Re: CDRom able to play DVD movies

2003-07-16 Thread Shantanu Mahajan
+-- Chris [freebsd] [15-07-03 21:51 -0500]: | Hiya - | | Is there an app/emulator that will allow my ordinary CD Rom reader to play | store bought DVD movies? | | -- | | Best regards, | Chris *no*. and if you are able to do so, _apply_for_the_patent_immed

RE: CDRom able to play DVD movies

2003-07-16 Thread Frank Knobbe
On Wed, 2003-07-16 at 11:44, Neu, Benjamin S. wrote: > Is there an echo in this mailing list?! :) Maybe :) I only kept half of the thread. Sorry for wasting bits Frank signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part

RE: CDRom able to play DVD movies

2003-07-16 Thread Neu, Benjamin S.
Is there an echo in this mailing list?! :) -B -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Frank Knobbe Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2003 11:35 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: CDRom able to play DVD movies On Wed, 2003-07-16

Re: CDRom able to play DVD movies

2003-07-16 Thread Frank Knobbe
On Wed, 2003-07-16 at 03:28, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > 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

Re: CDRom able to play DVD movies

2003-07-16 Thread ydg
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.

Re: CDRom able to play DVD movies

2003-07-15 Thread Robert Storey
On Tue, 15 Jul 2003 21:58:34 -0500 Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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

Re: CDRom able to play DVD movies

2003-07-15 Thread Chris
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

RE: CDRom able to play DVD movies

2003-07-15 Thread Neu, Benjamin S.
Nope! A cd-rom is built (hardware wise) for CD's not DVD's! -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 9:52 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: CDRom able to play DVD movies Hiya - Is there an app/emulator th