The DVD and How It's Evolved

After the huge success of the introduction of the CD in the mid 1980s, soon the public wanted more in terms of storage capacity. The DVD was introduced to the general public in the years 1990 and offered five to tens times more storage capacity. This came as good news and soon consumers were spending their hard earned money on DVD media. DVD's are exactly the same size as CDs but store much more data. The next generation HD formats including Blu-Ray and HD DVD have developed the original DVD is often referred to as SD stands for standard definition DVD. The DVD is now standard in the computer and media playback devices and many people are still trying to catch up with the lightning fast development. Electronic stores around the world provide discs of various degrees and the shelves are full of recordable media in a variety of formats. It is enough to make your head spin! Here we look at some of the most common forms of DVD's with the hope of making things easy to understand and maybe the next time you stop by your local electronic store, you will not feel so overwhelmed. Dual-layer DVD media is very common and there are two types: single side and double side. The data of all single-sided DVD is available at one side of the disc. Sided dual layer DVD's using both sides of the disc. A dual layer DVD has twice the amount of data compared with a standard recordable DVD disc. Verbatim is a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, which is a world leader in the computer and chemical industries. Literally, the first manufacturer to the de facto standard for quality received. The Verbatim DVD-R DL disc is a professional quality, dual layer, DVD-disc that provides excellent reliability and consistency. This disc bears a branded surface that allows users to write on the surface of the disc with a DVD pen. This is mainly for professional users or consumers that a large library of disks and wish to order. As you can see, the DVD has evolved considerably in recent years. If you still find yourself a bit overwhelmed by the diversity of the DVD formats are available, the trained staff at any electronic store will more than likely to answer all your questions.