Videos, DVD’s, MP3 and CD’s
I’m a simple person. When I buy a DVD I expect to watch it on a DVD Player. Similarly I will put a CD disk into a CD player and expect to hear something. Unfortunately this will not happen with some products I might buy on the Internet.
I am preparing 20 Internet Marketing video courses for resale, and have seen some of these advertised as DVDs. They are not DVDs, the videos can only be viewed on a computer. I have also seen audio courses advertised as CD’s. They are not CD’s either, they are MP3 files for which you need a computer or MP3 player.
As I said I’m a simple person, and just writing about all these formats has confused me! So how do I describe these Video courses? They are not DVDs and they are not CD’s either. My solution is to call them a CD ROM Video Course. To me that means a disk that can only be played on a computer.
Maybe I’m being pedantic, or describing a problem that doesn’t exist for anyone else? But if you have computer videos for sale, my suggestion to avoid confusion, is to call them a CD ROM Video. Hope this helps.
Marathon Runner, Drinker and Artist, Blogging for Pleasure and Profit.
Hi John,
I have been confused myself in the past, and you are right, it can be quite misleading if you think you got a DVD in your hands only to find out that the thing will only play on the computer – I do think it’s a matter on how the CD/DVD was burned, and I am pretty sure that there is a way around so it can be played on ALL devices. This might be a good forum question or one for Daniel (we need to keep him on his toes
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Anyway, thank you for making me think about the whole thing again ..
Svenja
Hello Svenja, good to hear from you again. I didn't realise that it may be possible to play CD's/DVD's on any device. If Daniel does know how, it will solve a lot of problems. In the meantime I will stick with my 'CD ROM Video' description. Thanks for keeping in touch.John
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Hi John, I think you have brought up a very valid point and I love your simple solution.
Enjoy the journey.
Mandy
I'm relieved that this problem is not just my imagination but an issue for other people as well. Glad you liked my idea Mandy. Best wishes for your business.John[Reply]