Playing small DVD in mac

[knl]

I have the mac osx 10.4.07 and wonder if i can play a small dvd that comes with a camcorder in the side dvd slot, or is it too small? I'm too scared to try and can't find info on it.

 

[bartelby]

I have the mac osx 10.4.07 and wonder if i can play a small dvd that comes with a camcorder in the side dvd slot, or is it too small? I'm too scared to try and can't find info on it.

Small DVDs should not be used in slot loading drives.

 

[ezzie]

you cannot put the small DVD's in a slot-loading drive. i did it once and had a terrible time getting it back out!

EDIT: like bartelby said.

 

[vniow]

Gonna need one of these: http://www.amazon.com/Memorex-3-Inch-DVD-Adapter-3-Pak/dp/B000M52EW0

 

[knl]

that's what I thought. So I guess they are obsolete now.

 

[knl]

Gosh, ever since we got this computer it's been nothing but looking for ways to make it compatible with things I already have.

 

[wordmunger]

Gosh, ever since we got this computer it's been nothing but looking for ways to make it compatible with things I already have.

Yeah, switching can be a pain. But people buying new Vista computers are experiencing similar problems. I guess it's just the price of progress. And that $4.99 adapter looks like it'll solve this issue at least.

 

[killmoms]

To be fair, those mini discs are a stupid anachronism in a world where more and more drives are slot-loading. No one should use them for anything, ever.

Ever.

 

[hollerz]

yeah i've never seen the point in them

 

[Frohike]

Also you can't actually edit anything which gets recorded onto those discs which i see as exceedingly pointless!

 

[CubeHacker]

Small DVDs should not be used in slot loading drives.

This is true with recent macs, but isn't always true. For example, mini cd's and DVD's work just fine in G3 iMacs and the G4 Cube - both of which use slot loading drives. The real issue is the mechanism used to draw in the disc. Those old macs had drives similar to what is used in the Wii, which is able to accept both full sized and half sized discs.