DVD-Video discs
From Library of Congress Subject Headings
DVD-Video discs
URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99002636
- info:lc/authorities/sh99002636
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh99002636#concept
Instance Of
Scheme Membership(s)
Collection Membership(s)
Variants
- Digital video discs
- Digital videodiscs
- DVD videodiscs
Broader Terms
Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Earlier Established Forms
- DVD videodiscs
Sources
- found: Taylor, J. DVD demystified, the guidebook for DVD-video and DVD-ROM, c1998.
- found: Webomedia Web site, March 14, 2001 ("DVD-Video players attach to a television ... DVD-ROM players cannot play DVD-Video discs.")
- found: Internet, Jan. 10, 1999: FAQ (DVD video; DVD video discs; DVDs, digital video disc; a single DVD video disc can hold an entire movie on one side while bringing together the high-quality, digital surround sound of compact discs with crisp, high-resolution video; launched in early 1997)
- found: Internet, Jan. 19, 1999 (A closer look at DVD (DVD; digital versatile disc; DVD-Video and DVD-ROM, which were the first DVDs to hit the consumer market, are read-only versions that are ideal for full length feature films and computer games featuring highly advanced graphics))
- found: The scan-to-file guide, c1998: p. 43 (DVD: digital video disc; do not confuse DVD-ROM technology with DVD video (sometimes referred to simply as DVD); DVD video will work only with special DVD players connected to televisions)
- found: Random House Webster's computer & Internet dict., 1999 (DVD-Video: A video format for displaying full-length digital movies. Unlike DVD-ROMs, the Digital-Video format includes a Content Scrambling System (CSS) to prevent users from copying discs. This means that today's DVD-ROM players cannot play DVD-Video discs without a software or hardware upgrade to decode the encrypted discs)
Change Notes
- 2001-03-14: new
- 2001-03-30: revised
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