Longevity of DVD Discs vs Blu-ray Discs
Many people choose optical discs for backing up their most important files. DVD discs and Blu-ray discs offer the high capacity needed to archive information such as tax documents, family photos, home movies, as well as business documents and files. But which of these two types of discs offers the greatest longevity: DVDs or Blu-rays?
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What is the Actual Storage Capacity of a DVD Disc?
If you have ever purchased a recordable DVD disc, you have probably noticed that the packaging says 4.7GB of storage space. However, when you go to burn the disc, the available free space is just 4,400 MB. This may leave a lot of folks wondering what the actual capacity of a DVD is. Let’s take [...]
How To Fit More Than 2 Hours of Video on a DVD
Back in the days of Video Cassette Recorders, recording your own movies was a pretty simple process. Blank tapes could be recorded in Standard Play (SP) mode or Long Play (LP) mode. Standard Play offered better quality and approximately 2.5 hours of recording time. Long play tapes could store up to 8 hours of video [...]
Taiyo Yuden CD/DVD Media Will Adopt JVC Name
Since the very beginning, Taiyo Yuden has been at the top of the game when it comes to optical storage. Their engineers and researchers developed the first recordable compact disc back in 1988. This revolutionary technology paved the way for the DVD and Blu-ray discs we have today.
For decades, Taiyo Yuden has been recognized [...]
