

Discs using the DVD-Video specification require a DVD drive and an MPEG-2 decoder (e.g., a DVD player, or a computer DVD drive with a software DVD player).


DVD-Video was the dominant consumer home video format in Asia, North America, Europe, and Australia in the 2000s until it was supplanted by the high-definition Blu-ray Disc. Other logo used from 1997–2001 (although some DVDs from 2001–2003 and some pirated DVDs made after 2001 still carry this logo)ĭVD-Video is a consumer video format used to store digital video on DVD discs.
