I actually have seen DVD players that doesn't support CDs. Like ours. It simply won't read any kind of CDs. CDs are read using a different mode of the laser, the latest CD only drives actually were DVD drives but they were limited by firmware.
The Wii DVD drive firmware has software for reading DVDs, Wii DVDs and GameCube discs. All are physcally the same. CDs aren't. They are both round, hold data and can be read by a red laser. Similarities stop there. Normal DVD players support reading CDs, why? Because most people want to. The Wii isn't a normal DVD player, the Wii is a GAME CONSOLE. No Wii games will be ever put on CDs. So WHY would they add CD support? It would only make the Wii cost more. That's also the one reason why they dropped DVD Video support.
I agree with you on the price part.
It doesn't run in a different "mode" of the laser. DVD lasers have a length of around 640nm (to read smaller "pieces" and thus more "pieces" per disc) and CD lasers have a length of 780nm or so. The Wii laser simply stays at 640nm.
My numbers might be off a little. You get my point.
That's about what I meant.
QUOTE(Brian117 @ Aug 25 2008, 05:45 AM)