ECD=CD+DVD?

October 28, 2008 3:02 PM

My daughter loves the videos on "Here come the 123s" DVD, and I'd like to get her the "Here come the ABC's" DVD as well. I can easily find the ECD, but there are no descriptions on the tubes, on whether this is the equivalent of CD+DVD, or just a CD with some computer content. How and why is it different? (I could just order the two-disc set from Amazon.ca, but having to pay twice the US price just doesn't appeal to me.)
posted by Chuckles McLaughy du Haha, the depressed clown to Grab Bag (4 answers total)

I just found the Here Come the ABCs [CD/DVD Combo] on Amazon.com for $11.97, or $7.39 used.

But back to ECD: generally refers to Enhanced CDs, which contain CD-Rom data (stuff your computer can read, but not your CD player). They are generally mixed mode CDs.

They do not contain DVD video data. The only discs I know of that have DVD material with CD audio are DualDiscs, because the CD layers and DVD layers are different structurally, so you can't really have the CD audio end and the DVD videos begin (at least, I'm pretty sure how that works).
posted by filthy light thief at 3:25 PM on October 28, 2008

If it doesn't say "DVD," it doesn't include the videos. Can you not buy the set from the American Amazon site?
posted by designbot at 5:26 PM on October 28, 2008

Um, the CD/DVD set is only $21 from their site, including shipping. Seems like the best deal for the band thataway.
posted by Ambrosia Voyeur at 9:30 PM on October 28, 2008

Be sure to check out the They Might Be Giants Friday Night Video Podcast for Families. It's free and it's got videos from both Here Come the ABCs and 123s with wraparounds by The Two Johns in adorable puppet form.

The Goodbye song is the catchiest since the Mickey Mouse Club.
posted by unsupervised at 3:02 PM on October 29, 2008