G4 DVD Player Is it VR compatible?

Geez, you'd think a new purchase would be fun, but I'm just frustrated. Bought a Canon DC-10 camcorder. It uses the little DVD disks. My laptop doesn't pull it in but I thought I'd be able to use it on my desktop G4 since it opens and I can place it in the holder properly. It never shows up on my desktop. I read in Canon's manual that the disk can only be played on VR compatible DVD players. I have no idea if mine is compatible. Any help on this? Or any suggestions on the right camcorder for Apple users?? Many thanks.

I went to Canon USA's web site and found this which may be important:
What's more, the finalization process for these DVDs is quick and easy with the DC10. It's just one more reason why you'll love recording direct to DVD with your DC10.
Have you "finalized" your DVD?
and...
The DVD technology of the DC10 not only makes it easy to capture great images, it also makes it easy to share your video with family and friends.
To begin with, you can simply watch the video you've just shot by connecting your DC10 to your TV and viewing your unfinalized DVD. Or, finalize your DVD, then watch it on your TV by playing it in your DVD player. (Your DC10 comes with both S-Video and Composite output.)
You can also share your video by connecting your DC10 to your computer with the supplied USB cable. Then, with one touch of the Print & Share button, you can transfer your video footage to your hard drive.
Once your video is transferred, the supplied My DVD Software lets you edit your footage, create a chapter and play menu, and burn your footage to additional DVDs. Plus, even if your computer doesn't have a DVD drive, you can still make DVDs to share by using your DC10 to create another DVD.
USB 2.0 Hi-Speed Speed Terminal for fast transfer of MPEG2 compressed video.
The video is already compressed into MPEG2 by the camera, this is done typically by iDVD on your Mac from supplied DV format material from iMovie.
I'd get another tape-based unit with firewire connections.
Regards,

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