how does a player "know" from an audio CD and a cd ROM?

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  1. inblue

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    how does a player "know" from an audio CD and a cd ROM? Details please?
     
    inblue, Jun 8, 2004
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    It is in the format the disc is written, and the data that tells the player is in the TOC (Table Of Contents) on the disc.
    Data CD's use a different file format & system to Audio CD's.
     
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    what is the difference between the format? where can i get further information?
     
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    I believe you're looking for the CD-DA redbook and yellowbook specifications. As far as I know, these are proprietary specs written by Philips (and Sony?).

    -Rusty

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    rustymonk, Jun 10, 2004
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