DVDs Digital Versatile Disk. A DVD is a high-capacity optical disk that looks like a CD, but can store much more information. A DVD enables large computer applications and full-length movies to be stored on a single DVD. ...

1.     Discuss the advantages of the format.

-       Has more room than CD’s for transferring data

-       Quality is better

-       DVD technology is the portable

-       You can easily carry a stack of DVDs instead of carrying those bulky tapes and the bulkier VHS player.

-       The full length movie can be stored in a single DVD and the quality will not deteriorate over the time as there is no contact between the disk reader and the disk.

-       The cost of blank DVD is just 4 to 10 times that of the floppy or the audio CD, but the data storage capacity is huge and thus the cost per bit of data stored comes down considerably.

2.    Discuss the disadvantages of the format. 

-       DVD recorders are more expensive than VCRs.

-       Some DVD players and drives can't read CD-Rs.

-       Some DVD players and drives can't read recordable DVDs.

-       Some Cheap Portable DVD Players Unable to Play Different File Formats

-       Can be scratched and destroyed

3.    Discuss the implications for collection development.

LMS must be aware that this equipment is changing and becoming more user friendly. DVD’s can hold more and now are able to record using a device or cameras.

4.    Discuss possible copyright considerations of the format.

Copyright exists in your work regardless of format, so the format that you use to register the work will not make a difference to copyright, it will only impact registration fees and personal convenience.