Comparison of high definition optical disc formats Blu-ray disc players since the end of the format war. Blu-ray Disc has a higher maximum disc capacity than HD DVD (50 GB vs. 30 GB for a double layered disc). In September 2007 the DVD Forum approved a preliminary specification for the triple-layer 51GB HD DVD (ROM only) disc though Toshiba never stated whether it was compatible with existing HD DVD players. In September 2006 TDK announced a prototype Blu-ray Disc with a capacity of 200GB. TDK was also the first to develop a Blu-ray prototype with a capacity of 100GB in May 2005. In October 2007 Hitachi developed
Names given to the Spanish language used was called "castellano". Thus, some Latin American countries formerly under Spanish rule have retained the custom of calling it "castellano", while others eventually switched to calling it "español", with many different factors influencing the final choice. In English, the term "Spanish" relates both to the language and to the nation. The noun used for a person from Spain is "Spaniard", with the collective noun "the Spanish". The term "Castilian" is much less widespread amongst English speakers than the term "Spanish". Two main hypotheses have been proposed for the origin of the word "español": one based on dissimilation in Old