The DVD is one of the world’s most common formats for storage on optical discs. DVDs allow you to watch digital movies on your television, back up data on your computer and more. Although many computers and some televisions have built-in DVD players, some do not. If your computer or television lacks an internal DVD player, you can connect one to the USB, FireWire or auxiliary audio/video port. Writer Bio

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