DVD Burning newbie

[KowCiller]

Hello,

I have a DVD burner that burns + format DVD-Rs. I'm pretty much a newbie to this stuff, so I was wondering if someone who has experience creating DVDs could post some how-to links.

I've downloaded many of the WSOP episodes. I believe they are in divx format. How complex is the process of getting them on DVD and playing them on a DVD player. My old DVD player got struck by lightning, so I need to purchase a new one. I'd like to see some suggested dvd players that work well with burned DVDs (if some are better/worse than others).

Also, since I travel some with my job, I'd like to be able to burn some of the DVDs in my home collection to take on the road with me to play on my laptop. Do I need anything special to copy normal DVD movies to a DVDR?

Thanks,

KoW