In 2006, the release of two next-generation optical disc formats attempted to improve upon and eventually replace the DVD standard. The two formats, HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc, are currently in a format war. This article compares their respective technologies, business alliances, hardware support, and sales. “Optical media” redirects here. ... DVD (also known as Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc) is a popular optical disc storage media format. ... HD-DVD disc HD DVD (for High Density Digital Versatile Disc) is a digital optical media format which is being developed as one standard for high-definition DVD. HD DVD is similar to the competing Blu-ray Disc, which also uses the same CD sized (120 mm diameter) optical data... A Blu-ray Disc (also called BDray) is a high-density optical disc format for the storage of digital information, including high-definition video. ... A format war describes competition between mutually incompatible proprietary formats, usually for data storage devices and recording formats for electronic media, often forcing content publishers to take sides by supporting one format or the other. ...

There are two other high-definition optical disc formats: the multi-layered red-laser Versatile Multilayer Disc and a Chinese variant of HD DVD known as CH-DVD. Versatile Multilayer Disc (VMD) is a high-capacity red laser optical disc technology designed by New Medium Enterprises, Inc. ... CH-DVD (China High Definition DVD) is a high definition DVD format announced in September 2007 by the Optical Memory National Engineering Research Center (OMNERC) of Tsinghua University in China. ...

Technical details

^ a 2×15GB layers in Version 1, 3×17 GB layers in Version 2 of HD DVD specification.
^ b All HD DVD players are required to decode the two primary channels (left and right) of any Dolby TrueHD track,^[76][77] however every HD DVD player released thus far decodes 5.1 channels of TrueHD.
^ c On November 1, 2007 Secondary video and audio decoder became mandatory for new Blu-ray Disc players when the Bonus View requirement came into effect. However players introduced to the market before this date can continue to be sold without Bonus View.
^ d There are some differences in the implementation of Dolby Digital Plus (DD+) on the two formats. On Blu-ray Disc, DD+ can only be used to extend a primary Dolby Digital (DD) 5.1 audiotrack. In this method 640 Kbit/s is allocated to the primary DD 5.1 audiotrack (which is independently playable on players that do not support DD+), and up to 1 Mbit/s is allocated for the DD+ extension. The DD+ extension is used to replace the rear channels of the DD track with higher fidelity versions, along with adding additional channels for 6.1/7.1 audiotracks. On HD DVD, DD+ is used to encode all channels (up to 7.1), and no legacy DD track is required since all HD DVD players are required to decode DD+.
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Capacity/codecs

Blu-ray has a higher maximum disc capacity than HD DVD (50 GB vs. 30 GB for a single sided disc). In September 2007 the DVD Forum approved preliminary specification the triple-layer 51GB HD DVD (ROM only) disc. It is still unknown if the upcoming triple layer HD DVD is compatible with current players. Toshiba has confirmed that testing still needs to be done. An example of how capacity is put to use is King Kong: the film is over three hours long, has reference-quality video, near-reference quality audio, includes a picture-in-picture bonus track, and fits everything on a single 30Gb HD DVD disc^[1]. September 2007 is the ninth month of that year. ... The DVD Forum is an international organization composed primarily of hardware and software companies that use and develop the DVD format. ... King Kong is a 2005 remake of the 1933 King Kong film about a fictional giant ape called Kong. ...

The first 50 GB dual-layer Blu-ray Disc release was the movie Click, which was released on October 10, 2006, several months after the Blu-ray Disc format was released. By comparison, the majority of HD DVD titles were released on 30Gb discs from day one (The Last Samurai, for example^[2]). As of September 2007 40% of Blu-ray titles use the 50 GB disc and 60% use the 25 GB disc^[3] while most HD DVD movies are in the 30 GB dual layer format.^[4] Click is a 2006 comedy/drama/fantasy film directed by Frank Coraci and written by Steve Koren and Mark OKeefe. ... is the 283rd day of the year (284th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Last Samurai is an action/drama film written by John Logan and Edward Zwick & Marshall Herskovitz based on a story by Logan. ... September 2007 is the ninth month of that year. ...

The choice of video compression technology (codec) complicates any comparison of the formats. Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD both support the same three video compression standards: MPEG-2, VC-1 and AVC, each of which exhibits different bitrate/noise-ratio curves, visual impairments/artifacts, and encoder maturity. Initial Blu-ray Disc titles often used MPEG-2 video, which requires the highest average bitrate. and thus the most space, to match the picture quality of the other two video codecs. As of 2007, more and more titles have been authored with the newer compression standards: AVC and VC-1. HD DVD titles have used VC-1 and AVC almost exclusively since the format's introduction. Warner, which releases movies in both formats, often uses the same encode (with VC-1 codec) for both Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD, with identical results. In contrast, Paramount, before they went HD DVD exclusive, created separate encodings, VC-1 for HD DVD and usually MPEG-2 for Blu-ray. MPEG-2 is a standard for the generic coding of moving pictures and associated audio information [1]. It is widely used around the world to specify the format of the digital television signals that are broadcast by terrestrial (over-the-air), cable, and direct broadcast satellite TV systems. ... VC-1 is the informal name of the SMPTE 421M video codec standard initially developed by Microsoft. ... H.264 is a standard for video compression. ... MPEG-2 is a standard for the generic coding of moving pictures and associated audio information [1]. It is widely used around the world to specify the format of the digital television signals that are broadcast by terrestrial (over-the-air), cable, and direct broadcast satellite TV systems. ... In telecommunications and computing, bitrate (sometimes written bit rate, data rate or as a variable Rbit) is the number of bits that are conveyed or processed per unit of time. ... H.264 is a standard for video compression. ... VC-1 is the informal name of the SMPTE 421M video codec standard initially developed by Microsoft. ... VC-1 is the informal name of the SMPTE 421M video codec standard initially developed by Microsoft. ... H.264 is a standard for video compression. ... Warner Bros. ... Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and distribution company, based in Hollywood, California. ... VC-1 is the informal name of the SMPTE 421M video codec standard initially developed by Microsoft. ... MPEG-2 is a standard for the generic coding of moving pictures and associated audio information [1]. It is widely used around the world to specify the format of the digital television signals that are broadcast by terrestrial (over-the-air), cable, and direct broadcast satellite TV systems. ...

Whilst the two formats support similar audio codecs, their usage varies. Most titles released on the Blu-ray format include Dolby Digital tracks for each language in the region, and many also include a Linear PCM track for the primary language. On the other hand, most titles released on the HD DVD format include Dolby Digital Plus tracks for each language in the region, and some also include a Dolby TrueHD track for the primary language. Dolby Digital is the marketing name for a series of lossy audio compression technologies by Dolby Laboratories. ... PCM is an initialism which can have different meanings: Phase Change Material Pulse-code modulation, a way to digitally encode signals representing sound and their video counterparts Potential Cancer Marker Communist Party of Mexico Plug Compatible Manufacturer Power-train control module, a computer in a car which controls the car... HD-DVD disc HD DVD (for High Density Digital Versatile Disc) is a digital optical media format which is being developed as one standard for high-definition DVD. HD DVD is similar to the competing Blu-ray Disc, which also uses the same CD sized (120 mm diameter) optical data... Dolby Digital Plus (DD+), also known as E-AC-3, was developed specifically for the introduction of HDTV and HD-DVD/Blu-ray discs. ... Dolby TrueHD logo Dolby TrueHD, from Dolby Laboratories, is an advanced lossless multi-channel audio codec, intended primarily for high-end home-entertainment equipment, such as Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD. In this application, Dolby TrueHD competes with DTS-HD Master Audio, another lossless codec from Digital Theater System. ...

Interactivity

Both Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD have two main options for interactivity (on-screen menus, bonus features, etc.), one of which is relatively basic whilst the other is more advanced.

Blu-ray's basic mode is known as HDMV or BDMV ("High Definition Movie Mode" or "Blu-ray Disc Movie Mode"), whilst HD DVD's is known as "Standard Content". Both offer modest upgrades from standard DVD, such as the use of more buttons on-screen, a larger colour palette, and expanded (but still very limited) programming environment. BDMV is more powerful than Standard Content, and has been used on many Blu-ray disc titles, whereas Standard Content has been used sparingly on high-profile HD DVD. Like the disc formats themselves, HD DVD's Standard Content is a small delta on standard DVD's subpicture technology, whilst Blu-ray's BDMV is completely new. This makes transitioning from standard DVD to Standard Content HD DVD relatively simple -- for example, Apple's DVD Studio Pro has supported authoring Standard Content since version 4.0.3. Apples DVD Studio Pro allow users to create DVD Masters to send out to production houses. ...

For more advanced interactivity, Blu-ray disc supports BD-J, whilst HD DVD supports Advanced Content. Virtually all HD DVD discs have been released with Advanced Content interactivity, whereas support for BD-J has been somewhat spotty due in part to compatibility and performance issues^[5]. BD-J, or Blu-ray Disc Java, is the interactive platform supporting advanced content for Blu-ray Disc. ... Advanced Content provides interactivity in the HD DVD optical disc format. ...

Disc construction

Blu-ray Discs contain their data relatively close to the surface (less than 0.1 mm) which combined with the smaller spot size presents a problem when the surface is scratched as data would be destroyed. To overcome this, TDK, Sony, and Panasonic each have developed a proprietary scratch resistant surface coating. TDK trademarked theirs as Durabis, which has withstood direct abrasion by steel wool and marring with markers in tests.^[6] At this point only TDK recordable 25GB Blu-ray discs and DVD-R discs use the Durabis coating.^[7] “(TM)” redirects here. ... Durabis (Latin for you will last) is a brand name for a clear polymer coating developed by the TDK Corporation. ... Steel wool is a bundle of very fine steel filaments, used in finishing and repair work to polish wood or metal objects, and for household cleaning. ...

HD DVD uses traditional material and has the same scratch and surface characteristics of a regular DVD. The data is at the same depth (0.6 mm) as DVD as to minimize damage from scratching. Furthermore similar to DVD the construction of the HD DVD disc allows for a second side of either HD DVD or DVD.

A study performed by Home Media Magazine (August 5, 2007) concluded that HD DVD discs and Blu-ray discs are essentially equal in production cost. Quotes from several disc manufacturers for 25,000 units of HD DVDs and Blu-rays revealed a price differential of only 5-10 cents. (Lowest price: 90 cents versus 100 cents. Highest price: $1.45 versus $1.50.) ^[8] Another study performed by Wesley Tech (February 9, 2007) arrived at a similar conclusion. Quotes for 10,000 discs show that a 15 gigabyte HD DVD costs $11,500 total, and 25 gigabyte Blu-ray or a 30 gigabyte HD DVD costs $13,000 total. ^[9] For larger quantities of 100,000 units, the 25 gigabyte Blu-ray was less expensive than the 30 gigabyte HD DVD ($1.49 versus $1.55). ^[10] Note that these evaluations typically do not include the 50GB Blu-ray disc replications costs due to limited availability of replication. is the 217th day of the year (218th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

Hybrid discs

At the January 8, 2007 Consumer Electronics Show, Warner Bros. introduced a hybrid technology, Total HD, that would reportedly support both formats on a single disc.^[11]The new discs would overlay the Blu-ray and HD DVD layers, placing them respectively 0.1mm and 0.5mm beneath the surface. The Blu-ray top layer would act as a two-way mirror, reflecting just enough light for a Blu-ray reader to read and an HD DVD player to ignore. But the following September, Warner President Ron Sanders said that the company was putting the technology on hold due to lack of industry interest.^[12] is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... The International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is a trade show held each January in Las Vegas, Nevada, and is sponsored by the Consumer Electronics Association. ... “WB” redirects here. ... Total Hi Def Disc, also called a Total HD or THD, is an optical disc that includes both rival high-definition optical disc formats, Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD. [1] It was officially announced January 8, 2007 at Warner Bros / Warner Home Videos press conference held at CES...

Security features

The primary means of copyright enforcement on both formats is the Advanced Access Content System (AACS). Use of AACS is optional for HD DVD, but mandatory for Blu-ray, which can add thousands of dollars to production costs.^[13] Other copyright-enforcement strategies include: The Advanced Access Content System (AACS) is a standard for content distribution and digital rights management, intended to restrict access to and copying of the next generation of optical discs and DVDs. ...

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Region coding

The Blu-ray specification and all currently-available players support region coding. To date about 68% of Blu-ray discs are region-free and 32% use region codes.^[14]

Main article: Blu-ray#Region_codes

The HD DVD specification has no region coding, so an HD DVD disc from anywhere in the world will work in any player. The DVD Forum's steering committee has discussed a request from Disney to add it, but many of the 20 companies on the committee actively oppose it.^[15]. Blu-ray discs Blu-ray Disc is a next-generation optical disc format jointly developed by a group of leading consumer electronics and PC companies called the Blu_ray Disc Association (BDA), which succeeds the Blu_ray Disc Founders (BDF). ...

Many film titles that are exclusive to Blu-ray in the United States like Sony's xXx, Fox's Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer and Disney's The Prestige, are available on HD DVD in other countries due to different distribution agreements. Because of this, film titles that are exclusive to Blu-ray in the US can be bought on HD DVDs by US consumers purchasing them online from Europe or Asia. Since there is no region coding in HD DVDs, there are no restrictions playing these foreign-bought HD DVDs in an HD DVD player.^[16] Similarly, European customers can obtain HD DVD discs from American online retailers for titles that are Blu-ray exclusive in Europe. Look up XXX in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Prestige is a 2006 period film directed by Christopher Nolan, with a screenplay adapted from the 1995 World Fantasy Award-winning novel of the same name by Christopher Priest. ...

Studio support

North America: major studios

In North America, three of the Big Six film studios exclusively support Blu-ray, two exclusively support HD DVD, and one, Warner Bros., supports both. In October 2005, HD DVD supporters Warner Bros. and Paramount declared additional support for Blu-ray, putting five of the major studios in the format's camp.^[17] But in August 2007, Paramount withdrew support for Blu-ray for a minimum of 18 months. At the same time, DreamWorks Animation SKG, which had not released any high definition discs, announced it would release exclusively on HD DVD. Explaining their decisions, the companies cited perceived advantages to HD DVD's technology and lower manufacturing costs. The companies together received about $150 million in cash and promotional guarantees, including a Toshiba HD DVD marketing campaign with a tie-in to Shrek the Third.^[18][19] The Big Six refers to the six corporations which own the major movie studios (along with most other major US based in or around Hollywood, California, the traditional home of American cinema: // News Corp. ... This article is about the film. ...

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The table below shows which major film studios support each format in the United States. This is a list of film production companies. ...

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² Although Warner Bros. is officially backing both formats, its support thus far has been unequal. Warner has released over 20 more titles for HD DVD than for Blu-ray, including high profile titles like The Matrix Trilogy and Batman Begins, though some titles like these are still proposed for Blu-ray, which includes Troy: Director's Cut^[22] (released) and The Polar Express (already has an official release date).^[23] “WB” redirects here. ... The Matrix series consists of the films The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded, and The Matrix Revolutions, all written and directed by the Wachowski brothers. ... For the video game based on the film, see Batman Begins (video game). ... Troy is an Oscar-nominated movie released on May 14, 2004 about the Trojan War, as described in Homers Iliad, Virgils Aeneid, and other Greek myths. ... The Polar Express is a 1985 childrens book (ISBN 0-86264-143-8) written and illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg, a former professor at the Rhode Island School of Design. ...

³Because of the lack of region coding in HD DVD, some New Line Cinema titles, the first being Hairspray, will have their HD DVD release delayed while the movie is in the first few weeks of its release in theaters around the world, while Blu-ray version will be released day-and-date with DVD version.^[24][25][26] Catalog titles will be released day-and-date for both formats. Hairspray is a 2007 musical film produced by Zadan/Meron Productions and distributed by New Line Cinema. ...

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European independents

Talking during an IFA 2007 press conference held with Toshiba, Ken Graffeo - vice president for marketing at Universal Studios Home Entertainment and co-chairman of the HD DVD Promotion Group - said that the HD DVD format now has the support of 75% of European independent film studios.^[27] These include 2 Entertain Video, Ascot Elite, Concorde Video, DeA Planeta, DVD International, EMS, Filmax, Galileo, Highlight, Imagion, Monolith Films, Moviemax, Nixbu, Optimum, Pathé, Pinnacle Vision, SHV, SPI and Studio Canal.^[28][29] Pathé or Pathé Frères is the name of various businesses founded and originally run by the Pathé Brothers of France. ... StudioCanal (aka Le Studio Canal, Canal Plus, Canal + Distribution, and Canal+ Image S.A.), is a French-based production and distribution company that owns the third-largest film library in the world. ...

European independent films account for a 30% share of the market in the UK, 35-40% in Spain, 40% in Germany and 50% in France.^[30]

Adult studio support

As of October 2007, adult film studios had not yet played an influential role in the format war, collectively releasing fewer than 20 titles in either format. But the industry reportedly leaned towards HD DVD because of perceived difficulties in contracting replication services from Sony-led production facilities. For example, Digital Playground, originally a Blu-ray supporter, had released at least five titles on HD DVD.^[31] Sony dismissed the claims, saying there is no prohibition against adult content. The Blu-ray Disc Association, which handles all licensing for Blu-ray technology, said in a statement that the group is "an open organization that welcomes the participation of all companies interested in using and supporting the format, including those that represent the full spectrum of genres in the content industry." ^[32] Digital Playground is a prominent pornographic movie studio headquartered in Van Nuys, California. ... The Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) is responsible for establishing format standards and promoting and further developing business opportunities for Blu-ray Disc. ...

Hardware support

Standalone players and recorders

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Dual-format (Blu-ray & HD DVD)

Games consoles and accessories

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Personal computers

Prices for dual format PC drives are approaching $300, which is making the format war less of an issue^[37]. Drives can be added to any PC and supported by the drive manufacturer.

• Blu-ray and HD DVD are both supported in selected Hewlett-Packard desktop models. HP uses dual-format drive (Blu-ray reader/writer and HD DVD reader).^[38] Both, Blu-ray and HD DVD are available as choice in some Acer laptops, formerly exclusive to HD DVD^[39]. During IFA 2007, the Blu-Ray Association announced that Acer had joined their ranks, followed by CEDIA 2007 announcement that they are officially joined North America HD DVD Promotion Group. ASUSTek, commonly known as ASUS, also a formerly exclusive HD DVD supporter, has begun releasing notebooks with Blu-ray drives included, such as ASUS Lamborghini VX2^[40] and W2W^[41], in addition to HD DVD models.
• Blu-ray Disc drive is the only high definition media drive supported by Dell, Lenovo and Sony. Hewlett-Packard's business laptop range, unlike the Pavilion consumer line, features Blu-ray drive as the only high-definition drive available to choose from.^[42]
• HD DVD drive is the only high definition media drive available on Toshiba personal computers, as well as on Hewlett-Packard consumer line notebook (HP Pavilion). According to HP, the Blu-ray Disc drive will be available on some of its notebook models, although not in the near future.^[43]

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Rental company support

• Blockbuster, the largest U.S. movie rental company, offers Blu-ray exclusively in 1450 stores. Previously, the company test-marketed both formats at 250 stores and found that more than 70% of high definition rentals were Blu-ray discs. Blockbuster continues to offer both formats at those initial 250 stores, as well as on its online rental service.^[44][45]

• Netflix, the largest online video rental service, provides both Blu-ray and HD DVD disc rentals at no additional charge^[46]. In September 2007, Netflix released statistics from the months of June thru August, showing that customers viewed Blu-ray discs nearly twice as often as HD DVD discs and were 2.4 times more likely to set HD DVD as their preferred HD format^[47]. Also only 0.3% of users viewed either format during that time frame.

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Sales promotions

Blu-ray

Since 2007-10-01 the Blu-ray Disc Association has offered five free Blu-ray movies with the purchase of an eligible Blu-ray player. This mail-in rebate is available to customers in the United States and Canada. (Movie selection is limited. Choose 5 by categories from a total list of 18.)^[48] Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) is responsible for establishing format standards and promoting and further developing business opportunities for Blu-ray Disc. ...

HD DVD

From October 1, 2007 to February 28, 2008, Toshiba and Microsoft have offered five free HD DVD movies by mail with the purchase of any Toshiba HD DVD player, Toshiba HD DVD notebook, or Xbox 360 HD DVD player. (Movie selection is limited. Choose five titles from a total list of 15. Selecting one movie from each of five categories containing three possible selections in each category.) This offer is available to customers in the United States and Canada. is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (common) era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ...

A similar offer is available in western Europe, although details vary from country to country.[65] United Kingdom and Ireland buyers can choose five titles from a total of 13 in three categories.[66]

Sales data

Discs/titles

United States

Sales of high definition media in the United States. Week of November 25, 2007. Source: Nielsen VideoScan.

According to a market research company Nielsen VideoScan, U.S. sales of Blu-ray discs were ahead of HD DVD with 72% of the market for the week ended November 25, 2007. In 2007 US sales, Blu-ray leads with 65% of the market. Since inception, US market share was 62% for Blu-ray and 38% for HD DVD.^[50][51] Nielsen also releases normalized sales data (presented in the table to the right). The 2007 sales numbers are in contrast with much of 2006 (before the release of the PlayStation 3) when HD DVD had the lead. It is important to note that the Neilsen numbers do not include Wal-mart sales, which may have a disproportionately high number of HD DVD sales given the large number of player sales that occurred during their $99 HD DVD player promotion on Black Friday of 2007. Another factor that may influence the numbers if that the buy-one-get-one-free Blu-ray promotions are counted as retail sales in the Neilsen numbers, while the HD DVD mail-in-rebate disc offers are not included. Live Free or Die Hard (released as Die Hard 4. ... Open Season is a computer-animated film produced by Sony Pictures Animation and directed by Roger Allers, Jill Culton and Anthony Stacchi. ... Spider-Man 3 is a 2007 American superhero film written and directed by Sam Raimi, with a screenplay by Ivan Raimi and Alvin Sargent. ... For other uses, see Ratatouille (disambiguation). ... Oceans Thirteen is a 2007 film directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring an ensemble cast. ... This article is about the film. ... Planet Earth is a BBC nature documentary series narrated by David Attenborough and produced by Alastair Fothergill. ... For the 1986 animated film, see The Transformers: The Movie. ... 300 is a 2007 film adaptation of the graphic novel 300 by Frank Miller, and is a fictionalized retelling of the Battle of Thermopylae. ... Hairspray is a 2007 musical film produced by Zadan/Meron Productions and distributed by New Line Cinema. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... is the 329th day of the year (330th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Nielsen VideoScan is the partnership formed between the VNU-owned companies VideoScan and ACNielsen. ... is the 329th day of the year (330th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... The PlayStation 3 , trademarked PLAYSTATION®3,[3] commonly abbreviated PS3) is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment; successor to the PlayStation 2. ... Black Friday may refer to: Black Friday (shopping), the day after Thanksgiving Day in the United States, one of the busiest shopping days of the year. ...

Although Blu-ray has sold more discs, the HD DVD group claims that the attach rate (the number of movies bought per player) is higher for HD DVD than for Blu-ray.^[52] The attach rate may be significant, because it is typically used as a predictor for what the market will look like when number of purchased players grows very large. The attach rate of a product represents how many complementary products are sold for each primary product. ...

Movies on high definition discs are commonly priced above their standard DVD counterparts^{[citation needed]}.

Europe

In Europe, a study by Gfk revealed that Blu-ray lead with 70% of units sold with 650,000 units for Blu-ray and 332,000 units for HD DVD.^[53] On 2007-11-27, the Blu-ray Disc Association cited independent Media Control GfK International figures showing its share of European disc sales was 73% and that over 1 million Blu-ray movies had been sold.^[54][55][56] GFK is an abbreviation for: Gesellschaft für Konsumforschung, a German market research institute Government Fury Kills, a Canadian hardcore/metal band This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 331st day of the year (332nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Japan

In Japan, according to Nikkei, the sales figure as of October 2007 is approximately 9:1 in favor of Blu-ray Disc. ^[57] Nikkei can refer to: The Nihon Keizai Shimbun newspaper The Nikkei 225 stock market index This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... For other uses, see October (disambiguation). ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

Australia

As of December 2007, according to Gfk, more than 102,000 Blu-ray Disc titles has been sold, compared to less than 18,000 HD DVD movies, giving the ratio of approximately 5:1 in favour of Blu-ray. ^[58] GFK is an abbreviation for: Gesellschaft für Konsumforschung, a German market research institute Government Fury Kills, a Canadian hardcore/metal band This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Players

United States

For November and December 2006, the NPD Group tracked sales of 92,000^[59] HD DVD add-on drives for the Xbox 360 in the United States. On January 8, 2007, Sony reported that it had shipped a total of 1,000,000 PlayStation 3 consoles to North America. The NPD Group, Inc. ... is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Sony Corporation ) is a Japanese multinational corporation and one of the worlds largest media conglomerates with revenue of $66. ...

In February 2007, the NPD Group (a consumer electronic marketing firm) reported that the total market share of all stand-alone HD players (i.e. excluding games consoles and computer drives) in the United States totaled 52% for HD DVD and 48% for Blu-ray.^[60] February 2007 is the second month of the year. ... The NPD Group, Inc. ...

On April 17, 2007, the North American HD DVD Promotional Group said that over 100,000 stand-alone HD DVD players had been sold in North America.^[61] The number of units sold increased to over 150,000 on June 11, 2007.^[62] The number for stand-alone Blu-ray players is at 100,000 units. is the 107th day of the year (108th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... HD-DVD disc HD DVD (for High Density Digital Versatile Disc) is a digital optical media format which is being developed as one standard for high-definition DVD. HD DVD is similar to the competing Blu-ray Disc, which also uses the same CD sized (120 mm diameter) optical data... North America North America is a continent [1] in the Earths northern hemisphere and (chiefly) western hemisphere. ... is the 162nd day of the year (163rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

On July 25, 2007, Target Corporation announced they will carry Sony Blu-ray stand-alone players in stores as their exclusive high definition player during 2007 holiday season, and they will expand the selection of Blu-ray movies.^[63] Target sells both Blu-ray and HD DVD movies in stores, and both Blu-ray and HD DVD players online. The LA Times reports that the deal to promote Sony Blu-ray Disc stand-alone players was the result of a bidding war, in which Sony and three studios reportedly paid a "jaw-dropping" sum for the end cap displays.^{[citation needed]} is the 206th day of the year (207th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... This article is about the United States retail company. ...

On November 2, 2007, Kmart affirmed it would support both the HD DVD and Blu-ray platforms, with no plans to support either platform exclusively.^[64]For the 2007 holiday season, the retailer offered Toshiba HD DVD players and the Sony PS3 but no standalone Blu-ray unit.^[65] is the 306th day of the year (307th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... For the Australasian department store chain, see Kmart Australia. ... “PS3” redirects here. ...

During the first weekend in November 2007, several US stores held limited promotional sales for Toshiba's HD-A2 HD DVD player at around $99. Over 100,000 players were sold during this promotion.^[66]

On 2007-11-27, the North American HD DVD Promotional Group said that 750,000 HD DVD players had been sold, including stand-alone players and the Xbox 360 external drive.^[67][68] Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 331st day of the year (332nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

As of November 24, 2007, over 2.6 Million Blu-ray equipped Playstation 3 consoles have been sold in North America. ^[69]

Europe

In Europe, a study by Gfk revealed that HD DVD leads the stand-alone market (i.e. excluding games consoles and computer drives) with 70% with 83,000 players sold.^[70] GFK is an abbreviation for: Gesellschaft für Konsumforschung, a German market research institute Government Fury Kills, a Canadian hardcore/metal band This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Australia

As of December 2007, according to Gfk, 2241 Blu-ray Disc players has been sold (excluding 100,000 PlayStation 3 sold), compared to 609 HD DVD players (excluding 2461 Xbox360's HD DVD add-ons). ^[71] GFK is an abbreviation for: Gesellschaft für Konsumforschung, a German market research institute Government Fury Kills, a Canadian hardcore/metal band This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Retail price of consumer-writable discs

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External links

• The Authoritative FAQ for Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD by Hugh Bennett
• Blu-ray vs. HD DVD article by cdfreaks.com