High-definition optical disc format war High-definition optical disc format war The high-definition optical disc format war was between the Blu-ray and HD DVD optical disc standards for storing high-definition video and audio; it took place between 2006 and 2008 and was won by Blu-ray Disc. The two formats emerged between 2000 and 2003 and attracted both the mutual and exclusive support of major consumer electronics manufacturers, personal computer manufacturers, television and movie producers and distributors, and software developers. Blu-ray and HD DVD players became commercially available starting in 2006. In early 2008, the war ended when several studios and distributors shifted to Blu-ray disc. On
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