CD ROM as a DVD ROM Possible ??

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Hi

Is it possible to play a DVD Discs on CD ROM Drives.......... even if i have
a DVD Decoders Installed ????

 

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No it is not.

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"N" <kk@kk.co> wrote in message
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> Hi
>
> Is it possible to play a DVD Discs on CD ROM Drives.......... even if i
have
> a DVD Decoders Installed ????
>
>

 

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N wrote:
> Is it possible to play a DVD Discs on CD ROM Drives.......... even if
> i have a DVD Decoders Installed ????


Is it possible to play a DVD in your old CD player?
Better yet - is it possible to play your CDs in your cassette player?

No - you have to have a DVD drive to play DVDs. DVD drives will play CDs,
because DVDs are the next generation, but the backwards compatability does
not go forward. heh

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Greetings --

No, of course not. Completely different technologies.

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"N" <kk@kk.co> wrote in message
news:ecuWHqLUEHA.4048@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Hi
>
> Is it possible to play a DVD Discs on CD ROM Drives.......... even
if i have
> a DVD Decoders Installed ????
>
>