| Background to commercialization The DVD disc offers a 4.7 gigabytes of storage capacity on a single side of a 12cm disc. That's equivalent to 3,200 floppy disks or 7 CD-ROMs. Thanks to the use of optical discs only 0.6mm thick, a single DVD can store 133 minutes of superior- quality moving pictures and sound on a single side -- space enough for an entire movie. DVD's range of applications is virtually unlimited, extending far beyond movie software to embrace digital storage of any and all forms of audiovisual publishing. The worldwide DVD hardware market is expected to reach 120 million units in the year 2000. The worldwide market for DVD players for playback of audiovisual software is expected to get off to a flying start with sales of 2 million units in the first year, rising to 20 million in the year 2000. In Japan, 500,000 units are expected to be sold in the first year, rising to 4 million in the year 2000. |
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