From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jul 16 01:28:15 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A8F1637B401 for ; Wed, 16 Jul 2003 01:28:15 -0700 (PDT) Received: from fed1mtao07.cox.net (fed1mtao07.cox.net [68.6.19.124]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 096BF43F85 for ; Wed, 16 Jul 2003 01:28:15 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from ydg@cox.net) Received: from marathon.claygirl.org ([68.101.197.209]) by fed1mtao07.cox.netSMTP <20030716082813.YXKO12263.fed1mtao07.cox.net@marathon.claygirl.org> for ; Wed, 16 Jul 2003 04:28:13 -0400 From: ydg@cox.net To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <200307152158.34789.racerx@makeworld.com> References: <000201c34b45$a5826a40$010b0a0a@windstorm> <200307152158.34789.racerx@makeworld.com> X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 0.9.3 (GTK+ 1.2.10; i386-portbld-freebsd4.8) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <20030716082813.YXKO12263.fed1mtao07.cox.net@marathon.claygirl.org> Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2003 04:28:13 -0400 Subject: Re: CDRom able to play DVD movies X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2003 08:28:16 -0000 I think ive heard thru the same grapevine as you about such a contraption. i have no idea if something of this nature exists or not. and initial logic makes me think [exactly as previously stated] cd drives, are hardware for cd's. and only dvd's drive has the necessary extra hardware to read dvd's. However, what ive heard is there's some kind of tweaked emulation under windows, which tricks the system into thinking the cdrom drive is a dvd drive, and the system compensates for the work the drive cant actually do [perhaps some kind of 'on the fly decode/read']. no idea if such a beast exists. and with today's prices, its probably easier to simply buy a dvd drive. :) yussef On Tue, 15 Jul 2003 21:58:34-0500 Chris wrote: > On Tuesday 15 July 2003 09:54 pm, Neu, Benjamin S. wrote: > > Nope! A cd-rom is built (hardware wise) for CD's not DVD's! > > I wanted to be sure - someplace, somewhere I heard, that under > windows, this could be done. Heh - I musta overheard that from some > other users in passing - I was sure that wasn't the case, but in a day > where you can purchase software (windows-wize) to boost your internet > speed, blah, blah, blah - I just had to ask. > > Thanks for confirming what I had expected all along. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Chris > > Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 9:52 PM > > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > > Subject: CDRom able to play DVD movies > > > > Hiya - > > > > Is there an app/emulator that will allow my ordinary CD Rom > > reader to play > > store bought DVD movies? > > -- > > Best regards, > Chris > ______________________________________________________________________ > > PGP Fingerprint = D976 2575 D0B4 E4B0 45CC AA09 0F93 FF80 C01B C363 > > PGP Mail encouraged / preferred - keys available on common key servers > ______________________________________________________________________ > 01010010011000010110001101100101011100100101100000000000 > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >