When DVD technology came out, a lot of people thought that it was not going to last. Well, as happened with CDs back in their time, it has proven to be a long lasting technology. With more and more players and accessories available everyday, it will not be easy for any new standard to gain the crown the DVD rightfully owns. Improvements on DVD technology are amazing. A new player seems to come out every month, featuring more extensive capabilities and offering more benefits to users. But advances in technology do not only apply to DVD players, but also to accessories and products designed to take the most out of the DVD experience. From big screen plasma television sets to impressively realistic digital audio systems, building your own custom home theater is easier than ever. This technology has been accepted so widely that people started turning that spare room they had in their houses into entertainment rooms, where the whole dcor is based on the DVD system looks and functionality, from sound system architecture and layout to even furniture comfort and color matching. But DVD technology, as you may know, may not only be used to play movies. In fact, the first idea behind DVD development was to provide a better, more reliable way to save and transport larges amounts of data. So, it is expected to find an extensive variety of DVD hardware available for computers. In fact, DVD readers and writers are quickly replacing CD drives when it comes to computer users' preferences, as a platform to save and restore valuable data in servers or just for making it possible to save huge bulks of information. When Zip and Jazz disks came out, I gave them a thumb up. When I rated CD technology, I gave them two thumbs up. The only reason I also give DVDs two thumbs up is that I have only two hands; but I wouldn't hesitate to give them four if it were possible. Note: (ZIP and JAZZ drives are registered trademarks of IOMEGA Corp.) |
