Right below, choose the output DVD quality and other parameters like bit rate, audio channel, etc.
  5. On the right of “DVD output parameters” window, choose a DVD menu for output disc.
  6. Select your burner as an output destination and click the “Burn” button to burn DVD.

Then, you only need to wait the MKV file to DVD burning process to complete. FreeMake Video Converter is a wonderful choice for Windows users to convert videos and burn videos to Blu-ray/DVD on almost all Windows computers, even allowing you to set DVD video mode.

Part 2: Convert MKV to DVD with Expres Burn

Express Burn is a burning suite program to create and record discs quickly and easily. It could create traditional audio discs or MP3 discs to store your music, burn your home movies to DVD and Blu-ray to share with everyone, save your data on ISO discs. It’s quite easy to use. You simply need to drag and drop your MKV video files into the program and you can start burning right away.

Follow the below steps to learn how to burn MKV videos to DVD disc using Express Burn.

  1. Download and install Express Burn program on your computer. Insert a blank writable DVD disc into the DVD recorder drive. And get source MKV videos ready for burning.
  2. Launch Express Burn program on your computer. On the toolbar, select the 'Video' tab, and selecting 'Video DVD' button to create a video DVD playable on any DVD player.
  3. Click the "Add File" or "Add Folder" button or go to the menu item “File -> Add” option to browse and add source MKV videos. A Browse window will open and from here you can locate, view and select the following types of video file formats: AVI, MPG, MPEG, ASF, WMV, MOV, MP4, 3GP, DIVX, MKV, M4V, FLV, VOB.
  4. You could then re-arrange files before burning by dragging the file and dropping to the required position, add chapters to each individual video present in the title. You can import a file of titles or use the 'Manage Chapters' option to select the exact points you desire.
  5. You may optionally select encoding options for the DVD movie. These include the TV system you wish to play the movie for. For example, the United States uses NTSC, while Australia and Europe use PAL. You can also select various quality options that affect encoding time, file size and visible quality of the movie.
  6. Once you have your list of video files in the desired order, click on the "Burn Video DVD" button or select “File->Burn Video DVD” from the menu.
  7. You will then need to complete some burning settings: choose the DVD recorder drive in which you have inserted the blank writable DVD disc as burning recorder drive, Copies to Burn, Name of Disc, etc.
  8. Finally, click the “Burn” button to start burning MKV videos to DVD disc within Express Burn.

It’s a little bit complicated to use Express Burn to burn MKV videos to DVD disc. You could even create disc menu within Express Burn.

Part 3: Convert and Burn MKV to DVD with Leawo DVD Creator

Though both Express Burn and FreeMake Video Converter could help you convert and burn MKV file to DVD disc playable on any standalone and computer DVD player, they have shortcomings. Therefore we would like to recommend the best MKV to DVD burner software -  Leawo DVD Creator. Leawo DVD Creater can burn DVD from videos in more than 180+ formats at 6X higher speed, including AVI, MKV, MP4, WMV, FLV and so on. It could even enable you to burn photos into DVD photo slideshow with photo slideshow editor available. Additionally, it can allow you to design DVD menu templates of your own for free and you can edit your video according to your own preference. After you burn MKV to DVD, not only can you play the DVD on your DVD player, but also on PC with a free DVD player program for Windows. But first, please refer to the following detailed instructions to burn MKV to a DVD.


 
Step 1. Download Leawo DVD Creator and install it on your computer. It’s a built in module within Leawo Prof. Media.
Step 2. Insert a blank writable DVD disc which has enough capacity for the MKV file.
Step 3. Launch Leawo Prof. Media and then open the “Convert” module. Add MKV file to Leawo DVD Creator by clicking “Add Video” on the main menu. After loading the MKV file, you can set the output DVD disc type (DVD-5 or DVD-9), quality and aspect ratio (16:9 or 4:3) at the bottom.

Step 4. Choose a disc menu on the right panel. You could then preview the disc menu by clicking its middle. On the disc menu preview panel, you could click the pencil icon to design disc menu like adjusting title content, font, color, size, position, adding background image, music, or video, etc.

Step 5. Leawo DVD Creator enables you to freely set the output DVD video mode between NTSC and PAL. Click the wheel icon on the top-right corner and then navigate to the “Copy & Burn” tab to choose either NTSC or PAL according to your needs.

Step 6: Start burning. Click the green “Burn” button on main interface. Then you will see burning settings panel where you need to figure out “Burn to”, “Disc Label”, and “Save to” options. To burn MKV file to DVD disc, select DVD recorder drive under the “Burn to” option as output target. When it is done, click the bottom “Burn” button to start the MKV to DVD burning process.

Part 4: FreeMake Video Converter vs. Expres Burn vs. Leawo DVD Creator

The below comparison table would show you the differences and similarities between the 3 DVD burning software tools mentioned above.

 

FreeMake Video Converter

Express Burn

Leawo DVD Creator

Burn videos to DVD disc

Yes

Yes

Yes

Supported video file formats

Over 200 vieo file formats are supported

AVI, MPG, MPEG, ASF, WMV, MOV, MP4, 3GP, DIVX, MKV, M4V, FLV, VOB.

Over 200 video file formats are supported

Burn photos to DVD

Yes

No

Yes

Burn video file to ISO

No

Yes

Yes

Burn ISO file to DVD

No

Yes

Yes

Edit videos before burning

No

No

Yes

Add disc menu

Yes

Yes

Yes

Play back source video files

No

Yes

Yes

Select subtitles and audio tracks

No

No

Yes

Add external subtitles

No

No

Yes

2D to 3D conversion

No

No

Yes

Design disc menu

Yes

Yes

Yes

Set output DVD TV mode

Yes

Yes

Yes

Availability

Windows

Windows

Windows and Mac

Conclusion
All the above 3 tools could help you easily convert and burn MKV files to playable DVD disc. However, you could easily see that Leawo DVD Creator offers you the best burning experience since it has more wonderful bonus features like video editing, disc menu DIY, 2D to 3D burning, subtitles and audio tracks selecting, etc.