Apple G3 Personal Computer User Manual


 
Basics DVD-ROM Drive Technology - 34
Transfer Rate
DVD: 2,705 KB/second
CD Mode 1: 1,293 to 3,000 KB/second
CD Mode 2: 1,474 to 3,429 KB/second
Disk Format Support
DVD 9660 Bridge (DVD-ROM Book, DVD-Video Book) Red-
Book, Yellow-Book, CD-ROM XA, DA-I Bridge, Photo-CD,
Video CD, CD-I Ready, CD-G, Multi-session (Photo-CD, CD
Extra)
Note:
To be able to play the DVD-Video disks, you must have
an additional PCI decoder card installed that will allow the
playback of movie disks. This PCI card contains controllers
that decode the MPEG-2 video and Dolby AC-3 audio tracks
on the movie. Without the card, movies cannot be played.
Because of this, the DVD-ROM drive is only intended for
DVD-ROM disks. These are DVD disks that contain data just
like CDs do currently. If you wish to play DVD Video disks,