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DVD Demystified

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<strong>DVD</strong> Overview<br />

TABLE 4.1<br />

<strong>DVD</strong> Specification<br />

Books<br />

desire. This encourages innovation but also leads to inconsistencies and<br />

incompatibilities among players.<br />

Compatibility<br />

147<br />

Book Letter a Physical File System ③ Application First Published<br />

<strong>DVD</strong>-ROM A Part 1 ② Part 2 August 1996<br />

<strong>DVD</strong>-Video B Part 1 ② Part 2 Part 3 ① August 1996<br />

<strong>DVD</strong>-VR<br />

(video recording) B Part 3 ① October 1999<br />

<strong>DVD</strong>-SR<br />

(stream recording) B Part 3 ① Mid 2001<br />

<strong>DVD</strong>-Audio C Part 1 ② Part 2 Part 4 ④ March 1999<br />

<strong>DVD</strong>-AR<br />

(audio recording) C Part 4 ④ End 2000<br />

<strong>DVD</strong>-R 1.0<br />

(recordable) D Part 1 ⑥ Part 2 July 1997<br />

<strong>DVD</strong>-R(G) 2.0<br />

(recordable) D Part 1 ⑥ Part 2 March 2000<br />

<strong>DVD</strong>-R(A) 2.0<br />

(recordable) D Part 1 ⑥ Part 2 July 2000<br />

<strong>DVD</strong>-RW<br />

(rerecordable) D Part 1 ⑥ Part 2 November 1999<br />

<strong>DVD</strong>-RAM 1.0<br />

(rewritable) E Part 1 ⑤ Part 2 July 1997<br />

<strong>DVD</strong>-RAM 2.0<br />

(rewritable) E Part 1 ⑤ Part 2 September 1999<br />

a Archaic. Books are now identified by name rather than letter.<br />

① through ⑥ indicate responsibility of <strong>DVD</strong> Forum working groups (Table 4.3).<br />

Attempting to understand <strong>DVD</strong> compatibility could drive a granite plinth<br />

insane. It does not help that compatibility has many facets and meanings.<br />

No specification exists for <strong>DVD</strong> players, only for physical discs, file systems,

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