| From: | Michael Carter |
| Date: | 11 May 2000 at 13:37:22 |
| Subject: | RE: CDV (was Re: WooooHoooo!) |
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Clyde Hannan [mailto:amiga@wildcoast.co.za]
>
>Back to the topic:-
>Weren't all Video CD's encoded using the MPG-1 standard?
>And all DVD's use MPG-2?
yeah this is what i believe is correct.
>Can DVD's play back MPG-1 CD's?
Most offer the ability, yes, some even play mp3 cds! Although no decent
brand name models do.
>I thought that the market for MPG1 video CD's died out and
>that is has sort of
>become the Betamax of film on CD. I think there is some sort
>of market in the
>Far East albeit rather small.
I think the pirate market has kept it alive, like you say in the Far East
etc. Because VideoCDs are easily copyable - DVD isn't. You can download
VideoCD images such as ToyStory 2 as early as last year ready for burning to
CDs. Naughty.
- M!Ke C
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