Introduction
Welcome to the HD DVD FAQ. Check back regularly to see what's been happening in the world of HD DVD.
What is HD DVD?
HD DVD is the next generation of DVD technology: High Definition DVD. It is the official DVD Forum high-definition format. Its most
important features are:
- High resolution picture: full HD resolution of 1920x1080 is supported (six times more pixels than DVD)
- Greatly increased disc capacity (over five times that of DVD)
- Better quality video encoding, using VC1 and H264 (MPEG4) video standards
- Rich interactivity (for so much more than just menus) via HDi™
- Higher resolution audio than DVD: Dolby Digital Plus,
DTS-HD
, and Dolby TrueHD
- Same physical size as DVDs and CDs
- Allows legal copies to be made e.g. to a PC using managed copy
I Want One!
See the list of players and the list of movies.
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