Posts tagged ‘dvd’

First audio and video recordings

Magnetic recording was invented in 1898 by Valdemar Poulson of Denmark. But it wasn’t used for recording music. Called the “telegraphone,” it […]

10/07/2010. Category: inventions. Tags: , ,

History of DVD

In the early 1990s two high density optical storage standards were being developed: one was the MultiMedia Compact Disc (MMCD), backed by […]

02/06/2010. Category: technology. Tags:

Blu-ray and DVD formats

Blu-ray, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-ROM; which format is compatible with your system? BLU-RAY Developed by Sony, Blu-ray Disc (BD) is […]

02/06/2010. Category: technology. Tags: ,

DVD disc facts

A DVD-Recordable or DVD-R is an optical disc with a larger storage capacity than a CD-R, typically 4.7 GB (4.38 GB) instead […]

02/06/2010. Category: technology. Tags:

DVD and TV aspect ratios

Traditional television sets have a 4:3 aspect ratio. Widescreen television sets have a 16:9 aspect ratio. Based upon pixel resolution, color resolution, […]

02/06/2010. Category: technology. Tags: , ,

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