HD DVD, or High-Definition DVD is a high-density optical disc format designed for the storage of data and high definition video.[1]
The HD DVD disc is designed to be the successor to the standard DVD format. It can store about three times as much data as its predecessor (15 GB per layer instead of 4.7 GB). The HD DVD standard was jointly developed by Toshiba and NEC On 19th November 2003, the DVD Forum voted to support HD DVD as the high definition successor of the standard DVD. At this meeting, they also renamed it HD DVD. The format had previously been called the "Advanced Optical Disc" (AOD).
At CES (Consumer Electionics Association) 2006, Microsoft announced that there would be an external add-on HD DVD drive for the Xbox 360 game console; this was released in November 2006. Also at CES 2006, companies backing HD DVD said that nearly 200 titles would be available for the format by the end of the year. [1]
- Unlike Blu-ray, the HD DVD players are backwards compatible.
- Has menu's assceable while watching the movies, such a commentaries and extra features.
[1] In reference to Wikipedia
More information can be found on the Toshiba website: http://www.home-of-hd.co.uk/
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