HD DVD
Videos
HD DVD is an obsolete high-density optical disc format for storing data and playback of high-definition video. Supported principally by Toshiba, HD DVD was envisioned to be the successor to the standa
In November 2006, Microsoft released an HD DVD player for their Xbox 360 game console for $199. It came packaged with King Kong and could only play movies.
Although HD DVD and Blu-ray used near-identical translucent keep cases for most pre-recorded releases, they were normally coloured red for the former and blue for the latter.
Internal optical disc drive from LG playing both, HD DVD and Blu-ray disks
DVD-Video
Videos
DVD-Video is a consumer video format used to store digital video on DVDs. DVD-Video was the dominant consumer home video format in most of the world in the 2000s. As of 2026, it continues to compete w
HD DVD
…HD DVD format also applies to current red laser DVDs; this type of disc is called "3× DVD", as it is capable of three times the bandwidth of regular DVD-Video. 3× DVDs are physically identical to normal DVDs. Although 3× DVDs provide the same high-definition content, their playback time is less. For example…
Philips DVD