Trick old dvd player into playing vcds?

[moviewatcher]

Hello I'm new.

I have an RCA - RC5510p dvd player. I've checked the compatibility list and one user says they got the player to play vcds but there's no VCD logo on the front panel? The user says they used MCDImagerGUI to do it and fireburner. I checked the tutorials on how to make a VCD and it says if you uncheck "Standard Compliance", the disc might work. If I uncheck it , does that mean "it will read it with no problem?" Is the standard compliance or CD-I keeping the disc from being played? The tutorial also talks about CD-I and that option is also checked in the example. The manual says CD-I is not supported by the player. What is CD-I? Is it safe to uncheck? I would like to fix it so that even the old players such as this one can play VCDs.

One user even says that the player plays PAL formatted VCDs. How can that be if PAL is the European format? By unchecking the standard compliance option, will that make the VCD region free? However, I also only see 2 options to choose from (PAL or NTSC.)

I also checked the hack section and no hack is listed. Can anyone find a hack for the this dvd player?

[vitualis]

I have an RCA - RC5510p dvd player. I've checked the compatibility list and one user says they got the player to play vcds but there's no VCD logo on the front panel?

So what? Have you actually tried to play a VCD on your player yet?

The user says they used MCDImagerGUI to do it and fireburner. I checked the tutorials on how to make a VCD and it says if you uncheck "Standard Compliance", the disc might work. If I uncheck it , does that mean "it will read it with no problem?"

No, if you uncheck the standard compliance box, it means that it will make a "VCD" even if your source files aren't within specification -- i.e., you could potentially be making a "non-compliant" or "non-standard" VCD (aka XVCD). XVCDs may or may not play on any particular device.

If you make a compliant VCD, it is pretty much guaranteed to play on ALL VCD compatible players as long as it can read the disc (i.e., it can read CD-R/W media).

Is the standard compliance or CD-I keeping the disc from being played?

No. If you disc isn't playing, chances are it can't read your CD-R media.

The tutorial also talks about CD-I and that option is also checked in the example. The manual says CD-I is not supported by the player. What is CD-I? Is it safe to uncheck? I would like to fix it so that even the old players such as this one can play VCDs.

This has NO effect. CD-i is an older system and your DVD player (in fact all DVD players are the same) cannot play CD-i discs. The CD-i application on a VCD allows it to be played in CD-i players.

You have a DVD player so it is irrelevant to you.

Technically, the VCD must have the CD-i application to make it compliant but it doesn't matter if you put it on the VCD or not for a DVD player. Checking or unchecking it will have no effect on the playability of the disc in your player.

One user even says that the player plays PAL formatted VCDs. How can that be if PAL is the European format? By unchecking the standard compliance option, will that make the VCD region free? However, I also only see 2 options to choose from (PAL or NTSC.)

VCDs don't have regions.

PAL and NTSC refer to the video type. If you have PAL type equipment (Europe, Australia, Asia), you should be making PAL VCDs. If you have NTSC type equipment, you should be making NTSC VCDs. Unchecking the standard compliance option has no bearing on PAL/NTSC.

The user you are referring to is saying that he was able to get his player to play back PAL VCDs even though he has NTSC type equipment. This means one of two things:
(1) he actually owns a multisystems TV
(2) the DVD player can convert the PAL signal to NTSC on the fly

I also checked the hack section and no hack is listed. Can anyone find a hack for the this dvd player?

No hack should be needed.

I strongly suggest you read more on what a VCD is. A lot of your questions don't make a whole lot of sense.

If you have tried making a VCD and it didn't work on your player, two things are likely:
(1) Your player doesn't play CD-R/W media ---
Try burning an audio CD on the same media type. Does it play on your DVD player? If not, then it can't read your CDs. Your own options are to experiment with different brands of CD-R/W media to find one that works or to get a new DVD player.

(2) You are making your VCDs wrong. If this is the case, you are going to need to describe what you are actually doing.

Regards.

[moviewatcher]

I have an RCA - RC5510p dvd player. I've checked the compatibility list and one user says they got the player to play vcds but there's no VCD logo on the front panel?

So what? Have you actually tried to play a VCD on your player yet?

The user says they used MCDImagerGUI to do it and fireburner. I checked the tutorials on how to make a VCD and it says if you uncheck "Standard Compliance", the disc might work. If I uncheck it , does that mean "it will read it with no problem?"

No, if you uncheck the standard compliance box, it means that it will make a "VCD" even if your source files aren't within specification -- i.e., you could potentially be making a "non-compliant" or "non-standard" VCD (aka XVCD). XVCDs may or may not play on any particular device.

If you make a compliant VCD, it is pretty much guaranteed to play on ALL VCD compatible players as long as it can read the disc (i.e., it can read CD-R/W media).

Is the standard compliance or CD-I keeping the disc from being played?

No. If you disc isn't playing, chances are it can't read your CD-R media.

The tutorial also talks about CD-I and that option is also checked in the example. The manual says CD-I is not supported by the player. What is CD-I? Is it safe to uncheck? I would like to fix it so that even the old players such as this one can play VCDs.

This has NO effect. CD-i is an older system and your DVD player (in fact all DVD players are the same) cannot play CD-i discs. The CD-i application on a VCD allows it to be played in CD-i players.

You have a DVD player so it is irrelevant to you.

Technically, the VCD must have the CD-i application to make it compliant but it doesn't matter if you put it on the VCD or not for a DVD player. Checking or unchecking it will have no effect on the playability of the disc in your player.

One user even says that the player plays PAL formatted VCDs. How can that be if PAL is the European format? By unchecking the standard compliance option, will that make the VCD region free? However, I also only see 2 options to choose from (PAL or NTSC.)

VCDs don't have regions.

PAL and NTSC refer to the video type. If you have PAL type equipment (Europe, Australia, Asia), you should be making PAL VCDs. If you have NTSC type equipment, you should be making NTSC VCDs. Unchecking the standard compliance option has no bearing on PAL/NTSC.

The user you are referring to is saying that he was able to get his player to play back PAL VCDs even though he has NTSC type equipment. This means one of two things:
(1) he actually owns a multisystems TV
(2) the DVD player can convert the PAL signal to NTSC on the fly

I also checked the hack section and no hack is listed. Can anyone find a hack for the this dvd player?

No hack should be needed.

I strongly suggest you read more on what a VCD is. A lot of your questions don't make a whole lot of sense.

If you have tried making a VCD and it didn't work on your player, two things are likely:
(1) Your player doesn't play CD-R/W media ---
Try burning an audio CD on the same media type. Does it play on your DVD player? If not, then it can't read your CDs. Your own options are to experiment with different brands of CD-R/W media to find one that works or to get a new DVD player.

(2) You are making your VCDs wrong. If this is the case, you are going to need to describe what you are actually doing.

Regards.

Thank you for answering my questions. I was trying to figure out what makes some dvd players play them. This player does support Audio-CDs. I did not test the player because the manual says the disc could end up being erased. If you would like to see the manual, just go to rca.com . In the search box, type rc5510p . The manual is in PDF format.

[Cornucopia]

Hey, I checked out your pdf manual.

That line about erasing your CD-R's--what a load of crap!

ICBW, but I've never heard of any CD-R's being "erased" by a DVD player's laser.

Now, granted it may not have the correct laser/lens combination to read it correctly. IIWY, I'd still give it a try. Do a CD-RW as well. They might have an easier time of it. You could try an audio cd title or videocd title.

If you CAN get it to read the disc, everything else should be OK since the player officially supports reading VCD 1.1 and 2.0 discs and gives a number of pages of instruction on the various VCD features.

GO FOR IT.

Scott