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DVD

DVD (Digital Video Disc or Digital Versatile Disc) is a digital optical disc data storage format. It was invented and developed in 1995 and first released on November 1, 1996, in Japan. The medium can store any kind of digital data and has been widely used to store video programs (watched using DVD players), software and other computer files. DVDs offer…

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Capacity
4.7 GB (1 side, 1 layer) · 8.5 GB (1 side, 2 layers) · 9.4 GB (2 sides, 1 layer) · 17.08 GB (2 sides, 2 layers)
Developed by
Sony · Panasonic · Philips · Toshiba
Dimensions
Diameter: 120 mm (4.7 in) · Thickness: 1.2 mm (0.047 in)
Extended from
LaserDisc Compact disc
Extended to
DVD+RW · DVD-RAM · HD DVD · Blu-ray
Media type
Optical disc

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Overview

Etymology

History

Specifications

DVD recordable and rewritable

Capacity

  • SI International System of Units
  • IEC International Electrotechnical Commission

DVD drives and players

DVD-Video

Successors and decline

Longevity

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DVD

Nodes128
Edges127
Triples255
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.015625
Components1

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DVD

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related to Development and launch · 40
DVD → Apple, By, CD, CD Video, CD-i, CDs, Compaq, Digital Video Disc, EFMPlus, Gigabytes, Hewlett-Packard, Hitachi, IBM, In, Its, January, JVC, Kees Schouhamer Immink, Lou Gerstner, Matsushita Electric
related to Specifications · 29
DVD → Also, Audio Recording, Book, DL, DVD Books, DVD Forum, DVD-AR, DVD-Audio Book, DVD-R Book, DVD-RAM Book, DVD-ROM Book, DVD-ROMs, DVD-RW Book, DVD-Video Book, DVD-VR, Each, Ecma, Ecma-267, European Computer Manufacturers Association, ISO
related to Adoption · 24
DVD → Company, Contemporary, CRT, CRT TV, DL, DLT, DVD-based, DVD-R DL, DVDs, Early DVDs, Game, HD, Immediately, Movie, PlayStation, Sega, Sony, The, TV, TV DVD
related to DVD-Video · 15
DVD → Academy Awards, Africa, Australia, Canada, Central America, DVD-Video, Europe, Indonesia, Japan, June, March, November, The, United States, VHS
related to Dual-layer recording · 13
DVD → DL, DLs, Dual-layer, DVD Forum, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, Mitsubishi Kagaku Media, MKM, Philips, Pioneer Corporation, Recordable DVD, RW Alliance, The
measured by · 12
DVD → Error, Parity Inner Error, Parity Inner Failure, Parity Inner Sum Eight, Parity Outer Error, Parity Outer Failure, PIE, PIF, POE, POF, The, Too
related to Double-sided discs · 10
DVD → Borrowing, DVD-10, GB, GiB, ISO, LaserDisc, Like DVD-5, SL, This, Type
related to DVD recordable and rewritable · 9
DVD → Authoring, CSS, DVD-R, DVD-R/RW, DVD-RAM, General, HP, R/RW, Three
related to Longevity · 9
DVD → According, As, CDs, DVDs, Longevity, NIST, Numerous, Relative Humidity, RH
related to Successors and decline · 9
DVD → April, Blu-ray, Blu-ray Disc, Compact Disc, GB, HD DVD, However, In, VHS

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Important terminology

discs disc video data dvds format storage optical standard also digital gb read first using dual-layer computer dvd-r two blu-ray

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
DVDCapacity4.7 GB (1 side, 1 layer)1.00infobox
DVDCapacity8.5 GB (1 side, 2 layers)1.00infobox
DVDCapacity9.4 GB (2 sides, 1 layer)1.00infobox
DVDCapacity17.08 GB (2 sides, 2 layers)1.00infobox
DVDDeveloped bySony1.00infobox
DVDDeveloped byPanasonic1.00infobox
DVDDeveloped byPhilips1.00infobox
DVDDeveloped byToshiba1.00infobox
DVDDimensionsDiameter: 120 mm (4.7 in)1.00infobox
DVDDimensionsThickness: 1.2 mm (0.047 in)1.00infobox
DVDExtended fromLaserDisc Compact disc1.00infobox
DVDExtended toDVD+RW1.00infobox
DVDExtended toDVD-RAM1.00infobox
DVDExtended toHD DVD1.00infobox
DVDExtended toBlu-ray1.00infobox
DVDMedia typeOptical disc1.00infobox
DVDRead mechanism650 nm laser diode, 10.5 Mbit/s (1×)1.00infobox
DVDReleasedJP: November 1, 1996 (1996-11-01)1.00infobox
DVDReleasedAsia/CIS: January 1997 (1997-01)1.00infobox
DVDReleasedUS: March 24, 1997 (1997-03-24)1.00infobox
DVDReleasedUK: June 1997 (1997-06)1.00infobox
DVDReleasedEU: March 1998 (1998-03)1.00infobox
DVDReleasedAUS/NZ: February 1999 (1999-02)1.00infobox
DVDStandardDVD Forum's DVD Books1.00infobox
DVDStandardDVD+RW Alliance specifications1.00infobox
DVDUsageHome video, Computer data storage1.00infobox
DVDWeight16 g (0.56 oz)1.00infobox
DVDWrite mechanism650 nm laser diode, 10.5 Mbit/s (1×)1.00infobox

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