DVD versus CD speed

Sid59

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" As a ball-park figure, the DVD "x" speed rating is about nine times the CD-ROM speed rating "

some site name "plextor"
---of course this is READ SPEED --- which i think you're talking about since you have 16x in the title.
 

Sid59

Lifer
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Originally posted by: Cirruslvr
thanks, just lost a bet. i thought it was 4x..



search more. more people will answer tomrorow. that result was quick and lazily researched.
 

EeyoreX

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1x DVD speed = 1350 KB/sec
1x CD speed = 150 KB/s

Making 1x DVD read speeds 9 times faster than 1x CD read speeds, making the above poster correct.

\Dan