C Cirruslvr Member Mar 4, 2000 94 0 0 Apr 24, 2004 #1 If a DVD player is rated 16x or 8x what is the equivalent in CD speed?
S Sid59 Lifer Sep 2, 2002 11,879 3 81 Apr 24, 2004 #2 " 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.
" 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.
S Sid59 Lifer Sep 2, 2002 11,879 3 81 Apr 24, 2004 #4 Originally posted by: Cirruslvr thanks, just lost a bet. i thought it was 4x.. Click to expand... search more. more people will answer tomrorow. that result was quick and lazily researched.
Originally posted by: Cirruslvr thanks, just lost a bet. i thought it was 4x.. Click to expand... search more. more people will answer tomrorow. that result was quick and lazily researched.
E EeyoreX Platinum Member Oct 27, 2002 2,864 0 0 Apr 24, 2004 #5 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
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
J JustAnAverageGuy Diamond Member Aug 1, 2003 9,057 0 76 Apr 24, 2004 #6 keeping in mind that even if you have a 8x DVD drive, you won't be reading CDs at 72x
K KristopherKubicki Golden Member Jul 31, 2002 1,636 0 0 Apr 24, 2004 #7 Well, you can actually read/write HD CD at 72X with the drives that support it Kristopher