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There are aftermarket standalone DVD players that can be installed for playing videos for rear seat passengers. I've known people who have bought them to keep their children entertained (and quiet!).
A CD player cannot be converted to play DVD's. My wife's year old Prius came with in-dash DVD -- we've played a DVD a few times for maybe a minute to demonstrate to people that it can be done. We obviously don't find the feature useful.