DVD-RW / RAM / ROM White Papers
DVD Does Not Stand for Digital Video Disc
Overview The CD (Compact Disc) is over fifteen years old, an eternity for things digital. The DVD is designed to replace CDs. By DVD committee decree (by vote of the committee that controls the trademark ‘DVD’, the DVD Forum. DVD stands for Digital Versatile Disc. Improvements to the CD have been technically possible for a long time. The impetus for making the change now is movies, replacing videotape. A DVD can be stamped out for less than a dollar. It replaces videotapes that cost more than twice as much per copy. CDs were for music; DVDs are for video.
| Publisher | Archive Builders | File Format | HTML |
|---|---|---|---|
| Date Published | January 2001 | Downloads | 464 |
| Format | White Papers | ||
| Topics | |||
-
Did you find this white paper useful? 2 out of 9 users found this white paper useful
White Paper RSS
Download
Register
