DVD Players Information - A Must Read by Jakob Culver
If you are looking into buying a DVD player for the first time or even just replacing an old one, there are some factors you will want to look into. There are so many DVD players on the market today. There are many assets on the DVD players but not many people actually know what they do. ... There are also Enhanced definition players, high definition, and progressive scan DVD players. ... DVD players come with high quality audio and video connections that bring you’re a crisp and clear picture. ... DVD players will play your CD’s, your MP3’s and some will even play WMA’s!

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. ... Because of its similarities to current DVD, high definition DVD is cheaper to manufacture than Blu-ray, because it doesn’t need big changes in the production line set-up.

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. ... 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. ... The DVD layer had a 4.7 GB capacity, satisfying specification of current DVD discs, while the HD DVD layer could store 15 GB capacity.

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? ... Support for hybrid discs - a single disc can store both high-definition and standard-definition versions of a film, that can be read in both current DVDs and future players. ... Let us briefly review the main reference areas for performance analysis of optical format for high definition cited by Microsoft and Intel, and which...

What is Blu-Ray? by David Stone
Blu-Ray is the name of the technology that has been implemented for a Blu-Ray Disc. This technology is very similar to a CD or DVD, only it is far more accurate. Like a DVD, a Blu-Ray Disk is round and thin. When inserted into a Blu-Ray Player it is spun and a laser reads the information in a... HDMI stands for High Definition Multimedia Interface which means that it was specifically designed for high definition applications. ... With all of this space you can fit High Definition quality movies and sound on one disc.

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... Now, both Blu-ray and HD players are capable of playing CD’s and DVD’s but HD players are not able to play Blu ray discs and vice versa. ... Both formats are comparable in high definition picture quality.

Toshiba Wins Hollywood Support for the HD DVD format by Lulia Pascanu
What led them to this choice, as all four studios stated separately, is better performance for the price and copyright protection. The other standard in competition, the Blu-ray disc, unconditionally backed by Sony Pictures Entertainment, is also counting on support from Metro Goldwyn Mayer and... This enhances the disc capacity and allows the recording of high definition video on DVD support. ... The launch of DVD players in the HD DVD format is being expected for the last quarter of 2005. ... Up to this moment, the four studios that gave their endorsement to HD DVD technology represent...

Video Gaming Technology Takes Strides Forward by Julia Hall
One type of technology that definitely brings people a lot of entertainment, enjoyment, and even social bonding is video gaming platforms. Ever since Atari and other primitive video game platforms first came out about thirty years ago, the video gaming industry has tried to make better and... One of the features that they both have in common is the ability to play high definition DVD's onto HDTV sets, making them high definition DVD players (as well as normal DVD plays and CD players). ... Even these High Definition DVD formats are in competition because the Play Station 3 plays Sony's...

Progressive Scan DVD Players by Roger Sanchez
You've probably heard about progressive scan DVD players , but you may not know what exactly they are or why they seem to be the hot item that people want these days. To understand why this is the case, first you need to learn about the different technology that progressive scan DVD players... Progressive scan DVD players work by sending DVD signals in the same progressive format. ... But with the advent of digital and high definition television projectors , display technology has changed, leading the way for DVD technology to change as well.