2006-12-26 01:19:43 · 5 answers · asked by Kirstie 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
i got sims 2 pets for xmas but its a pc dvd rom, when i play it my computer screen turns off and says no signal but the game is still on and the screen is black. have i got the wrong disk? should i have pc cd rom? ?
2006-12-26 01:24:55 · update #1
no one is for cd format the other is for dvd
2006-12-26 01:23:51 · answer #1 · answered by gsaul35 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No... just think of these like your home DVD player that you use for your TV.
DVD ROMs allow a computer user to play DVD content on that computer. It also will allow the computer user to play CD content on that computer.
CD ROMs will only allow you to play CD content on your computer... I would go with the DVD ROM or a DVD +-RW
Good luck!
2006-12-26 01:23:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. One is a Compact Disk (CD) with a capacity of about 700 megabytes. The other is a Digital Video Disk (DVD) with a capacity of from 4.7 to more than 8 gigabytes.
2006-12-26 01:25:37 · answer #3 · answered by Kokopelli 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are different. Problems reading and writing CDs are common. In many cases, the problem cn be solved by checking the PC with free software, hardware modifications and cleaning the CD drive. I found the information at http://fixit.in/cdrdrive.html useful.
2006-12-29 00:12:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
cd rom is a drive that reads cd's (i.e. music, games, programs)
dvd rom reads cds and dvds
2006-12-26 01:22:12 · answer #5 · answered by Helping Since 1969 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋