CDI Offers Over 25
Years of Experience

In 1982, CDI Media opened its doors to the public,
offering quality duplication services and unprec-
edented levels of customer support. And while
CDI Media has grown to become one of the
nation’s largest duplication centers, our
dedication to quality and service remains
unchanged. In fact, CDI Media is one of the few
replication companies that are ISO 9001:2000
certified. It is also one of the few that offer
complete creative, production and fulfillment
services. But as our customers can attest,
CDI is dedicated to doing whatever it takes
to duplicate your success.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. What is a licenced Replicator?

CDI Media is a Philips Licenced supplier and is compliant with Philips licencing conditions.

The technology behind CD and DVD products and the Replication of optical media are covered by many patents. Philips licenses suppliers and collects patent fees for each disc replicated. We strongly advise you to check that your supplier sells licensed CD & DVD products. If you receive unlicensed CD/DVD products your company could be liable for patent infringement.

For more info and to look up CDI Media's status as a fully licenced replicator please visit Philips website, click on Licensee Database and search for "CDI Media".

2. What is DVD?

DVD is the new generation of optical disc storage technology. DVD is essentially a bigger, faster CD that can hold cinema-like video, better-than-CD audio, still photos, and computer data. DVD aims to encompass home entertainment, computers, and business information with a single digital format. It has replaced laserdisc, is well on the way to replacing videotape and video game cartridges, and could eventually replace audio CD and CD-ROM. DVD has widespread support from all major electronics companies, all major computer hardware companies, and all major movie and music studios. With this unprecedented support, DVD became the most successful consumer electronics product of all time in less than three years of its introduction. In 2003, six years after introduction, there were over 250 million DVD playback devices worldwide, counting DVD players, DVD PCs, and DVD game consoles. This was more than half the numbers of VCRs, setting DVD up to become the new standard for video publishing.

It's important to understand the difference between the physical formats (such as DVD-ROM and DVD-R) and the application formats (such as DVD-Video and DVD-Audio). DVD-ROM is the base format that holds data. DVD-Video (often simply called DVD) defines how video programs such as movies are stored on disc and played in a DVD-Video player or a DVD computer. The difference is similar to that between CD-ROM and Audio CD. DVD-ROM includes recordable variations: DVD-R/RW, DVD-RAM, and DVD+R/RW. The application formats include DVD-Video, DVD-Video Recording (DVD-VR), DVD+RW Video Recording (DVD+VR), DVD-Audio Recording (DVD-AR), DVD Stream Recording (DVD-SR), DVD-Audio (DVD-A), and Super Audio CD (SACD). There are also special application formats for game consoles such as Sony PlayStation 2 and Microsoft Xbox.

For more info on DVD please visit one of our favorite sites: http://www.dvddemystified.com/dvdfaq.html

3. What's VCD?

VCD stands for 'Video Compact Disc' and basically it is a CD that contains moving pictures and sound. If you're familiar with regular audio/music CDs, then you will know what a VCD looks like. A VCD has the capacity to hold up to 74/80 minutes on 650MB/700MB CDs respectively of full-motion video along with quality stereo sound. VCDs use a compression standard called MPEG to store the video and audio. A VCD can be played on almost all standalone DVD Players and of course on all computers with a DVD-ROM or CD-ROM drive with the help of software based decoder / player. It is also possible to use menus and chapters, similar to DVDs, on a VCD and also simple photo album/slide shows with background audio. The quality of a very good VCD is about the same as a VHS tape based movie but VCD is usually a bit more blurry. If you want better quality checkout SVCD,CVD or DVD.

For more info on VCD please visit another one of our favorite sites: http://www.dvdrhelp.com/faq

4. What's CD-R? CD-RW?

CD-R is short for "CD-Recordable". Recordable CDs are WORM (Write Once, Read Multiple) media that work just like standard CDs. The advantage of CD-R over other types of optical media is that you can use the discs with a standard CD player. The disadvantage is that you can't reuse a disc.

A related technology called CD-Rewritable (CD-RW) allows you to erase discs and reuse them, but the CD-RW media doesn't work in all players. CD-Rewritable drives are able to write both CD-R and CD-RW discs.

All CD recorders can read CDs and CD-ROMs, just like a standard CD-ROM drive.

For more information on CD-R's please visit: http://www.cdrfaq.org/

5. What is FTP?

FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is the simplest and most secure way to exchange files over the Internet. Whether you know it or not, you most likely use FTP all the time.

For more information on FTP visit: http://www.ftpplanet.com/ftpresources/ftpnew-user.htm

For a great FTP tutorial visit: http://www.ftpplanet.com/ftpresources/basics.htm