Whats a hybrid DVD?
Do you really want the answer to this one? Ok, you asked for it… • A disc that works in both DVD-Video players and DVD-ROM PCs. (The most common use of the term hybrid, but more accurately called an enhanced DVD) • A DVD-ROM disc that runs on Windows and Mac OS computers. (More accurately called a cross-platform DVD.) • A DVD-ROM or DVD-Video disc that also contains Web content for connecting to the Internet. (More accurately called a WebDVD or Web-connected DVD.) • A disc that contains both DVD-Video and DVD-Audio content. (More accurately called a universal DVD.) • A disc with two layers, one that can be read in DVD players and one that can be read in CD players. (More accurately called a legacy or CD-compatible disc.) There are at least three variations of this hybrid (none were commercially available as of 12/99): • A 1.2mm CD substrate bonded to the back of a 0.6mm DVD substrate. One side can be read by CD players, the other side by DVD players. The resulting disc is 0.6mm thick
Hah, hah, hah! Do you really want the answer to this one? Ok, you asked for it • A disc that works in both DVD-Video players and DVD-ROM PCs. (More accurately called a multizone DVD, but probably the most common use of the term hybrid.) • A DVD-ROM disc that runs on Windows and Mac OS computers. (More accurately called a cross-platform DVD.) • A DVD-ROM or DVD-Video disc that also contains Web content for connecting to the Internet (More accurately called a WebDVD or Web-connected DVD.) • A disc that contains both DVD-Video and DVD-Audio content. • A disc with two layers, one that can be read in DVD players and one that can be read in CD players. (More accurately called a legacy or sandwich disc.) • A disc with two layers, one containing pressed (DVD-ROM) data and one containing rewritable (DVD-RAM) media for recording and re-recording. (More accurately called a mixed-media or rewritable sandwich disc.) Did I miss anything?
Do you really want the answer to this one? Ok, you asked for it… • A disc that works in both DVD-Video players and DVD-ROM PCs. (More accurately called an enhanced DVD) • A DVD-ROM disc that runs on Windows and Mac OS computers. (More accurately called a cross-platform DVD.) • A DVD-ROM or DVD-Video disc that also contains Web content for connecting to the Internet. (More accurately called a WebDVD or Enhanced DVD.) • A disc that contains both DVD-Video and DVD-Audio content or SACD content. (More accurately called a universal or AV DVD. The DVD-Audio standard allows this. The SACD standard does not officially allow video, so it’s unclear what a given SACD player will do with a hybrid SACD+DVD-Video disc.) Other variations of this hybrid would be a disc with both DVD-Audio and SACD content, or a disc with all three formats. • A disc with two layers, one that can be read in DVD players and one that can be read in CD players. (More accurately called a legacy or CD-compatible disc.) The
A hybrid DVD is a broad category that encompasses all of the following: • A disc that works in both DVD-Video players and DVD-ROM PCs is called an enhanced DVD. • A DVD-ROM disc that runs on Windows and Mac OS computers is called a cross-platform DVD. • A DVD-ROM or DVD-Video disc that also contains Web content for connecting to the Internet is called a Web DVD or enhanced DVD. • A disc that contains both DVD-Video and DVD-Audio content is called a universal or AV DVD. • A disc with two layers, one that can be read in DVD players and one that can be read in CD players, is called a legacy or CD-compatible disc. • A disc with two layers on one side and one layer on the other is called a DVD-14. • A disc with an embedded memory chip for storing custom usage data and access codes is called a chipped DVD. • A disc that has a foreign language dubbed audio track and also has subtitles in that language.
Do you really want the answer to this one? Ok, you asked for it… A disc that works in both DVD-Video players and DVD-ROM PCs. (More accurately called an enhanced DVD) A DVD-ROM disc that runs on Windows and Mac OS computers. (More accurately called a cross-platform DVD.) A DVD-ROM or DVD-Video disc that also contains Web content for connecting to the Internet. (More accurately called a WebDVD or Enhanced DVD.) A disc that contains both DVD-Video and DVD-Audio content or SACD content. (More accurately called a universal or AV DVD. The DVD-Audio standard allows this. The SACD standard does not officially allow video, so it’s unclear what a given SACD player will do with a hybrid SACD+DVD-Video disc.) Other variations of this hybrid would be a disc with both DVD-Audio and SACD content, or a disc with all three formats. A disc with two layers, one that can be read in DVD players and one that can be read in CD players. (More accurately called a legacy or CD-compatible disc.) There are at
