DVD
Shiny movie format
DVD is a flat optical disc used for storing video, audio, and data—the successor to VHS tapes and CDs for movies and software.
The format dominated home video from the late 1990s through the 2000s before streaming and Blu-ray displaced it.
The acronym originally stood for "digital video disc" or "digital versatile disc." Let's rent a DVD tonight.
Recorded visual narrative
- filmMovie or coating
- director's cutFilmmaker's intended version
- commentaryExplanatory remarks on events
- deleted scenesFootage removed before release
widescreen · fullscreen · subtitles · menu · chapter · trailer · special edition · box set
Of vision or light
- laserConcentrated light device
- polycarbonateStrong transparent synthetic polymer
- reflectiveCasting back light
- circularForming a closed curve
shiny · plastic · silver · layered · spindle · read · burn · scratch
Paid temporary use
- VHSAnalog tape format
- collectionGathered set of items
- shelfHorizontal storage surface
- commentaryExplanatory remarks on events
special features · Saturday night · video store · late fee · rewind · home theater · popcorn
Container or instance
- sleeveGarment's arm portion
- binderDevice securing loose pages
- walletSmall case for currency
- jewel caseContainer for precious stones
spindle · tower · rack · shelf · organizer · holder · album · box
Operate a vehicle
- burnerHeat-producing device component
- remoteDistant or controller
- trayShallow portable platform
- ejectThrow out forcibly
pause · rewind · fast-forward · region code · upscaling · progressive scan · component · HDMI
movie
Recorded visual narrative
- filmMovie or coating
- director's cutFilmmaker's intended version
- commentaryExplanatory remarks on events
deleted scenes · widescreen · fullscreen · subtitles · menu · chapter · trailer · special edition · box set · trilogy
optical
Of vision or light
- laserConcentrated light device
- polycarbonateStrong transparent synthetic polymer
- reflectiveCasting back light
circular · shiny · plastic · silver · layered · spindle · read · burn · scratch · skip
rental
Paid temporary use
- VHSAnalog tape format
- collectionGathered set of items
- shelfHorizontal storage surface
commentary · special features · Saturday night · video store · late fee · rewind · home theater · popcorn
case
Container or instance
jewel case · spindle · tower · rack · shelf · organizer · holder · album · box · drawer
drive
Operate a vehicle
eject · pause · rewind · fast-forward · region code · upscaling · progressive scan · component · HDMI · portable
MPEG-2
Digital video compression standard
aspect ratio · bitrate · encoding · compression · authoring · ripping · copying · DRM · CSS · region-free
- mediatelevision, mass media, news, broadcasting, video
- videovideo, AVI, clip, footage, film
- 20th century inventionsTV, radio, television, telephone, airplane
- discsdisc, CD, disk, record, diskette
- home theaterprojector, home cinema, screen, speakers, soundbar
- Home VideoVHS, video cassette, camcorder, home movies, Blu-ray
DVDstreaming
Real-time digital delivery
digital download · online streaming · cloud storage · video on demand · Netflix
- DVD playerDevice for watching films
- DVD driveOptical media reader
- DVD collectionAssembled movies on disc
- DVD burnerDevice that writes optical discs
- DVD eraTime of optical media
- bootleg DVDsIllicit movie copies