However, if you wanted to have the movie as part of your collection, you would need to get a DVD burner. ... The other long term forecast I would make is that the CDs to download to and the DVDs you purchase are different in that you have to play the CD in a computer you can not put it into your DVD player. Whereas purchasing the DVD itself is compatible in both. ... Personally, the cost of purchasing the DVD versus downloading and having to watch it on a computer would be much more convenient in my opinion. ...

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Computing machines can be dated back to the advent of the abacus, a wooden rack holding two horizontal wires with beads strung across them. Several different types of arithmetic operations could be performed when these beads were manipulated. Another early calculator, later called Napier's Bones, made its debut in the early 1600's. This device, invented by Charles Napier, consisted of a series of rods that could be used to perform multiplication. The first digital calculation machine was built by Blaise Pascal in 1642. ...

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Also with certain programs, users can watch their favorite DVD on their computer instead of have a TV or DVD player. But for a DVD to work, hardware such as a DVD Rom has to be installed. If the user has a DVD burner as well, then they can copy the DVDs for themselves or others if they wanted to. They could even make DVDs from home videos or clips of other things, though the make a DVD the user would require some software to actually burn it onto a disc. ...

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When speaking to the manager, suggest placing DvD's and there soundtracks in the same area. ... Another great way to maximize your sale is store isle displays, with these a sales representative can place a DvD, Video Game, Action Figure and the posters all in one store isle display. ... Ex: The Manager of Online Retail Sales for JcPenney Co. tells you he wants to buy 1000 copies of Shrek on DvD to sell on his website. ... Suggest to him that making this a package on his website would actually maximize his DvD sales while also making a larger profit. ... Suggest Soundtracks to accompany Dv...

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Item=N82E16814131533 Specifications: Brand: ASUS Internal Cd Drive BD-ROM Access Time: 250ms Panel Cover: Black Write Speed: DVD+R(16x) DVD+RW(8x) DVD-R(16x) DVD-RW(6x) DVD+R DL(8x) DVD-R DL(8x) DVD-RAM(12x) CD-R(48x) CD-RW(24x) Read Speed: BD-ROM(12x) DVD-ROM(16x) CD-ROM(48x) Interface: SATA Load Type: Tray Description: Power and an energy saving disc drive. ... It supports CD, DVD, and Blu-Ray discs. ...

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However, in a recent case, a teenager in Norway cracked the code protecting DVDs. Now, using a computer and a DVD-ROM drive, people can record DVD movies onto their computer and share them with other people on the internet. When he cracked the algorithm behind DVD protection, he submitted to BugTrack, a site that monitors bugs in systems. ... However, he was arrested for cracking the DVD algorithm. ...

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Today, not only do we have our typical floppy disks, but more recently compact disks and DVDs are also becoming a prevalent storage media. ... A DVD-ROM disk, digital video disc, is another form of the CD technology. The DVD began as an alternate to VHS cassettes, but they are now prevailing in the computer industry. ... The DVD itself costs $25 (Parsons and Oja 44). ... DVD? ...

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Decision-making factors are generally the speed of the processor, hard drive space, amount of memory, size of the monitor, type of CD/DVD drive, software packages, and technical support. ... You also want to decide on what kind of CD/DVD-ROM drive you want installed. ... Also, you can add a DVD player so you can view and edit DVD movies on your computer. DVD burners are available also for a hefty price tag. ...

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CD rippers and DVD decoders provide a way around digital guards protecting software. ... What if a video clip was needed from a DVD? ... iDVD is Apple's DVD copying software. At the time, Apple users were only able to record DVD's using a specific computer that had a proprietary internal DVD-RW drive. ... Instead now, people have to buy a completely new computer to be able to record these DVD's. ...

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Single sided DVD's can hold 3.7 GB. ... It requires a DVD-ROM drive installed in a computer, and DVD-ROM drives can play DVD-Video. DVD-Video is the movie format. ... DVD-R is a write-once version used for creating masters, and DVD-RAM is the official rewritable DVD sanctioned by the DVD Forum. ... DVD-R/W is also a rewritable version, but is more an extension to DVD-R than a competitor to DVD-RAM. ...

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Criticisms of Marketing There are several advantages of marketing as we know it. Marketing is specially formulated so that more of company A's products are bought. But in the end, through advertising the consumer ends up getting a fair amount of choice. A typical marketing plan with a fair a...

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Compared that to renting a DVD from Netflix for $7.99 and a couple of microwaveable popcorn bags priced at less than a dollar each makes for a fun night at home (Redwine). ... In both cases movie selection will differ where the big screen will show newer releases and home viewers will have to wait before the DVD's are available to the public. ... This kind of hype cannot be replicated for a movie making its DVD debut weeks if not months after it was first seen in theaters nationwide. ...

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The emergence of online TV streaming sites such as Netflix, Hulu and Adobe Instant Videos has led to a big decrease in the sales of DVDs. It seems that people would rather wait a little while longer to watch it online rather than buy a DVD. This means that DVD rentals are also severed. This had a tremendous effect on what used to be one of the most successful DVD rental companies, Blockbuster, as they had to file for bankruptcy. More and more of these stores are being closed down so it is foreseen that soon enough, there will no longer be DVD rental stores (Martin, 2012). ...

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Both groups optically canvassed a DVD of the same 42 year old woman being interviewed for a position as a therapist in a student-counseling center. ... Materials This study used two different short film narrative versions on a DVD: the only difference being the marital status of the 42-year-old woman on the camera. In one version of the DVD, the female actress being interviewed willingly states that she is married and in the other version of the DVD, the same actress willingly states that she has never been married. ... Half of the subjects were put into the control group where the actress in...

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There's an entertainment center with a 52-inch screen television and DVD and video player. ... Against the wall is an entertainment center with a television, DVD and video player. ... There's a massive screen theater system, complete with DVD and video player. ...

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In more advanced storage media is the Digital Video Disc, or DVD, which is much more versatile, and contains 26 times the storage capacity of a CD, and 11500 times more (about 17 gigabytes) than a standard floppy disk. Moreover, a CD and a DVD have one more advantage over all the portable storage media it can contain the same quality of its original. Dubbed tapes are easy to copy with; however, a CD and a DVD are often higher quality because there is always a bit of degradation in the copies. With a CD and a DVD, a copy has exactly the same quality as the original with no degradation. ...

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Wal-Mart: A Place To Do It All Over the years that Wal-Mart has been open it has gone from a General Store to a Super Store. You can now buy groceries, clothes, get your hair done and your film developed among other basic needs. Recently Wal-Mart introduced a program that made it able to rent DVD...

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Radios and car phones are transforming into GPS navigation systems, DVD players, and even wireless Internet-access devices. ... This would then be the standard in all automotive cockpits and would accept such products as GPS systems, DVD players, and Internet devices. ... The Pentium based system would allow the driver to watch DVD movies, read e-mail, and download weather and traffic information from an Internet connection (Junko Yoshida 1). ...

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Molecular nanotechnology is the ability to build a device with "every atom in its specified place"1. Some envision that molecular manufacturing will be here within 20 years. A nano-factory can be the size of a table top. Products will be more powerful and use less energy due to its size1. ...

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The DVD is really impressive for a documentary. ... The only bad thing about this DVD is that Ruthless Records & Death Row Records refused to give music rights in the making of this documentary. ... Tupac Shakur had a little time of the DVD but I felt he should have gotten more exposure because in my opinion he was the biggest star on Deathrow. ...

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However, only recently Jackie Chan decided to have the movie dubbed and remastered so that it could be released in the U.S.A. on DVD. ... The movie has had multiple DVD releases and has been recognized as an action/comedy/sci-fi/horror classic. ... The movie is expecting to do just as well once it hits DVD as well. ...

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Molecular nanotechnology is the ability to build a device with "every atom in its specified place"1. Some envision that molecular manufacturing will be here within 20 years. A nano-factory can be the size of a table top. Products will be more powerful and use less energy due to its size1. "De...

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The most blatant example of this shift involves DVD technology, and the relatively new idea of "Second-Level Access Controls". ... For instance, DVD manufacturers have the power to control who uses their products, and how they are used. "To control the use of their product, the MPAA encrypts their DVDs and then sells the decryption code to the manufacturers of DVD players. So if you wanted to build your own DVD player to play the DVDs you owned, you couldn't without first paying them a licensing fee and being somebody they want to contract with." ...

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Some challenges IMAX is going to face to survive in the film industry are dealing with the technological evolution and high quality DVD's, dealing with piracy of movies, and the change of taste of consumers. Dealing with a lot of competitors and threat of substitutes is also a challenge due to DVD releases and the Internet because it is cheaper. ...

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Fight Club DVD, using all special features including set documentaries and commentaries by Stars and Director. ... Se7en DVD, using all special features including set documentaries and commentaries by Stars and Director. ... Panic Room DVD. ... I think the DVD commentaries have been the most help in fully understanding David Fincher as a director, in them he tells you exactly why he wanted to do every camera shot and movement in the film, and why there seems to be a pattern in his films. ... Whilst listening to David Fincher on the DVD commentaries (items 1, 2 and 3) I found that in his movi...

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