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Sometimes. There are multi-use DVD/CD drives in some PC's, but that drive must be specially configured in order to play a DVD.
Interestingly enough, most DVD players can already play a CD.
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Can dvds be used in CD devices explain?
No. There are a number of different reasons. It can range from speed of the drive, and by far the most important reason is that a DVD use a blue laser, and CD use a red laser.
What are CD DVD writers?
They are devices which you can use to write data on CD or DVDs. You can of course read the data they have. They are called as well CD/DVD burners, because the "burn" the discs. Note: The CD/DVDs you want to write must be writable, or else you won't be able to write on them.
What is Storage Hardware?
Storage hardware store the data.Like Hard disk,Pen Drive,CD/DVDs these are storage devices.
What are two differences between CD's and DVDs?
Cd's are played in a CD player and dvds are played in a DVD player.
Are cd's used to record videos?
Not usually too small DVDs are used for videos
What are CD shredders best used for?
CD shredders are best used for shredding CD's DVDs or credit cards. This can be used for the home and office where separate slots are provided for the item you are desirous of shredding.
CAN you USE A CD-r to burn dvds?
No. CDs are of lesser capacity than that of DVDs. Also if the computer drive is just a CD-Writer drive and not a DVD writer it will not burn DVDs.
What devices used to play DVDs?
DVD player, laptop, PS3 PS2 XBox new TV's
What did Elvis Presley Release?
cd's and dvds
A bit refers to?
BIT is the smallest unit a computer (CPU) can understand. Basically it the method/signal which is logically used for stroing information on Storage Media. LAND & PIT method used in CD/DVDs. Aligned & Non Aligned Magnetic states on Magnetic storage devices.
In the real world in what are lasers used?
DVDs and Blu-Ray, optical devices, fiber optics, laser cutting
Do CD's from America work in Ireland?
Yes, CD's are no problem, it is DVDs that are in a different format.
