DVD-D

Template:Short description Template:Optical disc authoring DVD-Ds, also referred to as disposable DVDs,<ref name="register">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> After this time, the DVDs became unreadable to DVD players<ref name="register"/> because they contained a chemical that, after the set period of time, will prevent the underlying data from being read by DVD drives.<ref name="register"/><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The medium in itself was copy protection neutral and did not require additional digital rights management types of applications to be installed for the content to be accessible.<ref name="register"/>

See also

• DIVX and Flexplay, two other disposable disc formats
• Disc rot, the unintended decay of optical discs due to physical or chemical deterioration
• Planned obsolescence

External links

• dvd-d.com, archive copy from 2003
• DVD-D.org, archive copy from 2005
• Die DVD-D
• Test du DVD-D : le DVD Jetable | Bhmag