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More Than You Wanted To Know About DVD |
Short for digital versatile disc or digital video disc, a new type of CD-ROM that holds a minimum of 4.7GB (gigabytes), enough for a full-length movie. Many experts believe that DVD disks, called DVD-ROMs, will eventually replace CD-ROMs, as well as VHS video cassettes and laser discs.
The DVD specification supports disks with capacities of from 4.7GB to 17GB and access rates of 600 KBps to 1.3 MBps. One of the best features of DVD drives is that they are backward-compatible with CD-ROMs. This means that DVD players can play old CD-ROMs, CD-I disks, and video CDs, as well as new DVD-ROMs. Newer DVD players, called second-generation or DVD-2 drives, can also read CD-R and CD-RW disks.
DVD uses MPEG-2 to compress video data.
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DVD Overview [You may never get of this train]
Outlines the technologies behind the large capacity successor to the
CD, its various formats and the compatibility issues. Includes graphics,
diagrams and an integrated glossary.
http://www.pctechguide.com/10dvd.htm
DVD resource index
This site is an impressive index of Web-based resources and information
related to DVD technology. http://www.unik.no/~robert/hifi/dvd/
DVD technology white paper
Describes this new medium, suggests its possibilities and outlines
the considerable technological achievements that have made it possible.
http://www.c-cube.com/technology/dvd.html
NewMedia article on DVD
This article, from February 10, 1997, features an explanation of DVD
technology and contains links to the different kinds of DVD, a DVD forecast,
information on how companies are using this technology, and a DVD contact
list
http://newmedia.com/NewMedia/newmedia.html
DVD - the new optical disk format
Describes the DVD format, capacity, immediate future, cautionary notes,
and links to DVD related Web resources.
http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/pubs/netnotes/notes39.htm
DVD drives for Macintosh computers
This Macworld article, from February 13, 1997, provides details on
Apple's recent announcement of DVD support for most of its product line.
http://macworld.zdnet.com/daily/daily.1034.html
DVD Express
Contains online ordering information for a large selection of DVD titles.
Browse film categories or search for a specific title for film details,
cover art, trailers and talent listings.
http://www.dvdexpress.com/consumer/default.asp
DVD FAQ
DVD FAQ from the alt.video.dvd newsgroup. It contains general information,
as well as links to products, technical details, compatibility issues,
and standards.
http://www.videodiscovery.com/vdyweb/dvd/dvdfaq.html
DVD Forum
Home page of the DVD Forum, an ad-hoc association of hardware manufacturers,
software firms, and other users of the DVD format. Includes links to news
items, conferences, and founding companies.
http://www.dvdforum.org/right.shtml
DVD general information page
Contains a simple description of DVD, describes the different DVD configurations,
and shows an Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) picture of DVD and CD pit structure.
http://www.microserve.net/~tpetchy/DVD.shtml
DVD Insider
Provides daily news stories regarding the DVD industry as well an index
of DVD, HDTV and MPEG articles. Also hosts an industry conference calendar
and links for both consumer and industry research.
http://dvdinsider.com/
DVD technical backgrounder page
From Creative Labs, this page describes disc media, AC-3, MPEG2 and
DVD features. Also contains information about their PC-DVD
http://www.creaf.com/mmuk/pcdvd/background.html
DVD technical notes
Provides a comprehensive array of technical notes about DVD technology.
Sections include: general, physical, applications, files, standard density
CD, and other Web resources.
http://www.mpeg.org/MPEG/DVD/
Sony's DVD page
This Sony page outlines information about the chronology, features,
and technology of DVD development.
http://www.sel.sony.com/SEL/consumer/dvd/index.html
The CD Information Center's DVD FAQ
This is a FAQ describing various aspects of DVD technology and development.
It provides a good overview of the major players bringing this technology
to market, and what can be expected fromk this advancement in technology.
http://www.cd-info.com/CDIC/Technology/DVD/dvd-faq.html
The DVD Digital Domain
Offers DVD hardware and software reviews, up-to-date technology information,
articles, and a DVD FAQ.
http://www.dvddigital.com/
A thorough and intelligent resource on both DVD video and DVD-ROM.
http://www.videodiscovery.com/vdyweb/dvd/dvdfaq.html
An anti-Divx site.
http://home.earthlink.net/~cmannion/divx/
Views from the pro-Divx camp.
http://www.Divx.com/