HD DVD

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HD DVD was a now-obsolete high-definition optical disc format developed as a successor to DVD that competed with Blu-ray Disc in the mid-2000s format war.

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Surface form Occurrences
HD DVD technology 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf high-definition optical disc format
optical disc format
physical media format
abbreviationOf High Definition Digital Versatile Disc NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs High Definition Digital Versatile Disc NERFINISHED
backwardCompatibleWith DVD (via combo discs and hybrid players)
commerciallyIntroducedInYear 2006
competedWith Blu-ray Disc NERFINISHED
copyProtection AACS NERFINISHED
HDCP NERFINISHED
declaredDefeatedOn 2008-02-19
developedAs successor to DVD
developedBy NEC NERFINISHED
Toshiba NERFINISHED
discontinuedInYear 2008
interactiveLayer HDi NERFINISHED
introducedInYear 2002
lostFormatWarTo Blu-ray Disc NERFINISHED
marketedBy Toshiba NERFINISHED
partOf high-definition optical disc format war
physicalDiscDiameter 120 mm
predecessorFormat DVD NERFINISHED
primaryAudioCodec DTS-HD High Resolution Audio GENERATED
DTS-HD Master Audio GENERATED
Dolby Digital Plus GENERATED
Dolby TrueHD GENERATED
primaryVideoCodec H.264/MPEG-4 AVC GENERATED
MPEG-2 GENERATED
VC-1 GENERATED
regionCoding no regional coding for movies
standardizedBy DVD Forum NERFINISHED
status obsolete
storageCapacityDualLayer 30 GB
storageCapacitySingleLayer 15 GB
storageCapacityTripleLayer 51 GB
successorFormat Blu-ray Disc NERFINISHED
supportedBy Intel NERFINISHED
Microsoft NERFINISHED
Paramount Home Entertainment NERFINISHED
Universal Studios Home Entertainment NERFINISHED
Warner Home Video (initially dual-format) NERFINISHED
supportsFeature picture-in-picture
web-enabled content
supportsVideoResolution 1080i
1080p
720p
usesLaserColor blue-violet
usesLaserWavelength 405 nm

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BDA comparedWith HD DVD
VC-1 fileFormatSupport HD DVD
blue laser diodes usedFor HD DVD
this entity surface form: HD DVD technology
Dolby Digital Plus usedIn HD DVD
DTS usedInMedium HD DVD