A DVD has many advantages over video tapes. Instead of fast forwarding to a specific spot in your video, a DVD lets you skip right to a specific point, bypassing all of the video in between. The DVD Menu lists "Chapters" which are the places where you want to be able to skip to (usually a new scene or event). By pressing the MENU button on your DVD player's remote, you can access your menus and move to the exact spot you want.

DVD is the next generation of video storage. With the capacity for high quality sound and video, DVD has surpassed video tapes as the new industry standard in quality video storage. A DVD is similar to a CD (compact disc), but has 8 to 10 times the storage capacity. DVD is the first video format that will truly last a lifetime. All the major players in video media (Sony, Pioneer, Toshiba, Etc.) have embraced DVD, and together have reaped the benefits of DVD being the fastest selling consumer electronic in history.

One of the best things about DVD is the quality of the video. While a normal VHS tape only offers 200-300 vertical lines of resolutions, a DVD allows a full 480 lines of resolution. This means that your picture is sharper and more detailed.

Dolby Digital Surround Sound has now become a household staple with home entertainment centers. You can customize your home videos to play in the simplest of stereo outputs or as complex as an speaker surround sound system.