Won't recognize Divx files on DVD?!?!?!

I have a dvd with some Divx video files that won't even appear when I open the dvd. When I open the dvd on my PC it works fine... but my Ibook shows no files in the DVD... please help!!! i wanna watch these movies!!!!
The files are either RealPlayer or Avi...
I've tried opening the DVD on VLC and Realplayer.. and both players find no files on the DVD.. however, I can play the files fine on my PC....

Jonomo, I have a similar issue with my iBook and a DVD made of .avi files a friend of mine burned on his Pavillion.
Sometimes (about 50% of the times) when I insert the DVD on my laptop, the computer asks me what I want to do with a Blank DVD inserted (this after 2-3 minutes trying to read it).
I avoided this by using an external drive, that solved the problem. I was told that Burned DVD's are difficult to read to some drives. I really don't know if that means my drive (or the DVD disc) is deffective. I am waiting for this problem to replicate with any other media, then I'll send it to repair.
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