Comparing High Definition DVD to Blue Ray DVD
While the battle between next generation media formats is now over, many people still don't really know the differences between Blu-ray and HD DVD. Blu-ray came out on top, and HD DVD has been discontinued. Let's look at the two formats, keeping in mind that the standard DVD format is still alive and well.
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Capacity
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HD DVD has a capacity of 15 to 30 GB (Gigabytes), and Blu-ray's capacity is 25 to 50 GB. Ordinary DVDs only hold 4.7 GB.
Main Hardware Support
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HD DVDs were primarily supported by Toshiba, Sanyo, NEC, Microsoft and Intel. Blu-ray was supported by a much larger list, including Sony, Panasonic, Philips, Samsung, Sharp, Pioneer, LG, Dell, HP and Apple Computers.
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Entertainment Company Support
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HD DVD was supported by HBO, New Line Cinema, Paramount Home Entertainment, Universal Studios Home Entertainment, and Warner Home Video. Blu-ray is supported by Twentieth Century Fox, Vivendi Universal, Electronic Arts and Walt Disney. However, now that HD DVD has been discontinued, all major entertainment companies are backing Blu-ray.
Video Games
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The Sony Playstation 3 supports Blu-ray, while the Microsoft Xbox 360 did sell an add-on for a time that allowed HD DVD playback.
Quality
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While Blu-ray has the ability to hold much more content, including special features and other extras, the video quality of each of the formats is essentially the same.
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