With the widespread of Blu-ray discs, Blu-ray players have been introduced in various categories to your daily life. Among a variety of Blu-ray players, Samsung Blu-ray player has outweighed due to its powerful functions and features in playing Blu-ray and DVD discs. However, more and more users come to complain that Samsung Blu-ray can't perfectly play Blu-ray discs, especially DVD discs. In order to solve the problem on Samsung Blu-ray player not playing DVD, we will give you some solutions according to some user feedbacks and technical improvements. These solutions may not work all the time, but you can take a try at least.

Part 1: Possible reasons and solutions for your Blu-ray player not playing DVD

The problem of Samsung Blu-ray player will not play DVD discs may be caused by various reasons. Next, I will list some of the major reasons which can cause the issue of Samsung Blu-ray player not playing DVD, you take a reference to the following based on your own situations.

Reason 1. The Samsung Blu-ray player doesn't go well with its settings.

First of all, when you encounter the issue of Samsung Blu-ray player will not play DVD, you need to make sure whether the Samsung Blu-ray player has been set in the correct parameters for the playback of DVD discs. You can try to restart the player first and put the DVD disc to the drive again. If this doesn't work well, you can try to remove the DVD disc from the player's drive and unplug the power cord of the player, remain the situation without power for one minute, then insert the disc to the player and plug the cord to the electrical outlet again. Anyway, please make sure the physical connections are all in good conditions.

Reason 2. The firmware of the Samsung Blu-ray Player lack of update.

Since DVD discs are dynamic formats, the firmware of the Samsung Blu-ray Player need to be updated from now and then so as to be compatible with the latest DVD technology. If the problem on Samsung Blu-ray Player not playing DVD is caused the update of the firmware, what you only need to do is to update the firmware immediately. Press "Menu" button on your remote control to select "Settings", then choose "Software Upgrade" under the submenu "Support". If your firmware is not the latest version, then it will automatically download the latest firmware for you. Once it has been updated, restart the player again and try to play the DVD disc one more time.

Reason 3. The DVD disc is not burned very well or damaged.

Sometimes, the reason results in the problem on Samsung Blu-ray Player will not play DVD discs is quite easy. It may be because the DVD disc you inserted into the player is damaged. For example, the surface of the disc is scratched. Or, originally speaking, the DVD was not a complete DVD disc at all due to some errors during the burning process. Concerning the burning errors, it may be due to the misuse of the problems of the burning programs. Some burning programs are not professional enough which may result in various errors while burning DVDs, such as lack of the content, the wrong format of the DVD and so on.

In order to avoid such problems, I will recommend you to take a try on Leawo DVD Creator which is quite comprehensive and professional in burning all kinds of videos to DVD discs with 6X faster speed and the original quality retained. Additionally, it can allow you to experience all kinds of DVD menu templates for free and you can edit your video according to your own preference. Besides, you can freely choose subtitles and audio tracks as well as preview changes in the video instantly and screenshot taking.

Part 2: A universal DVD/Blu-ray player software for PC and Mac

But, if you are a beginner for the Samsung Blu-ray Player and you are not very familiar with the instruction of the player, maybe the solutions mentioned above will be a little difficult to understand. In other words, you can't still solve the problem on how to play a piece of DVD disc with Samsung Blu-ray Player. However, all roads lead to Rome. In order to play the DVD disc, you can find other powerful DVD players as the Samsung player alternatives. For example, Leawo Blu-ray Playercan be your best choice due to its all-in-one features in playing all kinds of DVD discs without any buffering. As a universal DVD player, Leawo Blu-ray Player has both PC and Mac version.

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Leawo Free Blu-ray Player 

☉ 100% free movie player for Mac users to play Ultra HD 4K, 1080P and 720P video for free.

☉ Free Blu-ray disc player to play 4K Blu-ray disc and 1080P Blu-ray disc, regardless of disc protection and region code.

☉ Support multiple audio decoding systems like Dolby, DTS, AAC, TrueHD, DTS-HD, etc.

☉ Adjust subtitles, video and audio during media playback.

With its advanced audio and video superior technology, you can have the cinema-like watching experience. By the way, you can obtain the customized watching experience freely by simply setting the audio and video parameters of the player. The instructions for playing DVD disc on Leawo Blu-ray Player are quite easy.

Step 1. Download Leawo Blu-ray Player and install it on your computer.

Step 2. Insert the DVD disc to your computer's drive.

Step 3. Open the player and insert the content in the DVD to the player by clicking the DVD icon on the main interface. Usually, once you have inserted the DVD disc to the drive, the player will automatically detect your disc, and an icon of the DVD cover will appear.

Step 4. Set more player parameters. In order to obtain the customized watching experience, you can have more player settings. You only need to click on the drop-down menu panel on the top right which includes Playback, File Associations, Audio Output, DVD Blu-ray etc.

Conclusion

Now, just keep relaxed when you have encountered a problem on Samsung Blu-ray Player not playing DVD discs. You can take a reference to the above solutions. If you prefer a simpler way to play DVD disc, just pick Leawo Blu-ray Player as your first choice. It will never let you down.