Question about DVD Drives

[CHiMPBizKiT]

I have a question about playing dvd's -- the only way to play them on my comp is through a dvd drive right? I can't just buy a decoder card and use it with my current cd-rom. Thanks for answering a very stupid question.

 

[Noriaki]

not a stupid question just remember, he who has a question may be a fool for a moment, but he who never asks remains a fool forever.

No you can't use a CDROM to read a DVD, the laser is different.

You need a DVDRom drive, and a deocder (there are software or hardware decoders)

 

[Comp10]

Correct, you must have a DVD-ROM to be able to play DVDs.

 

[pillage2001]

No you can't the format and the density of the DVD disc is different from those of the CD. The optical pickup is different. Thus, you need a DVD drive to play the DVD disc.

 

[TomC25]

just in case you did not know, you can use regular CDs in the DVD drive

You should be able to use CDR and CDRW in a DVD drive also