The recordable DVD is already available, although different formats are competing for acceptance and prices remain relatively high. But the writing is on the wall - the days of the lower resolution videotape are going to eventually come to an end. The cost of manufacturing a recordable DVD will be far less than producing a videocassette with its moving rollers, springs, and hinges. The recordable compact disc is rapidly doing in the cassette tape for precisely the same reason. Consumers deserve to save as well, and DVDTalk is determined to make sure they do.
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