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CD and DVD Drives
Compact Discs and Digital Video Discs are forms of optical data storage. Questions about CD or DVD drives and CDs or DVDs themselves belong here.
3,060 Questions
What is a coaster when refering to DVD recordings?
a bad or corrupted DVD/CD that is only good for sitting drinks(hence coaster) on to stop moisture from ruining furniture.
Spool Multi Media said while "most CD manufacturers aim for high standards", faults still occasionally develop.
"When the CD is made, protective lacquer is dropped onto each disc, which is spun to spread the lacquer to its outer edges," said Mr Varley.
"If this is not done properly, the lacquer may not cover the disc, enabling air to penetrate and oxidise the aluminium. Over time, this rusting effect can ruin the CD."
Philips, which co-developed the compact disc with Sony, said CD deterioration was an isolated problem.
"The reason for the huge success of the compact disc is its robustness, durability and quality," said communications manager Jeannet Harpe.
"Millions and millions of compact discs have been made and problems have only been found with an absolute minority of them. This can happen with any product."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3940669.stm
What is the storage capacity of a DVD multilayer?
The most common DVD type is DVD-5 (1 side, 1 layer) having 4.7GB of storage. Double-sided DVDs are rarely used.
DVD-5 4.70GB Single sided, Single layer
DVD-9 8.54GB Single sided, Dual layer
DVD-10 9.40GB Double sided, Single layers
DVD-14 13.24GB Double sided, One side single layer, one side dual layer
DVD-18 17.08GB Double sided, Dual layer
What are the CD computer abbreviation usually means?
Operating System - like Windows 7, Apple Mac or Linux etc....
Which program you have to download for to open a file in AVI video format?
You need a video file converter to open AVI files in Windows Movie Maker (and some other applications).
Video converters are available online. Simply Google: free video converters. Once you have downloaded one, you can convert the AVI to any file name extension(format) you like.
There are 25 CD in a box. A shop orders 14 boxes. How many CD's did the shop order?
The shop ordered 25 times 14 = 350 CD
What is the difference between a dvd player and a optical dvd player?
The difference between optical and non optical is the way the drive in the DVD reads the disk. Optical is a better and more higher quality reader. So the picture is much better.
What are two advantages of having the encyclopedia stored on CD-ROM?
As opposed to having it in book form
1. Encyclopedia is searchable, with a few key presses one could easily browse a list of all articles pertaining to the desired subject.
2. Portable. A good quality 'dead-tree' printed encyclopedia consists of up to 40 or 50 large hard-bound books. Not exactly something you can take with you.
As opposed to having it online
1. No internet required to use it.
2. Entries with audio or video will load much faster and more reliably.
Its very simple, a writable disc is a disc that only works on d original computer where it was originally used therefore it takes d setup wizard to write a file and cannot be renamed because d files written are ROM. They cannot be changed, therefore if u want to make any changes u have to go all the processes again. That is delete the former written files (only from d original computer which the files were written) then rename it from your document and write those files again.
How can one burn files on blank discs?
You would need a computer with a CD drive that can write onto a compact disc and a writeable CD to copy the files on to. Once those requirements are met the finally requirement would be a software program to assist in the writing process. These can be downloaded online for free.
What is the order of storage capacity for a floppy disk cd-rom hard disk dvd -rom?
Floppy Disk - 144 MB
CD-R - 700 MB
DVD-R - 4.7 GB
Hard Disk - Up to 10 TB
Which companies can transfer music cassettes onto CD or DVD?
A number of companies will transfer music cassettes onto CD or DVD. Some companies offering this service include 'Southtree', 'Home Video Studio' and 'DVD Your Memories'.
Are cassette tapes better than cd's?
Cd's are more commonly used for music in cars now,cassettes are outdated,though they are still rarely used.
Is it safe to play picture discs on a record player?
Yes, you can play picture discs on a record player! Although some collectors just collect them for collectibility sake and never play them. It is also known that picture discs have relatively poor sound quality as there is less vinyl applied to the disc due to the picture image being on it. You can play them on a record player and it will not cause any damage to the picture disc, provided you have a good working record player.
Why is your audio low when you play a DVD on sharp aquos?
Check the menu of your DVD (set-up) and see if it has a volume output adjustment. I have an Apex with that feature and it didn't come fully turned up.
http://www.audioamigo.com/articles/edbishop1.html
This website describes how to do it and also provides two software recommendations with instructions.
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Why can't you transfer documents from one computer to another with a DVD?
you may have burned the DVD wrrong or the other coumputer dose not have a DVD ROM or the DVD is bad there is a number off diffent possabilitys
How much uncompressed music can 250 GB hold?
Figure 10MB per minute. If you use an average of 5 min per song for arguments sake, that comes to 50MB per song. That is an average of 20 songs per GB. (1024 MB in 1 GB) 20 X 250 GB = 50000 songs.
