HD DVD is used to store data and playback of high-definition video.
In this post, it’s possible for you to know the HD DVDs history and technical specifications.
Overview of HD DVD
What is HD DVD?
Mainly supported by Toshiba, HD DVD was considered the successor of the standardDVDformat.
The HD DVD Promotion Group was disbanded on March 28, 2008.
HD DVD-RAM has a single-layer capacity of 20 GB.
The numerical aperture of the optical head is 0.65, and the DVD is 0.6.
All HD DVD players are backward compatible with DVD andCD.
All HD DVD titles adopt UDF version 2.5 as thefile system.
In this file system, multiplexed audio and video streams are stored in the EVO container format.
Video
HD DVD video can be encoded using VC-1, H.264/MPEG-4 AVC, or H.262/MPEG-2 Part 2.
The vast majority of distributions used VC-1 encoding and most of the remaining titles used VC-1 encoding H.264/MPEG-4 AVC.
Comparison Between HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc
What is the difference between HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc?