Why DVD?

DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) is a video disc format that enables high quality video to be stored on a regluar-sized CD. When it plays back on your computers or standalone DVD players, the superior video & audio provides the highest level of visual & sound enjoyment. DVD technology has been used by movie and TV industry for many years to deliver high quality of movies & TV episodes to consumers. The following charts is a quick comparison of two formats.

Videotapes vs. DVDs
Recording	Videotape: Analog signal is recorded on magnetic tapes. DVD: Analog signal is encoded into digital formats and permenantly recorded on DVD discs.
Quality	Videotape: Provide 240 horizontal lines resolution and only one audio track. The quality of the video & audio is good. DVD: Provide 480 horizontal lines resolution that gives video great picture detail. Multiple audio tracks. The both video & audio quality are excellent.
Navigation	Videotape: Traditional VCR control buttons. Use FF/FR to locate video segments on a tape. DVD: Traditional control buttons plus interactive on-screen navigation and chapter selection menus to randomly video access.
Durability	Videotape: Video signal on videotape lose strength over time whether it's being used or not. Videotape will also wear out on frequent replay. DVD: No signal loss on every replay. In addition, Properly cared DVD discs will last for more than 100 years.
Replication	Videotape: Duplicate a videptape from an existing one will lose certain levels of video quality. DVD: It's digitally replicated thus no lost of video quality.
Miscellaneous	Videotape: videotape can be destroyed when it tangles inside a VCR. DVD: DVD discs remain safe & sound even if your DVD player malfunctioned.

DVD wins over videotape in many ways. More important, DVD's navigation control allows the interactivity between DVD titles and viewer. This opens up the possibility of creative uses of DVD for more than just video storage. You can design a DVD title to be a slideshow, a video book, a marketing presentation, or anything in your imgaination. Clearly, DVD is the choice for the future and the future is now.