DVD-Ds, also referred to as disposable DVDs,
were a type of disposable
digital versatile disc/digital video disc that were designed to be used for a maximum 48 hours after the containing package is opened. After this time, the DVDs became unreadable to DVD players
because they contained a chemical that, after the set period of time, will prevent the underlying data from being read by DVD drives.
The medium in itself was copy protection neutral and did not require additional
digital rights management
Digital rights management (DRM) is the management of legal access to digital content. Various tools or technological protection measures, such as access control technologies, can restrict the use of proprietary hardware and copyrighted works. DRM ...
types of applications to be installed for the content to be accessible.
See also
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DIVX
DIVX (Digital Video Express) is a discontinued digital video format. Created in part by Circuit City, it was an unsuccessful attempt to create an alternative to video rental in the United States. The format's poor reception from consumers resu ...
and
Flexplay
Flexplay is a trademark for a discontinued DVD-compatible optical video disc format with a time-limited (usually 48-hour) playback. They are often described as "self-destructing", although the disc merely turns black or dark red and does not ph ...
, two other disposable disc formats
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Disc rot
Disc rot is the tendency of CD, DVD, or other optical discs to become unreadable because of chemical deterioration. The causes include oxidation of the reflective layer, reactions with contaminants, ultra-violet light damage, and de-bonding of t ...
, the ''unintended'' decay of optical discs due to physical or chemical deterioration
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Planned obsolescence
In economics and industrial design, planned obsolescence (also called built-in obsolescence or premature obsolescence) is the concept of policies planning or designing a good (economics), product with an artificially limited Product lifetime, u ...
References
External links
* dvd-d.com
archive copy from 2003* DVD-D.org
archive copy from 2005Die DVD-D
Test du DVD-D : le DVD Jetable , Bhmag
DVD
Audiovisual ephemera
Optical computer storage media
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