Is there a difference between SVCD and VideoCD?

[fumbduck]

I am buying a DVD Player and want to be able to play all of my SVCD Movies on it.
The one i want to get, Sony DVP-NS725P, has the following compatibilies:

plays DVD-Video, DVD-R & DVD-RW, DVD+R & DVD+RW, and Video CD
plays CD, CD-R & CD-RW, and MP3 CD-R & CD-RW


Any help is appreciated, thanks!

 

[d33pt]

Yes there is a big difference between SVCD and VCD. VCD is lower resolution. If a DVD player can do VCD, it might not necessarily be able to do SVCD. Try www.vcdhelp.com

 

[Gunslinger08]

Different bitrates/variable bitrates are supported by SVCD.. check it's compatibility on http://www.dvdrhelp.com/dvdplayers

 

[Antisocial Virge]

I bought a Sony dvd player a while back and it said it would play VCD but guess what? It wouldn't play CDR. It would only play pressed VCD disks. I'll never buy Sony electronics again besides maybe a PS3 or something.

 

[cpals]

Quick link for ya:

http://www.dvdrhelp.com/dvdplayers.php?DVDname=NS725P&Submit=Search&Search=Search

Looks like it will play SVCDS.

 

[Dragon365]

SVCD=Mpeg 2 (like a DVD), VCD=Mpeg 1

 

[Iron Woode]

Originally posted by: Antisocial-Virge
I bought a Sony dvd player a while back and it said it would play VCD but guess what? It wouldn't play CDR. It would only play pressed VCD disks. I'll never buy Sony electronics again besides maybe a PS3 or something.

So its Sony's fault you can't read the specs of a DVD player?

I have a Sony DVD player and it plays everything. It is fantastic.

 

[Night201]

Originally posted by: Iron Woode

Originally posted by: Antisocial-Virge I bought a Sony dvd player a while back and it said it would play VCD but guess what? It wouldn't play CDR. It would only play pressed VCD disks. I'll never buy Sony electronics again besides maybe a PS3 or something.

So its Sony's fault you can't read the specs of a DVD player? I have a Sony DVD player and it plays everything. It is fantastic.

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