DVD is a storage format capable of holding large amounts of data, such as a movie. DVD's look like compact discs, and share the same physical dimension - '12cm'. As the technology has evolved users have been able to record, erase and re-record data onto DVD discs. This has created many different formats such as DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-ROM discs.

With so many formats it can become confusing, this website hopes to remedy that headache, and shed some light onto DVD formats and issues. DVD doesn't actually stand for anything, the companies who designed it couldn't decide if it meant,

• Digital Video Disc
• Digital Versatile Disc

DVD Tip. The quality of DVD's depends on the print quality. Some low-budget DVDs use MPEG-1 encoding, and you will notice the quality is no better than a VHS tape (some UK newspapers give them away free). What you should look for instead is the DVD encoded with the higher-quality MPEG-2. DVD is capable of studio quality video and an improvement on CD audio. So it's a shame when it's anything other than.