| A DVD player is a device for playing
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| | to the patent holders of the DVD
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| discs produced under the DVD Video
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| | technology (Sony, Philips, Toshiba and
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| standard. Most hardware DVD players have
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| | AOL Time Warner) as well as for MPEG-2
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| to be connected to a television set;
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| | licenses. To avoid these fees, China has
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| there are also some small portable
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| | developed the EVD standard as an intended
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| devices which have an LCD screen
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| | successor of DVD; as of 2004, EVD players
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| attached. A DVD player has to complete
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| | were only being sold in China.
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| these tasks:
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| | Software DVD players are programs that
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| Read a DVD disc in ISO - UDF version 1.2
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| | allow users to view DVD videos on a
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| format
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| | computer with a DVD-ROM drive. Some
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| optionally decrypt the data with either
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| | examples are the VLC media player and
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| CSS and/or Macrovision
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| | MPlayer (both free software), as well as
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| decode the MPEG-2 video stream with a
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| | WinDVD, PowerDVD and DVD Player. [1].
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| maximum of 10 Mbit/s (peak) or 8 Mbit/s
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| | Successors
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| (continuous)
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| | There are two successors to the DVD
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| decode sound in MP2, PCM or AC-3 format
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| | player: the HD DVD player and the Blu-ray
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| and output (with optional AC-3 to stereo
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| | Disc player. Neither format is dominant
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| downsampling) on stereo connector,
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| | over the other in terms of consumer
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| optical or electric digital connector
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| | adoption as of January 2007.
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| output a video signal, either an analog
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| | Portable DVD Player (commonly abbreviated
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| one (in PAL, SECAM or NTSC format) on the
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| | as P.D.P.'s) is the name given to any
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| composite, s-video, or component video
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| | portable device that plays DVDs. Most
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| connectors, or a digital one on the DVI
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| | PDPs have an LCD screen attached to them.
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| or HDMI connectors
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| | The most common PDP screen size is 7",
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| Most DVD players also allow users to play
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| | although some are as large as 12".
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| audio CDs (CDDA, MP3, etc.) and Video CDs
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| | Price Range
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| (VCD) and include a home cinema decoder
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| | Prices of portable DVD players vary
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| (i.e. Dolby Digital, Digital Theatre
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| | depending on the screen. They usually
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| Systems (DTS)). Some newer devices also
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| | retail for about $80-200 USD. It was
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| play videos in the MPEG-4 ASP video
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| | invented so that people could bring it
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| compression format (such as DivX) popular
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| | anywhere they go with out a fuss.
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| on the Internet.
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| | Screen Quality
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| As of 2005, retail prices for such a
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| | The biggest complaint users have is the
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| device, depending on its optional
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| | current video quality of the LCD screens.
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| features (such as digital sound or video
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| | Many believe new technologies are being
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| output), start between 30 and 80 USD
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| | developed including portable HD-DVD
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| euros. They are usually cheaper than
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| | players and portable Blu-Ray players that
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| VCRs.
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| | would have High Definition screens
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| By far the largest producer of DVD
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| | attached to them. The biggest challenge
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| players is China; in 2002 they produced
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| | is to put the same High-Def quality
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| 30 million players, more than 70% of the
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| | images one could find on a 50" screen
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| world output. These producers have to pay
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| | onto a smaller screen.
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| about US$20 per player in license fees,
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