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Hi

I just bought a GE dvd player. It says
it will play video cd's. Does anyone
know what they mean by that. I
tried it with a cd of AVI files I have
but it spit it out.

Thanks

"Bill Moody" <> wrote in
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> Hi
>
> I just bought a GE dvd player. It says
> it will play video cd's. Does anyone
> know what they mean by that. I
> tried it with a cd of AVI files I have
> but it spit it out.

There is an actual VCD format. It's a pre-DVD idea that was
very popular in Asia, but not so much in North America. To get
an actual VCD, which will play in your player, you can buy them
pre-pressed, or visit www.vcdhelp.com for info on burning your own.

If you go the latter route, be sure to verify the compatibility
of your CD blanks to the GE Player.


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Aaron J. Bossig

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http://www.daily-reviews.com

Thanks, so much for movies, except it says it plays WMF. Bill


"Aaron J. Bossig" <> wrote in
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> "Bill Moody" <> wrote in
> news::
>
> > Hi
> >
> > I just bought a GE dvd player. It says
> > it will play video cd's. Does anyone
> > know what they mean by that. I
> > tried it with a cd of AVI files I have
> > but it spit it out.
>
> There is an actual VCD format. It's a pre-DVD idea that was
> very popular in Asia, but not so much in North America. To get
> an actual VCD, which will play in your player, you can buy them
> pre-pressed, or visit www.vcdhelp.com for info on burning your own.
>
> If you go the latter route, be sure to verify the compatibility
> of your CD blanks to the GE Player.
>
>
> --
>
> Aaron J. Bossig
>
> http://www.GodsLabRat.com
> http://www.daily-reviews.com

Bill Moody wrote:
> Thanks, so much for movies, except it says it plays WMF. Bill
>
Actually VCD isn't too shabby of a format. Obviously it is nowhere near
the quality of DVD, but it's great for concert bootlegs, etc. Prior to
DVD-Recorders, VCD was the best way of getting video bootlegs because
they don't lose quality when they're duplicated like VHS does.

Adios,
~Nick

>I just bought a GE dvd player. It says
>it will play video cd's. Does anyone
>know what they mean by that. I
>tried it with a cd of AVI files I have
>but it spit it out.

You said in a later post that this player can also play Windows Media Files.

VCD is a format addition to CD redbook which allows the playback of
approximately 70 minutes of MPEG video of a particular resolution for both
sound and video. As for the media files, read the player instructions to see
how the disc is supposed to be written for it to be readable on your DVD
player.

For instance, the player may require a disc that is written in ISO 9660 level
1, mode 1 format with no Joliet and no relaxed extensions on a disc that has
been finalized and its session closed. - Reinhart