Ultimately DVD ROM replication is ideal for businesses who are doing high volume projects. If you are smaller business trying to cut costs, it might be easier to duplicate your DVDs.

When you drop off your dvd rom for replication, the manufacturer will clone your master disc (a glass master) from your original master DVD ROM. From the glass master, stampers are made which are the blue print for the dvd rom replication process - they are mounted in the mold machine and the replica is created in the form of 120mm disc. The new disc (dvd) is then coated with a thin layer of aluminium.

In the final stage of dvd rom replication, a protective laquer is applied to the disc and it is hardened with UV light (this makes it more resistant to sratching). A good dvd replicator will be able to produce thousands of clones without fualt. They perform with near perfect accuracy and are capable of very high rates of production. As mentioned before, if you pay an inferior price, you will end up with an inferior product. As you can see there's a lot of hidden costs to dvd replication which you may not have been aware of.

The difference between replication and duplication is that duplication is used for low volumes and is suitable for people looking for qucik turn arounds. In this instance, dvd copies are made to existing media. This is generally a lot cheaper for short run requirements and you don't have the replication costs that are involved with high tech machinery. Data integrity is not usually as good though, so that's something to keep mind. If you are looking for a dvd replication or dvd duplication service, then keep all of this information, and as always, shop around.

DVD Replication costs can vary from business to business. DVD duplication services usually start at around $10 per 25 units. Of course the cheaper service, probably the less reliabale the data integrity. Professional DVD duplication machines cost a lot of money and subsequently, you can pay up to $4 per DVD press for a small run of dvds. DVD replication costs will also vary from state to state and from country to county. For example, even dvd replication New York style is a lot cheaper then dvd duplication in Chicago.

You also need to take into account the integrity of the data and how much attention each company puts into dvd replication data integrity which is quite important if you want professional quality DVD duplication. Some prices may not include colour surface printing which is essential if you want to create professional replicated dvds.

A good dvd replication business will infact carry out random post-production testing on a variety of formats and multi-zoned DVD players to ensure that your final product will play successfully.