Chapter 1

Contents ix
Chapter 2 DVD’s Relationship to Other Products
and Technologies 63
Will DVD Replace VCR? 63
Will DVD Replace CD-ROM? 63
Can CD-R Writers Create DVDs? 63
Is CD Compatible with DVD? 64
Are Laserdiscs Compatible with DVD Players? 68
Will DVDs Replace Laserdiscs? 68
How Do DVDs Compare to Laserdiscs?
Can I Modify or Upgrade My Laserdisc Player
69
to Play DVDs?
Do DVDs Support HDTV (DTV)? Will HDTV Make
71
DVDs Obsolete? 71
What Is Divx? 73
How Can I Record from DVD to Videotape?
Will High-Definition DVD or 720p DVD Make Current
76
Players and Discs Obsolete?
What Effect Will Fluorescent Multilayer Disc (FMD)
77
Have on DVD? 78
How Does MPEG-4 Affect DVD? 78
What’s WebDVD or Enhanced DVD? 79
What’s a Nuon Player? 79
Chapter 3 DVD Technical Details 81
What Are the Outputs of a DVD Player? 81
How Do I Hook up a DVD Player? 83
What Are the Sizes and Capacities of DVD? 89
What Are the Video Details? 92
What’s Widescreen? How Do the Aspect Ratios Work? 96
What Are the Audio Details? 100
How Do the Interactive Features Work?
What Is the Difference Between Interlaced
108
and Progressive Video? 109
What Is Edge Enhancement? 111
Does DVD Work with Barcodes? 111
What Is BCA? 112