Choosing CD or DVD Players

There are different input devices out in the market that is used to read and run the flicks you want to see in your home theatre. This device is probably the heart of your home theatre system in that it is what processes your video and sends out the images to your TV and the sounds to your processing devices (like an AV amplifier or a pre-amplifier) before it reaches your speakers. And there can be a single or multiple input devices for your home theatre system. In this section you can get information on the common input devices used for your home theatre.

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VCD

VCD stands for Video Compact Disc and is simply a CD that has moving pictures and sound. A regular VCD has the capacity to hold 650MB/700MB of data or up to 74 or 80 minutes of film or music. VCD video has a resolution of about 352 × 240 pixels which is almost similar to VHS video quality. The advantages of choosing VCD is that it is compatible with any player, DVD or CD-ROM drives of your PC. The cost of the a VCD player and the disc itself is cheaper as compared to DVD. The disadvantage is that VCD quality is not so impressive and has limited data storage so a regular full length film is usually divided into two parts and two discs.

The player and component

DVD

A DVD or Digital Versatile Disc is an optical disc storage media format that can be used for data storage, including flicks with high video and sound quality. A regular DVD stores up to 4.7 GB of data or roughly 2 hours of very high quality film or music. It can also include several audio tracks in formats like stereo, Dolby Digital or DTS and also advanced menu systems like subtitles and still pictures. The advantage of DVD is that it shows very high quality pictures and films and can store an average full length film in one disc. The only drawback is that the player and the discs may cost a lot more than its VCD alternative.