Reference Information; Introduction To Dvd - Samsung DVD-P360/CDM Service Manual

14. Reference Information

14-1 Introduction to DVD

14-1-1 The Definition of DVD
DVD is the next generation medium and is the acronym of the Digital Versatile Disc or thr Digital Video Disc,
which maximizes the saving density of the disk surface using the MPEG-2 compression technology to enable the
storage of 17G bytes of data on the same size CD.
1) 7 times the storage capacity of the conventional CD
•Minimized the track pitch and pit size to 1/2 of conventional CD.
•Uses red laser with short-wavelenght of 650nm (635nm).
• DVD Vs. CD-ROM
CD-ROM
Disc Thickness 1.2mm
Lens NA 0.45
Laser wavelenght 780um
Track pitch 1.6pm
Capacity 0.65GB
Track structure Pit train
2) Disc Formats
DVD consists of two 0.6mm discs attached together, enabling access to the upper and lower side of the disk,
and 4 sides could be used at maximum.
Single Layer : 4.7GByte
Dual Side Single Layer : 9.5GByte
Samsung Electronics
CD-R/RW DVD-ROM
1.2mm 0.6*2mm
0.45(0.5) 0.6
780um 650um
1.6pm 0.74pm
0.65GB 4.7GB
Groove Pit train
Label
Polycarbonate
Bonding layer
Reflective layer
Polycarbonate
Polycarbonate
Reflective layer
Bonding layer
Reflective layer
Polycarbonate
DVD-R/RW
0.6*2mm
0.6
650um
0.74pm
4.7GB
Groove
Dual Layer : 8.5GByte
Dual Side Dual Layer : 17GByte
DVD-RAM
0.6*2mm
0.6
650um
0.615pm
4.7GB
Land/Groove
Label
Polycarbonate
Reflective layer
Bonding layer
Semi-reflective layer
Polycarbonate
Polycarbonate
Semi-reflective layer
Reflective layer
Bonding layer
Reflective layer
Semi-reflective layer
Polycarbonate
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