Engineering:DVD-D
From HandWiki
Short description: Self-destructing disposable DVDs
| Optical discs |
|---|
DVD-Ds, also referred to as disposable DVDs,[1] were a type of disposable digital versatile disc/digital video disc that were designed to be used for a maximum 48 hours after the containing package is opened.[2] After this time, the DVDs became unreadable to DVD players[1] because they contained a chemical that, after the set period of time, will prevent the underlying data from being read by DVD drives.[1][3] The medium in itself was copy protection neutral and did not require additional Digital Rights Management types of applications to be installed for the content to be accessible.[1]
See also
- DIVX and Flexplay, two other disposable disc formats
- Disc rot, the unintended decay of optical discs due to physical or chemical deterioration
- Planned obsolescence
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "This DVD will self-destruct in 48 hours". The Register. https://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/04/17/disposable_dvd_germany/.
- ↑ "DVD-D self destructs after 48 hours". www.pocket-lint.co.uk. http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/14075/15099/dvd-d-auto-deletes-48-hours.phtml.
- ↑ "Throwaway DVDs - News and Info on Disposable DVDs". http://hometheater.about.com/cs/dvdlaserdisc/a/aathrowawaydvd.htm.
External links
- dvd-d.com, archive copy from 2003
- DVD-D.org, archive copy from 2005
- Die DVD-D
- Test du DVD-D : le DVD Jetable | Bhmag
 |  |
