DVD Burner

While my computer has a cd burner, it does not have a DVD burner. I recently bought a device to convert VHS tapes into DVDs, but need a burner. This weekend I went to Best Buy and got one. However, when I tried to install it today, it aborted the installation, saying, "This software can only be installed with a LG (HLDS) device". What the heck does that mean? After work I'll try again-maybe I need to put the installation CD in the burner and not a regular cd drive. Any ideas?