in the middle of an argument with someone about this, so are they?
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are DVD's considered CD's?
Started by TheFiresInTheSky, Jun 13 2006 04:42 AM
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Posted 13 June 2006 - 04:42 AM
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Posted 13 June 2006 - 05:04 AM
This link might help you win or lose your argument depending on what you said 
http://www.imation.c...ifferences.html
http://www.imation.c...ifferences.html
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Posted 13 June 2006 - 07:02 AM
Plain and simple answer: No!
If the person doesn't believe you insert a data DVD with mp3's or some other files, etc., into a CD drive and it won't even recognise the disc. If the person still doesn't believe you after such a demonstration then you're completely wasting your time, and that person needs to get educated on disc formats.
If the person doesn't believe you insert a data DVD with mp3's or some other files, etc., into a CD drive and it won't even recognise the disc. If the person still doesn't believe you after such a demonstration then you're completely wasting your time, and that person needs to get educated on disc formats.
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Posted 13 June 2006 - 05:21 PM
No, DVD are not CD same like CD are not DVD.
Both are optical discs however.
DVD players are backwards compatible though and can read CD's.
Both are optical discs however.
DVD players are backwards compatible though and can read CD's.
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Posted 14 June 2006 - 01:46 AM
cool, so DVD's arent considered compact discs?
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Posted 14 June 2006 - 03:13 AM
i read this topic a day ago and wandered about the same thing. i always thought DVDs were still considered as compact discs. for one thing, it is compact and the other its a disc.
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Posted 14 June 2006 - 05:43 AM
DVDs aren't considered CD's and there isn't even the word compact in the name anywhere, anyways DVD means both of the following, depending upon which type of data is written to it:
Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc.
View the DVD page on Wikipedia.org.
Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc.
View the DVD page on Wikipedia.org.
