The
DVD has arrived
We
watch DVD movies on Video discs, listen to full 6 channel
surround sound on a home entertainment system, we play
elaborate and engaging interactive games on DVD ROMs
and access huge amounts of DVD storage on RAM jukeboxes
or on a corporate network. For a technology that was largely
ignored by the consumer only a few years ago, the DVD
(digital versatile disc) has come a long way, even to
the point of changing how we interact with the world.
For
the avid data guru it is only a matter of time before
DVD storage technology completely displaces the CD-ROM
drive as the removable storage standard for new computers.
However, the typical consumer is largely unaware of the
technology hidden away in this small shiny plastic disc.
This dvd guide was created on the premise of explaining
the DVD technology in a straightforward manner.
The
DVD advantage
The
inherent advantages of DVD technology over other storage
standards are indisputable: huge capacity, backward compatibility
with CD technology, video playback quality that surpasses
that of a laserdisc, multi-channel sound quality far better
than that of Audio CD and unrivaled potential for interactive-multimedia
capabilities. These are only a few of the reasons why the
world is moving to DVD.
DVD
vs. CD