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Just after a bit of techy help if possible.

I'm old school so like to burn my LP mp4 files to DVD to play them on my TV. This is a bit arduous though using mp4 > avi software (and costly as I can only get 2 or 3 scenes on each DVD) so with my newer scenes I've started to burn the mp4 files to data discs and play them on my PC instead. This has benefits as I can get a lot more scenes on each disc and the discs also burn far quicker. The only drawbacks are that my PC screen is a fair bit smaller than my TV and also - most crucially - I miss having the DVD controls (fast-forward etc.)

Unfortunately my PC doesn't have a HDMI port so I can't hook it straight to my TV, which would have been a decent fix, although wouldn't solve the remote control issue.

So I suspect my best bet would be to buy a DVD player that plays mp4 files but I'm aware that most don't, although looking online it appears that some Blu Ray ones do. Is this correct? If so, can anyone recommend me one?

The mp4 files will be on DVD+R discs so basically I would need a DVD player that will be happy to play mp4 files stored in that way.

Any help appreciated.

Why burn it on DVDs?
There are cheap MP4 Players that play from SD cards, USB sticks or external drives with HDMI output + remote. There are HDMI adapters for your PC and remotes for PCs. All modern TVs can play MP4 without extra hardware via USB or network.

My old LG 3D Blu-ray players can play 1080p x264 mp4 files from burned discs, thumb drive or over my. But I now stream over my home network. But, I now use my Roku's and their built in media player to stream over my home network as they are much faster. Roku can also stream x265 and 4k media.

^ got a bit sentence jumble going on in my last post but you get the idea.

I recommend a modern, dedicated media streaming device such as a Roku Ultra.

If your looking for something to play your already burned mp4 files on DVD, just check a Blu-ray player owners manual online for mp4 compatibility before purchase. I doubt a DVD player is going to play mp4 files... Especially anything above SD resolution. Also, you could check Amazon under a Blu-ray player's reviews that mention mp4 compatibility or ask owners the mp4 question on Amazon.

Thanks for the help here guys but the problem is fixed. I got a really quick PM from a forum user who tipped me off about a DVD player that plays mp4s and managed to pick one up online for just £50. It came today and plays them perfectly.

As for why I still burn my scenes to disc, it's a good question. Mainly it's because I have tons of old original porn DVDs (Private, Evil Angel etc.) and like the idea of my new scenes rubbing shoulders with them if you like. I'm quite old school and just find the idea of storing scenes on hard drives, memory sticks etc. a bit....soulless. I do kind of miss the "narrative" of a porn DVD with numerous scenes and in some ways this provides that. I still watch the old ones occasionally as well so just like the idea of maintaining parity with the format I use. Remote control is essential for me also - not sure you can move easily through scenes on memory sticks etc. can you? I don't want to be doing anything on my computer when I'm watching the telly, that's for sure.

As I'm not super techy I kind of got burned by the whole switch from DVD buying to downloading and the idea of doing it all yourself. There are some benefits to that (ie only keeping what you like) but at the same time it can be a bit labour intensive. No sooner did I get up to speed with avi files on data disc that I could watch on my then new DVD player (this was 2011 from memory) than the format changed to mp4 and left me at the back of the queue. No doubt now that I've finally got back up to speed with a system that works for me we'll see mp4 replaced by mp5 or some such and I'll be back to square one ha ha ha. Fingers crossed things stay this way for a fair while at least.

Anyway, for now this is great as both the turnaround time and labour effort from buying new scenes to watching them in high quality on my big screen is super low (not to mention the amount of money I'll save in blank discs now I can get 5 or 6 on each as opposed to 2 or 3). Happy days!