MiniDVD

MiniDVD be called two different standards.

• On the one hand is meant by MiniDVD a standard CD, which was described on the DVD -compliant standard (also called cDVD ).
• MiniDVD also referred to a reduced (80 mm version ) of the standard 120 - mm - DVD ( see the following paragraph ).

MiniDVD

Early 2001, Warner Music Manufacturing Europe ( WMME ) a reduced version of the DVD in a 3 -inch format ( similar to the mini- CD), which was also called " MiniDVD ". This was intended as a carrier medium to be used for music videos or as a promotional tool for short commercials.

For camcorders with 1.4GB MiniDVD is often used in storing the recorded movie data.

The problem is the small size of the MiniDVD, because it can not be used in a slot-in drive of a PC without an adapter. In addition, the risk of loosening of the adapter and MiniDVD is greater than the mini-CD, because the players now allow much higher rotation speeds. Also, not all DVD players have a corresponding well.

The following variables were provided:

• DVD 5 with 1.46 gigabytes of memory
• DVD 9 with 2.66 gigabytes of memory
• DVD 10 with 2.92 gigabytes of memory

The well-known video games and console manufacturer Nintendo used for its GameCube console games released in 2001 also the MiniDVD format as data carriers for the games. This should greatly limit the ability to make illegal copies, mainly. However, Nintendo has received criticism because of that, because it, unlike the competition, therefore lacking the console to a playback option for conventional movie DVDs. Addition it was Nintendo with its current game console, the Wii, slot-in drive MiniDVDs play in one. This was the Wii Nintendo's first backward-compatible stationary console.