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THE ERA OF PHYSICAL MEDIA is largely dead and buried. Though many people still have old VCR tapes, stacks of DVDs, and the more modern Blu-ray discs at home, mention [...]

It won't be long before expressions like, 'Honey, don't forget to tape American Idol for me!' and 'Let's go to the videotape' fade as disc- and hard-drive-based recording triumphs over [...]

Duplication companies seem to have their own unique approaches to this business. On one end of the spectrum are the companies that primarily serve as format converters, with abilities to [...]

More U.S. households now own DVD players than VCRs, according to findings of the recent 'Third Quarter Home Technology Report' from Nielsen Media Research. According to Nielsen Media Research, 81.2 [...]

Traveling DVD players have proven far too convenient not to grow, and quickly. 'One of the primary reasons parents get DVD players [for their cars] is to keep the kids [...]

Once you've got your in-cab DVD player you'll be needing something to watch. And what better way to unwind after a stressful day on the road than the recently re-released [...]

Probe Research predicts Internet-telephony calls will jump from 2.5 billion minutes last year to 4 billion this year. --ZDNET, June 12, 2000 Sales of DVD players more than quadrupled last [...]

Digital video may seem like good business, but hire a pro The so-called digital age, with its flavors of streaming video, CDs and DVDs, offers unprecedented ways to make both [...]

San Jose International Airport is one of seven U.S. airports at which travelers now can rent portable DVD players to watch movies during their flight. InMotion Pictures and Blockbuster Inc [...]

Should movie studios be able to control how consumers use playback devices to watch video on demand? The Motion Picture Association of America, a trade group representing major movie studios, [...]

Q I burned my vacation photos to a DVD, then played the disc through a DVD player on my HDTV, but the resolution looked far inferior to the same photos [...]

a few years ago, when I was first getting involved with desktop DVD production, I realized that the DVD is an ideal choice for compiling and archiving professional presentations. Because […]

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is moving forward with a plan to offer Academy members DVD players free of charge that will play specially encrypted DVD screeners. […]

It's been two years since the Ephrata (Pa.) Public Library began lending Roku devices--digital video players that people plug into their televisions so they can view on a larger screen [...]

Interactive video disc systems are being used successfully in a wide range of training and other information providing applications, but the advantages are somewhat tempered by the current high production cost. Benefits of interactive video include decreased training time, improved learning retention, improved trainee confidence, and, in one example, lower direct and time costs than relying on outside production. Successful use of interactive video by Ford Motor Co, Xerox Corp, and Massachusetts Life Insurance Co is described. Creating a successful interactive video program requires a substantial investment in writing and planning, with consideration of the needs of both trainers and trainees. Production costs per minute range from $1,500 to $2,000 and up. The production process is tedious and time-consuming.