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DVD-Ds,also referred to as disposable DVDs,[1]were a type of disposabledigital versatile disc/digital video discthat 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 additionaldigital rights managementtypes of applications to be installed for the content to be accessible.[1]
See also
[edit]- DIVXandFlexplay,two other disposable disc formats
- Disc rot,theunintendeddecay of optical discs due to physical or chemical deterioration
- Planned obsolescence
References
[edit]- ^abcd"This DVD will self-destruct in 48 hours".The Register.Retrieved2008-05-16.
- ^"DVD-D self destructs after 48 hours".pocket-lint.co.uk. Archived fromthe originalon 2008-04-22.Retrieved2008-05-16.
- ^"Throwaway DVDs - News and Info on Disposable DVDs".Archived fromthe originalon 2004-08-05.
External links
[edit]- dvd-d,archive copy from 2003
- DVD-D.org,archive copy from 2005
- Die DVD-D
- Test du DVD-D: le DVD Jetable | Bhmag
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