HD DVD HD DVD HD DVD (short for High Definition Digital Versatile Disc) is a discontinued high-density optical disc format for storing data and playback of high-definition video. Supported principally by Toshiba, HD DVD was envisioned to be the successor to the standard DVD format. On 19 February 2008, after a protracted format war with rival Blu-ray, Toshiba abandoned the format, announcing it would no longer manufacture HD DVD players and drives. The HD DVD Promotion Group was dissolved on March 28, 2008. The HD DVD physical disc specifications (but not the codecs) were still in use as the basis for the
Compressed audio optical disc case and disc drive exposes the disc to dust, and also makes the disc liable to be damaged permanently. Also note that some CD and DVD discs also have defective aluminum layers that can flake, and damage the disc naturally. Repeated insertion and removal of optical discs can occur when somebody has to deal with multi-gigabyte collections which can span across as many as 10 CD-Rs (or 5 DVD-Rs) or even more when lots more gigabytes were to be used. Sometimes when somebody is looking for a specific MP3 or similar; it can result in insertion and removal if more