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They first went on sale in the UK around 1997/98. Since then it has slowly replaced the video cassette recorder in most homes, and forced retailers like Dixons to take VHS recorders off their selves. The reason for this turn around is the massive increase in picture and sound quality. And unlike VHS tapes DVD's don't degrade in quality everytime you use them. And with the introduction of DVD recorders the last useful feature of video recorders was lost. Below are common dvd terms,

• Multi-regions - Some dvds and players are set up only to play for certain regions. These regions are as follows. Zone 1 - USA, Canada. Zone 2 - Europe, South Africa, Japan, Middle East. Zone 3 - South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan. Zone 4 - Australia, New Zealand, Latin America. Zone 5 - Africa, India, Asia. Zone 6 - China.
• Certain players can only play certain DVD formats. Common formats include DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW and DVD Ram.
• Optical connection - This connection allows for production of Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS.
• 5.1 channel audio outputs - This produces dolby digital via surround sound systems by speakers on the: Left, Right, Center channel, Rear Left, Rear Right and a Subwoofer.
• Connections between a DVD player and a television includes Component video, S-video connection, Scart, Analog RCA connections and Audio connectors.
• Progressive scan - can refresh the picture 60 times per second making for a sharper image.

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