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A DVD player can be connected to a television or a computer, in order to play digital versatile disks. DVD players are becoming increasingly popular as a means of playing feature films, in place of video cassette recorders.

Disk format for storing digital information. Double-layer double-sided DVDs can hold 28 times the data stored on compact discs (CDs). Pre-recorded DVDs have a storage capacity of 4.7 gigabytes per layer per side and can hold a full-length feature film and many extras. As with CDs, information is etched in the form of microscopic pits onto a plastic disk (though the pits are half the size), which is then coated with aluminium. DVDs may have two pitted surfaces (layers) per side whereas CDs have only one. The data is read optically using a laser as the disk rotates. A double-layer disk can hold four hours of video per side.

In 2002, nine electronics companies agreed on a standard for a next generation of recordable DVDs, to ensure compatibility. The system is called Blu-Ray and uses a blue laser for recording and playback rather than a red one. The shorter wavelength of the laser allows more data to be recorded, and Blu-Ray disks can hold up to 27 gigabytes (50 gigabytes on a double-layer disk).


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