2010 Build Your Own PC Components: DVD & Blu-Ray

http://www.mindbites.com/lesson/1515-2010-build-your-own-pc-components-dvd-bl...

This lesson is part of a series: 2010 Build Your Own PC: Internal Components
This lesson is part of a series: 2020 Build Your Own PC: Components, Install, Setup

Overview:
In this lesson, we'll cover both CD, DVD and Blu-ray drives, both readers and recordable drives, what features and specs to look for when shopping, and how much you can expect to pay when building your own pc.

CD and DVD drives are the primary way to install operating systems like Windows XP, Windows Vista, programs and games onto a computer. They allow large amounts of data to be stored on a portable disk and read back in any computer. A Blu-ray drive is also an option.

This lesson is part of a comprehensive series of lessons created by Home PC Builder that will guide you through the process of building your computer (from the selection internal and external components through installation and setup).

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The other lessons in this Internal Component series are:
Pt 1/10: Hard Drives - http://www.mindbites.com/lesson/1528
Pt 2/10: DVD/Blu-Ray - This Lesson
Pt 3/10: Memory/RAM - http://www.mindbites.com/lesson/1513
Pt 4/10: Video Card - http://www.mindbites.com/lesson/1531
Pt 5/10: Sound Card - http://www.mindbites.com/lesson/1532
Pt 6/10: Modem, Ethernet, Wireless - http://www.mindbites.com/lesson/1504
Pt 7/10: Processor/CPU - http://www.mindbites.com/lesson/1516
Pt 8/10: Motherboard - http://www.mindbites.com/lesson/1517
Pt 9/10: Case & PSU - http://www.mindbites.com/lesson/1527
Pt 10/10: Cooling - http://www.mindbites.com/lesson/1544

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[AngryFatElf]

What type of DVD drive is that on the right at 0:27?

[Mindbitesdotcom]

@AngryFatElf It is a slot loading DVD drive.  You don't see many of them around and I probably wouldn't recommend them.

[hawwit]

great thanks for letting me know :)! i just wasnt sure just incase you could only play blu rays, cd's and dvd's, but not software disks and games

[Mindbitesdotcom]

Shouldn't be a problem!

[hawwit]

can a blu ray drive read and play normal DVD pc games then?

[Mindbitesdotcom]

@hawwit Of course! Future flexibility!

[jeffgod2]

cool