Talk:MiniDVD
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[edit] cDVD
Isn't this format called cDVD and not mini-DVD? 132.205.15.34 01:11, 17 May 2005 (UTC)
cDVD is just DVD mpeg2 content recorded onto a normal CD-ROM.
mini-DVD are 8cm DVD discs.
[edit] 80mm DVD compatibility
"It was developed for use in camcorders, but unlike its full-sized 120 mm counterpart, it cannot be played back in most DVD players."
Isn't the principle benefit of these DVD camcorders that they are compatible with ordinary DVD players?
Every player I've encountered with a tray has had the indentations which allow an 80mm disc to sit perfectly, and those handful of players that use a hub/spindle mechanism (like the new PStwo) require no special accommodation--the only players that would have issues are those featuring slot-loading drives, most of which are only compatible with the full-sized 120mm discs.
Those based on DVD-RAM would not have tremendous compatibility, but that is because they are DVD-RAM, and so even 120mm discs would be similarly-incompatible. Those discs based on single-layered 80mm DVD-R discs should be compatible with the vast majority of players. The dual-layered versions now available would have less compatibility, but again it would be to the same extent that the full-sized 120mm are compatible. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.2.162.253 (talk) 19:05, 22 May 2008 (UTC)
