From m4v to dvd

My dad is not computer savvy, he has a dvd player and that's it. I have bought him on iTunes a bunch of videos (NHL Retro) which are m4v files. I'm trying to find a way to burn those files into dvd player files using iDVD for instance, with no success. Is there anyway to do so? I have tried to convert them into .mov files or mp4 files but I'm running into dmr problems .
thanks.

Videos bought on the iTunes store have copy protection (thanks to the movie studios), so you will not be able to burn them into a DVD that can be watched on any standard player.
My recommendation would be to buy your dad an iPod touch, and a TV connection cable. That way you can be in charge of the content and the set up; after that they will only need to select which video to play on the iPod.

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