Talk:DVD

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The following references may be useful when improving this article in the future: Seth Golstein (April 3, 2001). "Manufacturers Discuss DVD's Growing Pains at Recording Media Conference". Archived from the original on December 13, 2000.

I am moving the following uncited material here until it can be properly supported with inline citations of reliable, secondary sources, per WP:V, WP:NOR, WP:CS, WP:NOR, WP:IRS, WP:PSTS, et al. This diff shows where it was in the article. Nightscream (talk) 20:44, 3 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The section uses data from 2011. InjectableBacon (talk) 09:05, 31 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I can't edit the article because it's semi-protected, but this sentence needs to be fixed: "A standard DVD can store up to 4.7 GB of storage" - the disc stores data, it doesn't store storage. Additionally, dual-layer DVDs are also "standard" and store more than 4.7GB. 109.149.226.66 (talk) 09:49, 21 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

 Done earlier by someone else. Marked as done so no one else has to spend effort looking. CDVDBD (talk) 14:27, 22 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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The european release date is wrong. I own a czech DVD, which was authored in September 1997 and released one month later. 90.64.195.176 (talk) 19:08, 7 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. We can't use your personal experience as a source. RudolfRed (talk) 00:15, 8 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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USB port 41.116.190.75 (talk) 15:58, 8 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Aoidh (talk) 16:07, 8 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

See this paragraph under history: Its drawback was a loss from 5 to 4.7 Gbyte of capacity. Philips and Sony decided that it was in their best interests to end the format war, and on September 15, 1995] agreed to unify... 73.225.207.156 (talk) 08:29, 6 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Recommend removing the "]" after "1995"?

 Done --Zac67 (talk) 14:04, 6 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

is there any reference to the date of release in Europe? Because the date is actually wrong, since DVD format was available in Europe in 1997. First czech DVD was released in October 1997. 90.64.195.176 (talk) 21:56, 22 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I've added a citation for the listed Europe 1998 date (and removed a bogus 1998 launch claim in "Asia", as that largely happened earlier). The added source mentions a "pan-European" launch in April 1998. The article could still use more sourcing and clarity for the Asia and Commonwealth of Independent States launch dates. Maybe some other part of Eastern Europe including Czechia got an earlier launch too? PhilipRies (talk) 00:33, 27 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

At the end of 1997 there were several region 2 DVD players available in retail stores and the first czech/european DVD was Kolja (Kolya) released in October 1997 (authored in September 1997), EAN 8590548900044, released in regular CD jewel case, DVD matrix has text MADE BY SONOPRESS GERMANY. Read here https://cdmusic.cz/cs/dvd-region-2-europe/kolja-cr-1996-101min.-rezie-j.sverak-hraji-z.sverak-a.chalimon-l.safrankova-%5Bid%3D90004%5D

or here https://www.idnes.cz/technet/pc-mac/pohodlne-se-posadte-dvd-prichazi-5.A020427_5159167_tech-a-trendy-nb 90.64.195.176 (talk) 16:21, 13 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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The sentence below is repeated twice under the development and launch sub-header (occurrences at the end of the 2nd paragraph and at the start of the 4th paragraph):

"Philips and Sony decided that it was in their best interests to end the format war, and on September 15, 1995 agreed to unify with companies backing the Super Density Disc to release a single format, with technologies from both."

Requesting for a confirmed user to remove one of the existing duplicates at their discretion. Take note that separate citations are included in both occurrences and to include all sources in the resulting edit. Masterofthebrick (talk) 05:10, 10 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Done Geardona (talk to me?) 03:01, 11 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Same sentence still appears twice in that sub-header, with separate citation in each instance. One needs to be deleted and its citation added to the other, or the wording needs to be changed to support the content and reflect the citations. NotTooDistantFuture (talk) 01:06, 5 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Done. Deduplicated. CDVDBD (talk) 17:08, 22 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Help to fix this release date is rename from (CIS and other Asia) to (other Asia), CIS is released in Spring 1998, instead of January 1997. 46.191.178.50 (talk) 14:43, 25 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Do you have a source for this? CDVDBD 💿 📀 21:37, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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In 'Successors and decliine', the first line of the fifth paragraph doesn't make sense. 'Until the end of the 2010s, manufacturers continued to release standard DVD titles as of 2020' should be changed to 'As of 2020, manufacturers continued to release standard DVD titles' SamuelJCoolGuy (talk) 15:41, 22 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Done with different wording Ultraodan (talk) 12:15, 27 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Add a revival of video rental store, called Vidiots and how it reopens. Source: https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/vidiots-los-angeles-new-location-1202177577/ 2600:1700:78EA:450:60D1:C49:6E4E:86C9 (talk) 07:17, 1 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Cannolis (talk) 07:52, 1 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Given that the DVD is Japanese technology, some information is only available in Japanese. While online translators give a pretty accurate idea, I would like to be absolutely sure and have a Japanese reader look over it.

Can anyone proofread the Japanese sources in § Disc quality measurements? Thank you. CDVDBD 💿 📀 07:45, 23 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The website dvd-r.jpn.org was made by an anonymous person and contains personal views on his practical experiences. So I think it may not appropriate for source. The peer-reviewed literatures such as following may be helpful for that section.

• Predicting the Longevity of DVDR Media by Periodic Analysis of Parity, Jitter, and ECC Performance Parameters (MS thesis, D.P.Wells)
• CD-R and DVD-R RW Longevity Research (US NIST & Library of Congress)
• Some appendices in Anti-shock control for optical storage drives (PhD thesis, Y.Zhou)

Floe~jawiki (talk) 11:26, 24 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I have replaced it with the source you provided. Thank you for your clarification and for providing the source! CDVDBD 💿 📀 04:46, 1 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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