DVD's thru CD drives

jayakrishnan · 05-30-2003, 03:54 AM

Is there any software which will help me read DVD's from a CD drive

thanks

regards
jayakrishnan

acid_kewpie · 05-30-2003, 04:01 AM

of course not. it's impossible. you think dvd drives would exist in the first place if it was possible?

acid_kewpie · 05-30-2003, 04:18 AM

someone else asked the other day and i was just as confused.

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...threadid=61513

maybe you both have tinfoil hats...

XavierP · 05-30-2003, 04:39 AM

or they are getting dvds copied as vcds mixed up....?

jayakrishnan · 06-01-2003, 05:22 AM

r u sure

jayakrishnan · 06-01-2003, 05:25 AM

some one told me there was such softwares available

whansard · 06-01-2003, 05:34 AM

there IS software that can recompress a dvd's data,
and put it in a different format on a cdr, then you can
watch a movie from it.
putting a dvd in a cdrom drive is like trying to put
a .44 shell in a bb gun.

acid_kewpie · 06-01-2003, 05:47 AM

there can not be software available for it as it is a hardware issue involving laser accuracy and tracking precision, which can never be controlled by software.

carlywarly · 06-01-2003, 08:53 AM

Also, the lasers use different wavelengths for each format.