Friday, May 30, 2008

UNIT 6 ( PAGE 37 NO 7 - MODERN DEVICES ) MARZIATI

A DVD player is a device that plays discs produced under both the DVD Video and DVD Audio technical standards, two different and incompatible standards. The first DVD players were introduced in Japan in November of 1996 and DVD players were first available in the United States in March of 1997. Additionally, most DVD players allow users to play audio CDs, MP3 and Video CDs (VCD) and include a home cinema. Most hardware DVD players have to be connected to a television set. There are also some small portable devices which have an LCD screen attached. Portable DVD players that are capable of playing DVDs. Most have an LCD screen and stereo speakers and are usually powered by lithium ion batteries. Portable DVD players are often used for long road trips and travel. After that, the price is reasonable and it is about RM 100 and above each one. Software DVD players are programs that allow users to view DVD videos on a computer with a DVD-ROM drive. Today many houses in Malaysia have DVD players.

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