11 Nov
2002
11 Nov
'02
5:36 a.m.
This may be a DVD Player issue. I'm assuming that your DVD Player plays
Video-CD's in the first place. If so, try using a CD-RW disc (if your
burner supports them).
I have a Toshiba DVD Player that plays commercial VCD's, or any that I
make as long as I use a CD-RW disc. This is apparently not uncommon.
-chris
<http://www.mythtech.net>
11 Nov
11 Nov
11:51 a.m.
It's supposed to be able to play VCD's, I've tried CD-RW and neither it or
my old Sony DVD player would read them. It's just like I can't get either
DVD player to play DVD-RW. While computers seem to be able to read
CD-R/CD-RW/DVD-R/DVD-RW just fine, commecial DVD players have rather spotty
support. Anyone interested in knowing if they're player would support a
specific format/disk type should consult http://www.vcdhelp.com
Of course this is getting rather off topic, unless you consider the
possibility of preserving computer related data on old VHS tapes or
Laserdisc's.
Zane
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12:10 p.m.
Zane wrote:
It's supposed to be able to play VCD's,
I've tried CD-RW and neither it
or my old Sony DVD player would read them.
There's a huge difference between a DVD player being able to play stamped
VCDs, and being able to play CD-R. Stamped discs can be read with the
red laser used for DVDs, but CD-R must be read with an IR laser. Many
DVD players only have the red laser.
Trying to use CD-RW is asking for trouble. They have a lower contrast
ratio than CD-R, so even DVD players that can handle CD-R may not be
able to handle CD-RW.
You didn't say how old your Sony DVD player is. Their first generation
players, the DVP-S7000 and DVP-S3000, have two lasers and can read CD-R.
I've never tried CD-RW in my DVP-S7000, though.
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