CS4624 DVD

DVD and DVD-ROM were announced in 1995 and became available commercially in 1997 as players and media. They provide very high storage capacity, high quality, and work with MPEG II.

DVD has been studied by IMA as part of their DVD Initiative.

There are many articles in New Media Magazine:

• Overview. (1996)
• Sales are expected to grow rapidly worldwide. (Oct. 1996)
• Copyright agreement relies on soft encryption. (Nov. 1996)
• Many vendors will supply chips, including for audio. (Dec. 1996)
• DVD comes in various forms: Video, ROM, Recordable, RAM, Audio (Feb. 1997)
• Apple began to demonstrate this technology. (April 1997)