Computer industry's wish list

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DVD Converter Software

DVD Player Software

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CHAPTER 5 - DVD and computers -

1. Computer industry's wish list

Movie entertainment is by no means the only field that the DVD standard addresses. DVD also targets computer applications at a time when use of computers isbroadening from business use to home use.

For the development of DVD, technical experts in computer industry voiced the following desires.

Compatibility between TV and PC
Backward compatibility with CDs (to protect peoples' assets)
Forward compatibility with future read/write and write-once discs
Single file system for all kinds of discs
No mandatory container such as caddy or cartridge
Reliable data storage and retrieval
High online capacity
High performance for sequential and non-sequential data