Compact optical disc with large data capacity, 12 cm discs are easy to handle, easy to store, A dvd holds seven times as much data as a cd – Sony RDR-GX7 User Manual

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4.7 GB

4.7 GB

Image quality

Image quality vs. recording time

10 Mbps

6 Mbps

4 Mbps

2 hours

3 hours

6 hours

1 hour

Recording time

High Quality Picture and Sound Recording

2-channel audio

Video

2 hour recording

Linear PCM audio

5.2 Mbps
transmission
rate

Even if the total transmission rates and recording times are the same,
emphasis can be placed on either high sound quality or high picture quality
depending upon the allocation ratio of the audio and video signal portions.

3.554 Mbps
video transmission
rate

1.536 Mbps
audio transmission
rate

2-channel audio

Video

2 hour recording

Dolby Digital audio

4.994 Mbps
video transmission
rate

0.256 Mbps
audio transmission
rate

(bps = bits per second)

Compact optical disc with large data capacity.

The relationship between image quality and recording time.

Recording time on a given disc varies

according to the data transmission rate. If the

rate is high, image quality is better, but

recording time is shorter. If the rate is lowered,

recording time is longer, but at the expense of

image quality. Moreover, even with the same

recording time, image quality can change

depending upon the format for audio recording.

4.7 GB per DVD

CD 7

DVD

VHS tape

12 cm discs are easy to handle, easy to store.

DVDs are the same size as CDs, just 12 cm and only 1.2 mm thick. Even

a large video collection takes up very little space. Plus, they're easy to

carry and send.

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A DVD in its case is still 1/3 the volume of a VHS tape.

Note: There is also a format specification for an 8 cm DVD which holds 1.46 GB of data.

By varying the transmission

rate, priority can be placed

either on image quality or

on longer recording time.

Common features of
writable DVD

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A DVD holds seven times as much data as a CD.

One side of a DVD can hold up to 4.7 GB, about seven times a CD

holds. This high data capacity enables longer recording of video

and audio.

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