DVD
DVD, short for Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc, is a physical disc format used primarily in the playing back of movies and the storage of data. DVD started to become a popular format for movies in the late 1990s. Seen largely as a replacement for the aging VHS standard, DVDs offered vast advances over the old format, including higher video quality, interactive menus, chapter points for quickly navigating through a film, and with proper care DVDs do not degrade like the magnetic tape inside a VHS. DVD was a format originally spearheaded by consumer electronics giant Toshiba.
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09/15/09 7:05pm Computing, Mobile, Home A/V Facebook has 300 million active users, Zune HD Twitter & Facebook apps coming, Blockbuster to close nearly 1,000 stores
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote a note announcing that there are a staggering 300 million Facebook users worldwide. He claims… dig deeper
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09/09/09 4:00pm Mobile, Computing Apple "It's Only Rock and Roll" round-up: video iPod nano, shuffle Special Edition, iTunes 9, OS 3.1, and more
Apple announced a veritable grab bag of music-related products this morning. Here's everything you want to know. dig deeper
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06/26/09 2:08pm Computing Microsoft may offer Windows 7 on USB thumb/flash drives
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05/08/09 5:40pm Home A/V, Gaming Blu-ray player sales, consumer interest picking up
Sales of Blu-ray players increased 72% over the same period last year, according to the NPD. dig deeper
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05/04/09 2:50pm Computing, Home A/V Soderbergh's The Girlfriend Experience premieres on Amazon before theatrical release
It'll cost you the same price as a movie ticket, but you can watch the film now, well ahead of the Los Angeles and New York public opening nights. dig deeper
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04/27/09 11:38am Computing, Imaging, Gaming, Home A/V G.E. makes holographic storage breakthrough, standard disc size could store 100 DVDs
Still only a laboratory success, the new technology nevertheless has potential to upset Blu-ray, prolong the lifespan of physical storage media. dig deeper
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04/10/09 2:56pm Computing Microsoft says internet usage will be bigger than TV by 2010
The number of hours Europeans spend online will exceed those spent watching TV by June of next year, and southern Europe's internet adoption will catch up with that of the north before long. dig deeper
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04/07/09 3:31pm Home A/V Blockbuster Video warns that it might not survive
The company warned that if its current financing deals don't go through as hoped, it might have to shut down its stores. dig deeper
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04/01/09 5:39pm Mobile Obama grants Queen Elizabeth the gift of an iPod
The media player was loaded with videos of the Queen's previous visit to the United States. dig deeper
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03/31/09 12:04pm Gaming Sony PlayStation 2 gets price drop to $99
The PS2 is still the world's most popular game console, and this price cut makes it accessible to even more people. dig deeper
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02/26/09 9:00am Home A/V feature How to do Netflix streaming
The rental service may soon add an all-streaming service. We look at the various ways to get your Netflix fix. dig deeper
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02/25/09 12:44pm Home A/V Blu-ray prices could see a drop with a new joint-licensing agreement
A "one-stop-shop license" deal between Panasonic, Philips, and Sony could help lower the cost of Blu-ray. dig deeper
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