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>>I have a lot of digital pictures and those that I have scanned stored on my
>>computer and would like to be able to show them to relatives on their TV.
>Is
>>there a device that will allow me to do this? I've tried burning to a CD
>but
>>this doesn't help unless the DVD player can play a CD with JPG files and
>some
>>don't.
>
>Most all, if not every DVD player can play VCDs. See
>http://www.dvdrhelp.com/
>

I would actually buy a new DVD. You can buy a cheap one for $40 or less in the
US that can play .jpgs and you'll save yourself the headache that many
experience with VCD. VCD is a viable option but certainly not the easiest. I
think it is worth spending the $40.

Almost every current DVD player plays jpg files. Just check them out at
their manufacturer websites and almost every one mentions the capability of
playing these files although it may not say so on the box they come in. I
agree with the other poster...it's better and cheaper to buy a new DVD
player to display these files on a TV. This is what I did. I bought a new
player last year for $49 and it works perfectly. Remember, there is a
quality loss when using a software solution to make VCDs to display your
pictures. A separate player showing jpgs does a much better job.



"PEmpson181" <> wrote in message
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> >I would actually buy a new DVD. You can buy a cheap one for $40 or less
in
> >the
> >US that can play .jpgs and you'll save yourself the headache that many
> >experience with VCD. VCD is a viable option but certainly not the
easiest. I
> >think it is worth spending the $40.
> >
>
> I've looked and actually find very few DVD players that play VCDs or JPG
files.
> Mine doesn't and it's only a year old.
>
> Pat
>
>

On Sun, 07 Sep 2003 20:49:22 GMT, "Bob Galvin"
<> wrote:

> Remember, there is a
>quality loss when using a software solution to make VCDs to display your
>pictures. A separate player showing jpgs does a much better job.
>

There's no quality loss with Ulead DVD Picture Show. Considerably less
space is taken up than jpgs, meaning you can get more pictures on a cd
(yes - cd. You don't need a dvd). Picture quality is outstanding on a
42in plasma screen.

MJ

Ulead is exactly the software I used and I was not at all impressed by the
results. The jpgs are MUCH crisper on a dedicated DVD player.



<> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 07 Sep 2003 20:49:22 GMT, "Bob Galvin"
> <> wrote:
>
> > Remember, there is a
> >quality loss when using a software solution to make VCDs to display your
> >pictures. A separate player showing jpgs does a much better job.
> >
>
> There's no quality loss with Ulead DVD Picture Show. Considerably less
> space is taken up than jpgs, meaning you can get more pictures on a cd
> (yes - cd. You don't need a dvd). Picture quality is outstanding on a
> 42in plasma screen.
>
> MJ