HD DVD (short for High Density Digital Versatile Disc) is an obsolete high-density optical disc format for storing data and playback of high-definition...
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Blu-ray (redirect from Bluray dvd)
format war, where Blu-ray Disc competed with the HD DVD format. Toshiba, the main company supporting HD DVD, conceded in February 2008, and later released...
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using a DVD recorder and then function as a DVD-ROM. Rewritable DVDs (DVD-RW, DVD+RW, and DVD-RAM) can be recorded and erased many times. DVDs are used...
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high-definition (HD) optical-disc formats, HD DVD and Blu-ray, were introduced in 2006. The HD DVD format, promoted by Toshiba, was backed by the DVD Forum, which...
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AACS encryption key controversy (redirect from HD DVD Night)
C5 63 56 88 C0 (commonly referred to as 09 F9), a cryptographic key for HD DVDs and Blu-ray Discs. The letters demanded the immediate removal of the key...
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The Xbox 360 HD DVD Player is a discontinued accessory for the Xbox 360 console that enables the playback of movies on HD DVD discs. Microsoft offered...
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High-definition optical disc format war (redirect from Blu-Ray vs. HD DVD)
optical disc format war was a market competition between the Blu-ray and HD DVD optical disc standards for storing high-definition video and audio; it took...
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High-definition video (redirect from HD video)
However, since HD is broadcast digitally, its introduction sometimes coincides with the introduction of DTV. Additionally, current DVD quality is not...
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they will play DVDs. Some are compatible with CD and other disc formats. The short-lived HD DVD format is also incompatible with DVD for the same reason...
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Comparison of high-definition optical disc formats (redirect from Blu Ray Vs. HD-DVD)
technical specifications of multiple high-definition formats, including HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc; two mutually incompatible, high-definition optical disc...
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Paramount Home Entertainment (redirect from Paramount DVD)
supporting the HD video format Blu-ray in addition to rival format HD DVD, becoming the first studio to release on both formats. Its first four HD DVD releases...
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Dolby Digital Plus (section HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc)
Blu-ray Disc. On HD DVD, DD+ is designated a mandatory audio codec. A HD DVD movie may use DD+ as the primary (or only) audio track. A HD DVD player is required...
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Ultra HD Blu-ray (4K Ultra HD, UHD-BD, or 4K Blu-ray) is a digital optical disc data storage format that is an enhanced variant of Blu-ray. Ultra HD Blu-ray...
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prohibitions (UOPs). With an upgrade, it will also do the same for HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc. The AnyDVD program runs in the background, making discs unrestricted...
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The Sopranos (redirect from The Sopranos DVD)
was released in 2008. The sixth season was released on Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD in 2006 and 2007. The first season was released on Blu-ray in 2009. A complete...
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definition, but also on appropriate HD-DVD players. HD-DVD was overall discontinued, so only season one was released on HD-DVD, although the later two seasons...
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Xbox 360 technical specifications (section DVD storage)
as well as an HD DVD copy of Peter Jackson's King Kong. The drive plays HD DVD movies, although all Xbox 360 games will remain on the DVD format. Microsoft...
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DVD-Audio (commonly abbreviated as DVD-A) is a digital format for delivering high-fidelity audio content on a DVD. DVD-Audio uses most of the storage on...
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DVD-Ds, also referred to as disposable DVDs, were a type of disposable digital versatile disc/digital video disc that were designed to be used for a maximum...
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DVD and HD DVD on December 11, 2007 in North America. The DVD was released in both Fullscreen and 2.35:1 Widescreen aspect ratios. The HD DVD and DVD...
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formats, the Blu-ray version on single-layer BD-25 discs and the HD DVD set on dual-layer HD DVD-30 discs. The first U.S. high-definition releases omitted the...
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software and data for computers and fifth generation video game consoles. DVDs as well as downloading started to replace CD-ROMs in these roles starting...
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higher-capacity formats like Blu-ray and HD DVD. DVD DVD recorder (DVDR) DVD-R DL CD-R DVD+R DL DVD+RW DL DVD-RAM MiniDVD MultiLevel Recording, an obsolete technology...
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develop the DVD and formerly HD DVD formats. It was initially known as the DVD Consortium when it was founded in 1995. The DVD Forum was created to facilitate...
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version) and HD DVD as one of the first high-definition adult releases on an optical disc format. Evan Stone reported on the extra DVD that there was...
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Versatile Multilayer Disc (redirect from Hd vmd)
blue-laser Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD formats and had an initial capacity of up to 30 GB per side. At a physical level, VMD is identical to DVD, but with the possibility...
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WVC1) to encode WMV HD videos. A number of WMV9-encoded high definition movie titles have been made commercially available on DVD-ROM discs, either as...
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diameter has been adopted by subsequent formats, including Super Audio CD, DVD, HD DVD, and Blu-ray Disc. The 80-millimetre (3.1 in) diameter discs ("Mini CDs")...
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