HD DVDs
On a standard DVD, about 20 minutes or so of HD
quality movies will fit. So they had to create a
higher capacity DVD format so that a feature length
movie can fit on there. Two separate formats have
emerged. Blu Ray and HD-DVD Some movies are out on
HD-DVD or Blu-Ray. HD-DVD and Blu-Ray are
competing formats for High Definition DVD's. HD-DVDs
hold up to 30 gigabytes of data.
HD DVD is quickly becoming the leading format
for HD quality DVDs. Blu Ray is the competing
format. X-box has decided to use HD-DVD as its
player of choice and Play Station has selected Blu
Ray. Some companies have backed one format and other
companies have backed the other.
The companies that have backed HD-DVD include
HP, Intel, Microsoft, Paramount, Toshiba, Universal,
HBO, and Warner Brothers. Naturally the studios that
back HD-DVD are going to release their movies on
HD-DVD and vice versa for Blu Ray. Below are some
links on places to buy HD-DVD's and some sites that
have more infomation
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