Subj : Re: Is a PC optical drive a "player"? To : Nightfox From : StormTrooper Date : Thu Apr 24 2025 01:09 am Ni> Recently (within the last year or so), I've started to notice people Ni> online referring to a PC optical drive as a "player" (as in, wondering Ni> whether they should add a "DVD player" to their new PC build). I feel Ni> like this is my new pet peeve.. A DVD player is a stand-alone device Ni> meant to play DVD movies on a TV; a PC optical drive is not a "player". Shrug, same thing variation on application. I get it might be your pet peeve, but so long as someone still knows what you're talking about does it matter? ST --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A48 (Linux/64) * Origin: Storm BBS (21:2/108) .