- Total Hi Def
Total Hi Def Disc, also called Total HD or THD, was a planned
optical disc format that included both of the rivalhigh-definition optical disc formats ,Blu-ray Disc andHD DVD . It was officially announcedJanuary 8 ,2007 at theWarner Bros. press conference held at CES 2007. [ [http://www.timewarner.com/corp/newsroom/pr/0,20812,1583580,00.html Warner Home Video Announces Creation of Total Hi Def Disc] ] One side was to contain a single or dual-layerBlu-ray Disc , and the other was to contain a single or dual-layerHD DVD .However, in November 2007, Warner Brothers put development of the Total HD discs on hold for an indefinite amount of time [ [http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/totalhd Posts tagged Totalhd at Engadget HD ] ] after several delays. Warner announced one of the reasons for doing so as a lack of interest in it from other major studios. Finally, on January 4, 2008, Warner Bros. Pictures announced that they were discontinuing HD DVD support [ [http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20080104005575&newsLang=en Warner Bros. Entertainment to Release Its High-Definition DVD Titles Exclusively in the Blu-ray Disc Format Beginning Later This Year ] ] , putting an end to THD's development. [cite news|title=Blu-ray supporters scent victory|publisher=BBC News|date=
8 January 2008 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7176185.stm]See also
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DualDisc - DVD + similar to CD double sided disc
*DVDplus - DVD + similar to CD double sided discReferences
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