DVD-940 Supports CD-R!
Dec 27 '99 (Updated Jan 04 '00)
Many personal computers these days are shipping with CD-RW CD-ROM drives, which among other things allows for the copying of CDs (songs from a music CD for example). As it turns out, most DVD players don't read the CD-R format. Here's a list put together after some informal testing in a local store, using a music CD created on an HP CDWriter:
CDR Compatible:
Pioneer DV-C302D
Pioneer DV-525
Phillips DVD-940
Not CDR Compatible:
Sony DVP-S330, DVP-S530D, DVP-S550D
JVC XM-M555, XV-501
Pioneer DV-606D
Toshiba SD-2109, SD-4109X
Panasonic DVD-A320, DVD-C220
Sharp DV-750
Mitsubishi DD-4000, DD-5000
GE 1105P
I thought my Toshiba DVD player could play music CDs. I was shocked to
discover that there was a common format it couldn't play. Now I have to make room to reinsert my old CD player back in my rack.
If you're going to be buying a new computer during the expected lifetime of your DVD player, and might want to create your own music CDs, or if a friend or family member might give you their own "mix CDs" to play on your DVD player, then CD-R compatibility will be a useful feature to check for.
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