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Types of DVDs & DVD Types of DVDs & DVD Drives Drives By: Dmitriy Nabedrik Period: 2

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Types of DVDs & DVD Drives. By: Dmitriy Nabedrik Period: 2. Page 1 – Intro Page 2 – Combo Drives Page 3 – Types of DVD’s Page 4 – DVD 5 Page 5 – DVD 9 Page 6 – DVD 10 Page 7 – DVD 18 Page 8 – Which DVD type is right for you? - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Types of DVDs & DVD Types of DVDs & DVD DrivesDrives

By: Dmitriy NabedrikPeriod: 2

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Table of ContentsTable of Contents

Page 1 – Intro

Page 2 – Combo Drives

Page 3 – Types of DVD’s

Page 4 – DVD 5

Page 5 – DVD 9

Page 6 – DVD 10

Page 7 – DVD 18

Page 8 – Which DVD type is right for you?

Page 9 – Dolby AC-3 Compression Vs. Dolby Digital Sound Vs. Dolby Surround Sound

Page 10 – MPEG 2 Compression

Page 11 - Decoders

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IntroductionIntroduction

DVD’s and DVD Drives have become an important part of our lives. We use them to transfer data, store photos, burn music and watch movies. But not many know the

full capabilities of such a powerful technology.

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Combo DrivesCombo Drives

The most popular combinations of DVD Drives are: CD-RW/DVD, CD-RW/DVD-R,

CD-RW/DVD+R+RW. Some are also combined with Bluray.

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Types of DVDsTypes of DVDs

The types of DVD’s are: DVD Video, ROM,

+R, -R, +RW, -RW The prices range from a few cents to a few dollars,

depending on the company and the quality.

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DVD - 5DVD - 5

Most commonly known as Single Sided –

Single Layer

It can hold up to 4.7 GB of data.

It is supported by the DVD+R/RW and

DVD-R/RW formats.

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DVD - 9DVD - 9

Most commonly known as Single-Sided

Double Layer (Dual Layer).

It can hold up to 7.95 GB of data.

It is supported by the DVD+R and DVD-R

formats.

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DVD – 10DVD – 10

Most commonly known as Double – Sided

Single Layer.

It can hold up to 8.75 GB of data.

It is supported by DVD+R/RW and DVD-

R/RW formats.

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DVD - 18DVD - 18

Most commonly known as Double-Sided

Double Layer.

It can hold up to 15.9 GB of data.

It is supported by the DVD+R format.

Aren’t as popular as the previously

mentioned.

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Which DVD type is right for you?Which DVD type is right for you?

DVD – 10’s are used by Microsoft for the

X-BOX 360 games.

DVD – 5’s are used by everyone to store

music, photos or just plain data.

DVD – 9’s can be used to watch DVD

Movies.

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Dolby AC-3 Compression Vs. Dolby Dolby AC-3 Compression Vs. Dolby Digital Sound Vs. Dolby Surround Digital Sound Vs. Dolby Surround SoundSound

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MPEG – 2 Video CompressionMPEG – 2 Video Compression

There are limits:

◦720 × 480, 704 × 480, 352 × 480, 352 × 240

◦4 : 3 or 16 : 9 aspect ratios

◦29.97 Frames per Second

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DecodersDecoders

Used to view DVD movies on a computer

that doesn’t have a special program.

Works by decompressing the compressed

movie file on the DVD.