The
DVD has arrived
We
watch feature films on DVD-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 data stored on DVD-RAM jukeboxes
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
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 site was created on
the premise of explaining the arcane 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