Dvd Player Question

[j_armand]

Can someone please tell me what kind of DVD player I need to buy if I want to play cd's and dvd's on it that are burned off of my computer?


thanks.

[X]

Your best luck would be with models that have dual pickups. Two separate lasers, one tuned to DVD wavelengths, and one tuned to CD wavelengths.

[j_armand]

I'm so sorry, I should have explained myself better. First of all I know absolutely nothing about DVD players, so I don't understand what you are saying to me, you will have to explain a little differently for me to pick up. Secondly, I guess I want to know if I need CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, or DVD-ROM to watch burned dvd's on my dvd player and to listen to burned cd's on my dvd player. Sorry for the inconvenience.

thanks.

[palebluedot]

If you are burning DVDs then you obviously have a DVD burner in your computer...correct? With that said you would need a DVD player that can read DVDr or DVDrw discs. If you are wanting to listen to music burned onto CDs, on a DVD player, then you need a DVD player that reads CDr or CDrw discs. If you are making video CDs on your computer then you need a DVD player that reads CDr or CDrw discs as well as the ability to play VCDs.

[j_armand]

Thank you for replying, one more question- how do I know if its a cdr or cdrw and dvdr or dvdrw that I need on the dvd player to be able to play these burned cd's and dvd's? Maybe you could tell me what exactly is the difference between r and rw. thanks.

[Mr. Salty]

Originally posted by j_armand
Thank you for replying, one more question- how do I know if its a cdr or cdrw and dvdr or dvdrw that I need on the dvd player to be able to play these burned cd's and dvd's? Maybe you could tell me what exactly is the difference between r and rw. thanks.

Manufacturers aren't shy about letting you know what format of discs a particular player will play. It will be written on the box and I'm sure you can ask a sales person when you're actually shopping for the player.

The R in CD-R stands for "recordable." The RW stands for "re-writable." A CD-R can be recorded on once, and is permanent. CD-RW can be recorded over and over.

[JBabbitt]

Every Pioneer model will play every one of those that you asked about.