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 in the 1990s and it offered five to tens times more storage capacity. This came as welcome news and soon consumers were spending their hard earned money on
DVD media. DVDs are the exact same dimensions as CDs but store much more data. With the next generation of HD formats such as blu ray and HD DVD having been developed, the original DVD is often referred to as SD DVD which stands for standard definition.
The DVD is so standard today in computer and media playback devices and many people are still trying to catch up with the lightening fast development. Electronic stores the world over offer burning drives of varying degrees and the shelves are full of recordable media in a wide variety of formats. It is enough to make your head spin!
Here we will take a look at some of the most common types of DVDs with the hopes of making things easy to understand and perhaps 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. On the single sided DVD all of the data is read on one side of the disc. Double sided dual layer dvds use both sides of the disc. A dual layer DVD holds double the amount of data compared to a standard recordable DVD disc.
Verbatim is a branch of the Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation that is a world leader in the computer and chemical industry. Verbatim was the very first manufacturer to receive the de facto standard for quality management. The
Verbatim DVD R dl disc is a professional grade, dual layer, DVD disc that offers outstanding reliability and consistency. This disc carries a branded surface that allows users to write on the surface of the disc with a DVD pen. This is especially user for the professional or the consumer who has a large library of discs and wishes to keep order.
As you can see, the DVD has evolved considerably in the past several years. If you still find yourself a bit overwhelmed by the variety of DVD formats available, the trained personnel at any electronic store will be more than likely to answer any questions you have.
