DVD is also known as Digital Versatile Disc. It is an optical disc storage media format that can be used for data storage, including movies with high video and sound quality. DVDRs have gained immense popularity over the traditional use of CD s and CDRs. People have resorted to DVDRs to watch movies, listen to music, play games, store information, etc.
The DVDR is known to store information up to 4.5 GB, which is the equivalent of 5 CDs. This feature of DVDRs has made it a huge success in the US and across the world. The DVDR format has a few advantages when used in a computer. DVDRs are made from a 0.6 mm thick disc of polycarbonate plastic, coated with a much thinner reflective layer of aluminium or gold.
DVDRs are an introduction of the digital millenium. Information is now stored and is available in digital formats. Still and motion pictures have been digitized. There is a constant need for higher data capacity either for storage or for distribution. DVDR is a write-once 4.7 GB format which assures to dramatically increase the compatibility with standalone DVD-Video players and DVD-ROM drives.DVDR weighs over the traditional use of CDr mainly because of the ease it offers while using it and its storage space.
The DVDR provides an efficient and effective soultion. With its multiple benefits, it is the most preferred source of storage. DVDR s are light in weight and take less time to create. Information can be stored on them quickly by way of a computer software. Once they have been written they can be played on hardware commonly available in the market. The media is known to last for a long time if maintained correctly. Commercial DVDRs are already an industry standard for the pre-production authoring of DVD media.