DVD Forum, the Glossary
The DVD Forum is an international organization composed of hardware, software, media and production companies that use and develop the DVD and formerly HD DVD formats.[1]
Table of Contents
24 relations: Blu-ray, Computer hardware, Consumer electronics, DVD, DVD Copy Control Association, DVD recordable, DVD+RW Alliance, Entertainment, HD DVD, Hitachi, Information technology, JVC, LaserDisc, Mitsubishi Electric, NBCUniversal, Panasonic, Philips, Pioneer Corporation, Software, Sony, The Walt Disney Company, Toshiba, Vantiva, WarnerMedia.
- HD DVD
Blu-ray
Blu-ray (Blu-ray Disc or BD) is a digital optical disc data storage format designed to supersede the DVD format.
Computer hardware
Computer hardware includes the physical parts of a computer, such as the central processing unit (CPU), random access memory (RAM), motherboard, computer data storage, graphics card, sound card, and computer case.
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Consumer electronics
Consumer electronics or home electronics are electronic (analog or digital) equipment intended for everyday use, typically in private homes.
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DVD
The DVD (common abbreviation for digital video disc or digital versatile disc) is a digital optical disc data storage format.
DVD Copy Control Association
The DVD Copy Control Association (DVD CCA) is an organization primarily responsible for the copy protection of DVDs.
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DVD recordable
DVD recordable and DVD rewritable are optical disc recording technologies. DVD Forum and DVD recordable are DVD.
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DVD+RW Alliance
The DVD+RW Alliance is a group of electronic hardware, optical storage and software manufacturers who in 1997 created and promoted a format standard of recordable and rewritable DVDs, known as the "plus" format. DVD Forum and DVD+RW Alliance are DVD.
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Entertainment
Entertainment is a form of activity that holds the attention and interest of an audience or gives pleasure and delight.
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HD DVD
HD DVD (short for High Density Digital Versatile Disc) is an obsolete. DVD Forum and HD DVD are DVD.
Hitachi
() is a Japanese multinational conglomerate founded in 1910 and headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo.
Information technology
Information technology (IT) is a set of related fields that encompass computer systems, software, programming languages, and data and information processing, and storage.
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JVC
JVC (short for Japan Victor Company) is a Japanese brand owned by JVCKenwood.
LaserDisc
The LaserDisc (LD) is a home video format and the first commercial optical disc storage medium, initially licensed, sold and marketed as MCA DiscoVision (also known simply as "DiscoVision") in the United States in 1978.
Mitsubishi Electric
is a Japanese multinational electronics and electrical equipment manufacturing company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
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NBCUniversal
NBCUniversal Media, LLC (abbreviated as NBCU and doing business as simply NBCUniversal or Comcast NBCUniversal since 2013) is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate that is a subsidiary of Comcast and is headquartered at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in Midtown Manhattan in New York City.
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Panasonic
is a Japanese multinational electronics company, headquartered in Kadoma, Osaka, Japan.
Philips
Koninklijke Philips N.V., commonly shortened to Philips, is a Dutch multinational conglomerate corporation that was founded in Eindhoven in 1891.
Pioneer Corporation
, commonly referred to as Pioneer, is a Japanese multinational corporation based in Tokyo, that specializes in digital entertainment products.
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Software
Software consists of computer programs that instruct the execution of a computer.
Sony
, formerly known as and, commonly known as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.
The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate that is headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California.
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Toshiba
is a Japanese multinational electronics company headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.
Vantiva
Vantiva SA, formerly Technicolor SA, Thomson SARL, Thomson SA, and Thomson Multimedia, is a French multinational corporation that provides creative services and technology products for the communication, media and entertainment industries.
Warner Media, LLC (doing business as WarnerMedia) was an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate owned by AT&T.
See also
HD DVD
- 7.1 surround sound
- Advanced Content
- China Blue High-definition Disc
- Comparison of high-definition optical disc formats
- DTS-HD Master Audio
- DVD Forum
- Disc rot
- Dolby TrueHD
- HD DVD
- High-definition optical disc format war
- Total Hi Def
- VC-1
- VC-6
- Xbox 360 HD DVD Player
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD_Forum
Also known as DVD Consortium, DVD-Forum.