Need to copy home movies using Insignia dvd/vhs recorder

I have been attempting for 4 years now to copy my vhs home movies onto dvd.  I purchased an Insignia dvd/vhs recorder for this purpose.  I finally have been successful in recording the dvd where it will play back on the Insignia machine I copied it on but when I send copies to others or try to test the dvd in another player, it will not play the video.  I have tried several types of DVDs as I was told it matters.  I though the DVD-R was the correct one to use because it reads that it will play back in video players.  At least I can play these back on the recorder but I need them to be able to play for those others I have copied them for and for down the road when we the children no longer have this particular recorder.   The dvds finally play back on the recorder but not on my sons dvd player.  Everything I have read says dvds must be finalized but when I go to menu and then dvd, the menu will not let me arrow up to the finalize part.  What can I do?  This is so frustrating and I feel an urgency to get these home movies onto dvd.

Your DVDs do need to be finalized in order to be viewable on other players. 
Suggest you sit down with the manual for your unit and read it.  It should tell you, step by step, how to record and finalize the disc.
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