what is VCD and DVD?
A DVD looks just like a music CD and is the prefered medium for most of us. (I hear ya Dave, hey, I’m not complaining about tapes! 😉 For all your anime DVD needs, please go to: http://www.animeondvd.com/ A VCD looks like just a music CD (deja vu? 🙂 and can carry up to 70 mins worth of MPEG-1 encoded audiovisual. The quality ranges from good VHS to really “Is something wrong with my eyes?” terrible. I have heard there is a Japanese _Neon Genesis Evangelion_ set put out by Gainax, and a Singapore _Gundam 0083_ limited box set. Most VCDs come from Hong Kong and Taiwan, unfortunately there are many bootlegs. In Hong Kong licenced VCDs cost about US$2.50 to US$6. Most of them go for about US$4. A VCD faq: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Forum/2496/vcdfaq.html –An addition from Ru Igarashi.. There is a SVCD (Super VCD) format which uses MPEG2 on CD (so in a sense it is a cross between a VCD and DVD). It’s getting popular in non-professional video circles, but isn’t getting the recognition
