| Advantages | Disadvantages |
| Complete conference DVD |
- Contains all multimedia recordings from one meeting
- Playback is generally smoother, and skipping around in a recording is easier on DVD
- Can be used without an Internet connection
- 2008 DVD includes mp3 (audio only) and PDF (slide only) versions of all recorded presentations. DVD of 2006 and 2007 conferences allow online access to mp3.
- Purchase includes online access to recordings in advance of DVD delivery
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- Requires a DVD drive on your computer
- More expensive
- Typically ships 4 weeks after meeting ends
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| Complete online access |
- Provides access to all multimedia recordings from one meeting
- Generally available 2 weeks after meeting ends
- Least expensive way to access all recordings
- Multimedia recordings can be downloaded for playback offline
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- Requires an Internet connection
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| Online access to a single multimedia recording |
- You can view slides and hear the speaker's voice at same time
- Generally available 2 weeks after meeting ends
- Allows online access to mp3 version of the same presentation.
- Least expensive way to see and hear a single presentation
- Multimedia recordings can be downloaded for playback offline
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- Requires an Internet connection
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| Online access to a single mp3 files |
- Hear what was said in a single seminar or keynote
- Playback does not require a computer.
- Can be played on an mp3 player or a computer.
- mp3 file can be downloaded for playback offline
- Least expensive way to hear a single presentation
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- Requires an Internet connection
- Generally not available until 6-8 weeks after meeting ends
- Multimedia recordings cannot be downloaded for playback offline
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