Toshiba Has HD-DVD-R Ready for Mass Production by Cole Figgins
The time has come for Toshiba and Nec, the main backers of HD-DVD format to announce they're ready for write-once HD-DVD-R disc mass production. Their discs can store 15 GB of data, and should be available for the consumers in the first half of the next year, by the same time that HD-DVD... The advantage that HD-DVD-R disc has over its main competitor, the Blu-ray disc is it has the same disc structure as the classic DVD and thus can be manufactured by using the same production lines. ... So far, the Blu-ray Disc Association and the HD DVD Promotion Group have refused to compromise to a...

Blu ray VS. HD DVD, Who Will Win the Battle? by TN Burns
Blu ray technology and HD DVD technology are fighting each other to become the DVD format of the next generation. Blu ray and HD DVD are fighting against each other in a similar style as the VHS and Betamax battle of the 1980's. Blu ray Disc is an optical disc format designed for high definition... A Blu-ray disc can hold up to 25GB and a dual layer 54 GB while an HD disc can hold up to 15 GB and a dual layer 30 GB. ... Paramount, Studio Canal, Universal, Warner and The Weinstein Company has decided to back the HD DVD format.

DVD R by Jimmy Sturo
DVD stands for Digital Versatile/Video Disc. It is an optical storage technology that can be used to store large amounts of data, high quality video, audio or games. The DVD format has only been around for a decade and has evolved incredibly fast since its launch. ... A good rule of thumb is that a DVD-R disc will be read by most DVD drives and players but will only be written by a DVD-R or DVD-RW compatible drive. ... To illustrate this, it is possible to store DVD-Video and data(DVD-ROM) on a single DVD-R disc.

Recordable DVD Formats Explained by Kenny Hemphill
Picking your way through the ton of information available on recordable DVD formats can be a nightmare. To help you out, we’ve done our best to distill it into this summary. There are five recordable versions of DVD; DVD-R for General, DVD-R for Authoring, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW, and DVD+RW. ... Despite not being authorised by the DVD Forum, DVD+RW is claimed by its supporterd to be compatible with more DVD video players than DVD-R and DVD+RW writers are found in PCs from quite a few manufacturers.

An Introduction to HD-DVD by Chuck Red
High density digital versatile disc is a digital optical media format which is being developed. HD DVD is similar to the competing Blu-ray Disc. It is currently in a format war with the Blu ray disc proposed by the Blu ray disc association. HD DVD has a single layer capacity of 15GB and a double... There are two kinds of of HD DVD discs for content, the 15GB single layer disc and the dual-layer disc with double capacity, a full 30GB. ... The resilient HD DVD disc has a protective layer which removes the need for a protective cartridge, allowing the development of slim computer drives.

Two More Aces for HD DVD: Intel and Microsoft by Cole Figgins
Microsoft and Intel have gone public with their decision to join the HD DVD Supporters. Why this sudden change of stance after months of neutrality in this battle? How have they become from technology providers for both groups, sustainers of the HD DVD format? ... The format of the next-generation of DVDs has started a long battle (some three years ago) between Toshiba and Sony, the key supporters in the HD DVD Promotion Group and Blu-ray Disc Association. ... Let us briefly review the main reference areas for performance analysis of optical format for high definition cited by Microsoft...

Blu-ray vs HD-DVD - The Lowdown on the Warring Formats by Josh Biggs
The current aim of blu-ray and HD-DVD is to get as much public support quickly as ultimately it is the consumer who will decide which format comes out on top. With the unification talks failing it is up to you to make the decision of which format to adopt. ... Sony’s Professional Disc for Data (PDD) became the blu-ray format while Toshiba’s Advanced Optical Disc becoming HD-DVD. ... The DVD format was born from the co-operation of the Multimedia Compact Disc from Sony/Philips (MMCD) and the Super Density Disc (SD) from Toshiba.

CD/DVD Burners by Sezer Bozkurt
Some people think with the standardization of DVD burners on new computer systems, CD burners have become obsolete. Most people with CD burners will tend to disagree, as do I. Before going out and purchasing a CD Burner or DVD Burner the requirements of the individual need to be determined... A DVD Burner is used for copying or duplicating a DVD disc or to burn video files into DVD Format so they can be played on a home DVD player. ... Although CD Burners are somewhat slower than today’s DVD burners they do have more pros than con’s when comparing to a DVD Burner for data back-ups.

Understanding The DVD Drive by Otis Cooper
The CD was first introduced into the world by Phillips and the Sony corporation and was to replace the LP.It started rather badly butin 1995 there was a standard being set for the dvd Cdrom have been around awhile,but as the world grows,so do technology.And we have ended up with a much bigger... FEATURES OF THE DIGITAL VERSATILE DISC The DVD has the same physical dimemsions as the compact disc but is made slightly different.Most DVD hardware will play audio CDs and CDROMs All formats of the dvd use a common file system named UDF.The DVD come in both recordable and re-writable...

The Benefits of the Blu-ray Disc by Josh Biggs
This article will give you an overview of the benefits that the next-gen blu-ray format will offer over conventional formats such as DVD. The blu-ray format is going to push forward the limits of current media substantially which allow you to enjoy a host of great benefits which include:... Also TDK has announced work on a 200gb blu-ray disc (6 x 33gb layers) which will future proof the format even more. ... The enhanced interactivity features are another step forward compared to DVD. ... The final copy protection which may affect you is the Mandatory Managed Copy System (MMCS) which...