High-definition optical disc format war that involved compressing HD content onto dual-layer DVD-9 discs. In spite of this decision, the DVD Forum's Steering Committee announced in April 2002 that it was pursuing its own blue-laser high-definition solution. In August, Toshiba and NEC announced their competing standard Advanced Optical Disc, which was finally adopted by the DVD Forum and renamed "HD DVD" the following year after being voted down twice by Blu-ray Disc Association members, prompting the U.S. Department of Justice to make preliminary investigations. Three new members had to be invited and the voting rules changed before the initiative finally passed. The competing standards had
Understanding What We've Grown to Be Be". On April 9, 2013 the album was reissued in a deluxe physical edition, featuring their three most recent singles 'Hope', 'The King of Silence',' and 'Let These Words Last Forever' as well as a DVD of tour footage, interviews and live performance segments. "Understanding What We've Grown to Be" was recorded during two sessions, the first being from February 16 through March 10, 2011, and the second being from May 16 through June 23, 2011. On June 22, the first single <nowiki>"Mis//Understanding"</nowiki> surfaced through Equal Vision' official YouTube channel. A day later, the title track was also released for