High Definition DVD by Kenny Hemphill
High definition DVD, also known as HD-DVD (which actually stands for High Density DVD), is one of two competing high definition storage format - the other being Blu-ray . The need for a new, high capacity storage format, has been primarily brought about by the rapid rise in popularity of... That is that current DVDs will play in HD-DVD player, although new high definition DVD won’t play in older DVD players. ... Therefore, the studios plan to release future movies on one or both high definition formats.

Which is better? EDTV vs HDTV by Bradley James
With all the new digital formats out there, it is of little surprise that there exists considerable confusion about EDTV and HDTV. First of all, EDTV stands for Enhanced Definition Television, while HDTV stands for High Definition Television. TVs equipped with either of these formats are capable... And although Enhanced Definition Television (EDTV) doesn't quite offer the oustanding life-like quality attributed to High Definition Television (HDTV), its picture is actually closer to HDTV than regular television.

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? ... Let us briefly review the main reference areas for performance analysis of optical format for high definition cited by Microsoft and Intel, and which are considered to be best represented by what HD DVD delivers: Managed copy , a first for DVDs - the consumer is allowed to make copies of discs to a hard drive or home server.

High Definition DVD - Facts About It by Ispas Marin
High definition DVD represents an evolution of the present DVD format. Regarding its video and audio quality, high definition DVD is much better than the actual DVD as this was compared to the features of the old VHS videotapes. The birth of the high definition DVD was determined by the... The two main formats are: HD DVD (pay attention not to cofuse it with the general term of High Definition DVD, which refers to any high definition DVD formats) and Blu-ray disc (BD).Some formats called EVD and FVD can be found mainly in Asia.

JVC's First Three-Layer Combo-Disc Blu-Ray / DVD by Iulia Pascanu
JVC developed and used a high-performance reflective film to produce this revolutionary three layer structure. The outer Blu-ray layer can be read by the blue light laser but it is transparent for the red light laser which therefore has access to the inner dual DVD layer. ... This later disc will feature 50 GB of high definition data (BD format), stored on a dual layer and 8.5 GB of DVD dual layer structure. ... At the beginning of this month, Toshiba and Memory-Tech were announcing their dual-layer DVD/HD DVD disk able to store both DVD and HD DVD content.

Watching HDTV on your Laptop by Preston Wily
Do you have a small laptop with a beautiful LCD display? Active matrix is now the standard for laptops and, as a result, the quality of images on most laptops is comparable to most desktops. Why should you let your TV and your desktop have all of the fun with high-definition programming? ... High-definition (HD) programming allows you to view movies and television as they were meant to be viewed. ... Many TV's now come with HD tuners standard and it is very easy to find HD tuners for PC's. ... Take advantage of USB 2.0 to watch HD programming Now you can use your USB 2.0 port, which comes...

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... HD DVD provides the large capacity storage needed for all sorts of recorded content, including high definition movies and music as well as computer data and files. ... 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...

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... High definition video requires a large amount of disc storage space making Blu ray discs a perfect choice for HD. ... Because of the larger capacity, movie studios will be able to release movies with more HD features on Blu ray than HD DVD.

Free Satellite TV Receivers - Who Has the Best by Brian Stevens
You probably know that DISH Network and DIRECTV will give you a free satellite TV dish and free satellite TV receivers when you subscribe to their service. But which of the two satellite companies has the best receivers? Here's a satellite TV receiver review: DISH Network Free Satellite TV... DIRECTV'S HD receiver gives you high definition video for a crystal-clear picture, and features Dolby Digital audio for a realistic sound. ... Their combination HD DVR receiver has all the features of their HD and DVR receivers plus it has 200 hour recording capability (50 hours in HD mode).

And You Thought HD Was A No-Brainer by Jonathan G. Michel
Technology is never that simple and it just got somewhat more complicated to understand. Remember 'content scrambling system', CSS for the abreviation, which was designed to protect the content on DVDs by the movie industry as you watched it on your PC? ... HDCP is a different monster altogether, and it stands for 'High Definition Content Protection' which must be supported or compatible with your drive and the player software. ... What it does is, it will downgrade the HD signal to a regular signal so that you don't get HD.