Is CD-i compatible with DVD?
In general, no. DVD players do not play CD-i (Green Book) discs. Philips once announced that it would make a DVD player that supported CD-i, but it never appeared. Some people expected Philips to create a “DVD-i” format in an attempt to breathe a little more life into CD-i (and recover a bit more of the billion or so dollars they invested in it). A DVD-ROM PC with a CD-i card should be able to play CD-i discs. There are also “CD-i movies” that use the CD-i Digital Video format that was the precursor to Video CD. Early CD-i DV discs won’t play on DVD players or VCD players, but newer CD-i movies, which use the standard VCD format, will play on any player that can play VCDs (see 2.4.5). Is Enhanced CD compatible with DVD? Yes. DVD players will play music from enhanced music CDs (Blue Book, CD Plus, CD Extra), and DVD-ROM drives will play music and read data from enhanced CDs.
In general, no. DVD players do not play CD-i (Green Book) discs. Philips once announced that it would make a DVD player that supported CD-i, but it never appeared. Some people expected Philips to create a “DVD-i” format in an attempt to breathe a little more life into CD-i (and recover a bit more of the billion or so dollars they invested in it). A DVD-ROM PC with a CD-i card should be able to play CD-i discs. There are also “CD-i movies” that use the CD-i Digital Video format that was the precursor to Video CD. Early CD-i DV discs won’t play on DVD players or VCD players, but newer CD-i movies, which use the standard VCD format, will play on any player that can play VCDs (see 2.4.5). See Jorg Kennis’ CD-i FAQ for more information on CD-i.
