Advice on burning TV show files to DVD ?

Looking for advice on burning DVD?s which will then be played on a
standard DVD player (on TV?)

I've been downloading tv shows with bit torrent, and successfully
watching them on the computer, but I can't find a way to burn them to
a dvd which will play on my standard dvd player (television).

Most of these files are windows media files (the exact extension is
conspicuously unavailable...I think they're mpeg-3's...)

The most prized files are .MKV files (matroska), but from what I've
been able to gather, these files are particularly difficult to
convert. I've been able to find guides which suggest downloading 3 or
4 programs which will eventually convert the file from MKV to
AVI...but then I'm back at square one.

I have Nero Express 6 software (it came with the computer).
It has the most USELESS help guides I've ever seen.
I'm open to suggestions for alternatives, but I would much rather
freeware.

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
Even if just a point to a comprehensive site...
I've been searching in vain, finding only BS sites which appear
designed to confuse rather than inform.

Thanks in advance,

Cheers, --N
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