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[Acronym] for __D__igital __V__ersatile __D__isc.
(See DiskVsDisc)
-Has ~7 times as much storage capacity (4.7[GB]) as a [CDROM]. Not
used much
in the [PC] world due to most
computers not having [
DVD]
drives, but very useful
for recording
movies onto
.
+Has ~7 times as much storage capacity (4.7[GB]) as a [CDROM]. Now being
used a lot more
in the [PC] world as many
computers come with
DVD drives for reading or for read/write.
+
+To play DVD
movies, you need the [DeCSS] tool. Most distros do not include this because of legal threats from the media industry, so you need to download it separately
.
