[E. Pluribus Unum]

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=%22burn+dvd+to+cd%22&btnG=Google+Search

[Dakmar]

Nope, different format.

[Dakmar]

Sorry, I guess I was wrong.

[SunStar]

Yes!

You can rip DVDs into VCD format, you can go from VHS to VCD format, and you can download AVIs and MPGs and convert them to VCD format.

VCD formatted CD-Roms are playable on DVD players.

[Publius6961]

Can you burn movies onto a cd and play it on a dvd player? Anyone know?

Only if you want to die!<

The industry now has the full force of the FBI and all the armed forces of the United States on their side to enforce the non-copy rule.

Rotsa ruck.

Yep, even if you own the original...

[js1138]

As Bill Clinton might say, it depends on what you mean by CD. Several posters have mentioned VCD. I have a commercial VCD movie that plays on my DVD player. The quality is a bit lower than the best VHS tapes. Sharpness and sound are ok, but it appears to be limited to 256 colors.

I believe VCDs are mpeg1 format, whereas DVDs are mpeg2 -- much better quality.

A CD can only hold about 20 minutes of video at DVD quality -- even if you have the hardware and software to make the transfer. You can't of course, make digital copies of DVDs without illegal software. You could make excellent copies with an S-Video card, but you would need a large stack of CDs to do a movie.

DVD burners are about $400 and blank DVDs cost as much as the movie you would copy. Plus there are format problems, and not all DVD players will play homemade disks.

[freedomlover]

While the post is alive does anybody know if there are any planned releases of new DVD recorders cheaper than the Philips ($1k) or the Panasonic ($600)? I'm itching to make my own DVD's but my initial research shows that the recording standard really hasnt been established and wont be until Sony et al get into the ring.

BTW a Sony japanese DVD recorder is only about $2500.

[Elsie]

I was just in CompUSA yesterday, and yes, they DO have DVD burners - for less than $200.

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How easy they are to use is another question.

Blank DVD writeable disks were running about $8 each.

[Cryptic_One]

What you're wanting to create is called a Video CD or VCD. Yes, this can be done using several movie formats which can be converted to .mpg and burned to a VCD. Check out http://vcdhelp.com/ They have tools, how-tos and even a list of DVD players and which formats they accept! Should be able to answer any question you have.

HTH!

[Cool_V]

SVCDs will also play on most DVD players. Although my Toshiba will only play VCD/SVCDs recorded onto CD/RWs. The picture quality of SVCD is quite good, however, a long movie (recorded in high quality) will consume 3-4 CD/RWs...