The DVD Forum is an international organization composed of hardware, software, media and content companies that use and develop the DVD format. It was initially known as the DVD Consortium when it was founded in 1995. Jump to: navigation, search DVD is an optical disc storage media format that can be used for data storage, including movies with high video and sound quality. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Mission

The DVD Forum was created to facilitate the exchange of information and ideas about the DVD format, and to enable it to grow through technical improvement and innovation. The organization hopes to promote worldwide acceptance of DVD for entertainment, consumer electronics and information technology applications. Membership in the DVD Forum is open to any company or organization involved in DVD research, development, or manufacturing; software firms and other DVD users interested in developing the format are also encouraged to join. Forum members can support other formats in addition to DVD. Entertainment is an amusement or diversion intended to hold the attention of an audience or its participants. ... Categories: Information technology ...

What it does

The DVD Forum is responsible for the official DVD format specifications. The group handles licensing of the DVD format and logo through the DVD Format and Logo Licensing Corporation (DVD FLLC), which also publishes the official specifications in book form. Reference materials and newsletters are published for DVD Forum members.

Founding members

Ten companies founded the organization:

• Hitachi, Ltd.
• Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd.
• Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
• Pioneer Electronic Corporation
• Royal Philips Electronics N.V.
• Sony Corporation
• Thomson
• Time Warner Inc.
• Toshiba Corporation
• Victor Company of Japan, Ltd. (JVC)

Today, the DVD Forum has over 230 members. Jump to: navigation, search Hitachi Ltd. ... Logo for the Panasonic brand Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. ... Jump to: navigation, search Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (三菱電機, Mitsubishi Denki), (TYO: 6503) is a Japanese company based in the Mitsubishi Denki Building in Tokyo, manufactures electric and architectural equipment. ... Pioneer Corporation is a world leader in digital entertainment products, based in Tokyo, Japan. ... Jump to: navigation, search Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Royal Philips Electronics N.V.), usually known as Philips, (Euronext: PHIA, NYSE: PHG) is one of the largest electronics companies in the world. ... Jump to: navigation, search Sony Corporation (Japanese katakana: ソニー) (TYO: 6758), NYSE: SNE is a global Japanese consumer electronics corporation based in Tokyo, Japan. ... This article concerns the media and entertainment company. ... Time Warner Inc. ... Jump to: navigation, search Toshiba Corporation (東芝, Tōshiba) (TYO: 6502) is a Japanese high technology electrical and electronics manufacturing firm, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. ... Jump to: navigation, search JVC, or Japan Victor Company (日本ビクター株式会社) (TYO: 6792) is a Japanese consumer electronics corporation based in Yokohama, Japan which was founded in 1927. ...

References

• DVD Forum's Mission

External links

• DVD Forum
• Understanding Recordable & Rewritable DVD
• A DVD recorders shopping guide