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VCD question
Posted: 04 Jan 2005, 19:43
by Brideoffrankenstein
I have got no idea about these types of things so does anyone know........
would a normal DVD player play a VCD (video compact disc?)?
and...........
I don't have a normal DVD player so would my XBOX play it (the VCD) as it plays normal DVD's?
Or would my computer be more likely to play it?
Thank you
Posted: 04 Jan 2005, 19:47
by lazarus corporation
My "no-thrills" (£30 from Amazon) DVD player plays VCDs happily. No idea about XBOXs though
Re: VCD question
Posted: 04 Jan 2005, 19:51
by Hojyuu-obi
Brideoffrankenstein wrote:I have got no idea about these types of things so does anyone know........
would a normal DVD player play a VCD (video compact disc?)?
and...........
I don't have a normal DVD player so would my XBOX play it (the VCD) as it plays normal DVD's?
Or would my computer be more likely to play it?
Thank you
Normally just about any DVD player will handle a VCD ... re: Xbox: a non-modified Xbox won't play any type of home made discs AFAIK unless it's one of the later builds that has a Philips CD drive (like mine) that can read CD-RW (not CD-R) ...
... an Xbox can also be modified w/ a chip but that's "illegal".
Posted: 04 Jan 2005, 21:36
by Debaser
Whoops...
Posted: 04 Jan 2005, 21:40
by Brideoffrankenstein
Posted: 04 Jan 2005, 21:47
by lazarus corporation
Mine's a
Daytek P818 Multi-region DVD Player, but they seem to have gone up in price (now £38.99)
But Amazon currently have a
Starlogic Multi-region 2.1 DVD Player for £29.99 which looks like it will do the job:
This stylish player is more than just a DVD player as it includes JPEG and MP3 picture and music CD/DVD support. The player is also compatible with the following CD media: DVD, SVCD, VCD, CD Audio, CD-G, HD-CD, MP3 and JPEG images stored on CD-R/CD+R media. Although not mentioned in the product manual, the Starlogic will also playback DVD+R/+RW and DVD-R/-RW dics [sic]
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Posted: 04 Jan 2005, 21:50
by Brideoffrankenstein
lazarus corporation wrote:
Mine's a
Daytek P818 Multi-region DVD Player, but they seem to have gone up in price (now £38.99)
But Amazon currently have a
Starlogic Multi-region 2.1 DVD Player for £29.99 which looks like it will do the job:
This stylish player is more than just a DVD player as it includes JPEG and MP3 picture and music CD/DVD support. The player is also compatible with the following CD media: DVD, SVCD, VCD, CD Audio, CD-G, HD-CD, MP3 and JPEG images stored on CD-R/CD+R media. Although not mentioned in the product manual, the Starlogic will also playback DVD+R/+RW and DVD-R/-RW dics.
Great! Thanks
Posted: 04 Jan 2005, 22:11
by Brideoffrankenstein
Oooh just bought one!
Posted: 05 Jan 2005, 23:27
by Rivers
The cheaper DVD players tend to play anything whilst the name brands tend to be fussy.