ragge@nada.kth.se (Ragge Sundblad) (01/10/88)
Will I be able to read CD-ROMs in my CD player (Philips CD160)? Is the digital output jack the same as used in the CD-ROM drives? Where can I find a spec for the digital output protocol? Any answer/s appreciated! /ragge
daford@watdragon.waterloo.edu (Daniel Ford) (01/12/88)
In article <274@draken.nada.kth.se> ragge@nada.kth.se (Ragge Sundblad) writes: >Will I be able to read CD-ROMs in my CD player (Philips CD160)? >Is the digital output jack the same as used in the CD-ROM drives? I don't think so. All the "stuff" is there but you need to have computer control (i.e. another cpu telling the drive what to do) before you can make it useful. I suspect that the modifications you would need to do just aren't worth it even if they are possible. The Hitachi 1503s is a CD ROM drive that has an audio output, it is a bit pricy ($1500 Can) though. Dan -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- Daniel A. Ford daford@watdragon.uucp CS Department daford%watdragon@waterloo.csnet U. of Waterloo daford%watdragon%waterloo.csnet@csnet-relay.arpa
mitsu@well.UUCP (Mitsuharu Hadeishi) (01/13/88)
The high-end CD audio players, in particular the combi-player from Philips as well as some of its high-end audio-only players will indeed be capable of being used as a CD-ROM or CD-I drive when connected to the appropriate computer hardware. What is required is a computer control and I/O port; I'm not sure about the drive you have. If you purchased it recently and it is a high-end drive, it should have a computer port (since it's Philips.) -Mitsu
henkp@nikhefk.UUCP (Henk Peek) (01/14/88)
In article <274@draken.nada.kth.se> ragge@nada.kth.se (Ragge Sundblad) writes: >Will I be able to read CD-ROMs in my CD player (Philips CD160)? Yes, on the hobby computer exhibition in Holland there was a demonstration: CBM64 computer reading a CD-ROM with a Philips CD160. There was also an IBMPC interface bord. It was not yet tested. >Is the digital output jack the same as used in the CD-ROM drives? I don't known. >Where can I find a spec for the digital output protocol? You could find it in the data sheet of the SAA7210 decoder for compact disc digital audio IC. Philips data handboek IC01 1986 Radio, audio and associated systems. >Any answer/s appreciated! > /ragge Henk Peek ..!mcvax!nikhefk!henkp
clindh@sems.SE (Christer Lindh) (01/17/88)
I know that CD-ROM players can play music CD too, at least Atari has
one by now. There's a review of it in Personal Computer World Dec -87.
You have computer control over track-selection from the music CD as well.
But, does anyone know of any WORM-device that can read CD-* disks too ?
I understand there's a difference in how they're written/read etc.
Philips and Studer are supposed to be working together on this, as
there's a great demand for this from the broadcasting/studio market.
Anyone got more info ?
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