
This unit can play the following discs:
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| 12 cm | 74 minutes | |
Video CD |
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VCD |
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| 8 cm * | 20 minutes | |||
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Super Video CD |
| sound and | 12 cm | 70 minutes |
Super VCD |
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| 12 cm | 74 minutes |
Audio CD |
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| 8 cm * | 20 minutes | ||
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*To playback an 8 cm disc, use the optional Sony compact disc single adaptor
About Video CDs and Super VCDs
A compact disc that contains moving pictures. The picture data uses the MPEG 1 format (Video CD) or MPEG 2 format (Super VCD), worldwide standards of digital compression technology.
Video CDs and Super VCDs also contain compact audio data. Sounds outside the range of human hearing are compressed while the sounds we can hear are not compressed. Super VCD is recognized as the superior standard and this format includes many of the features of
There are 2 versions of Video CDs.
•Version 1.1:
You can play only moving pictures and sounds.
•Version 2.0:
You can play
This unit conforms to both versions.
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