This article is from the DVD Formats FAQ, by jtfrog@usa.net (Jim Taylor) with numerous contributions by others.
Sort of. CDV, sometimes called Video Single, is actually a weird
combination of CD and laserdisc. Part of the disc contains 20 minutes of
digital audio playable on any CD or DVD player. The other part contains 5
minutes of analog video and digital audio in laserdisc format, playable
only on a CDV-compatible system. Pioneer's combination DVD/laserdisc
players are the only DVD players that can play CDVs.
LD/CDV players can't play DVDs. (See 2.5 for more LD info.)
 
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