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    • High Definition (HD) FAQ

    Table of Contents

    1. About this FAQ
    1.1 Who am I?
    1.2 Which format do you support?
    1.3 Why make a FAQ?
    1.4 Providing Feedback

    2. General Topics
    2.1 What is high definition DVD?
    2.2 Why should I want high definition DVD?
    2.3 What will happen to my existing DVDs?
    2.4 Can my computer play back high definition DVDs?
    2.4.1 PowerDVD Ultra
    2.5 What are the different formats for high definition DVD?
    2.6 Why do we need different formats?

    3. Blu-ray
    3.1 What is Blu-ray?
    3.2 What is Blu-ray’s official launch date?
    3.3 Who is behind Blu-ray?
    3.4 Are there different readable/writable formats like with DVD/DVD-R/W?
    3.5 What will be the capacities of these types of discs?
    3.6 What resolution will the video on a movie BD be?
    3.7 What kind of video compression will be used?
    3.8 What about the audio?
    3.9 What can you tell me about the recordable BD formats?
    3.10 What kind of equipment will I need to play back BD movies?
    3.10.1 Blu-ray Hardware Profiles
    3.11 What about my existing DVD collection? Out the trash like my old VHS collection?
    3.12 Will BD/HD DVD players be able to play back the other high definition DVD formats?
    3.13 What about copy protection? Will it be as weak as DVD’s CSS?
    3.14 So why have AACS if it might not work?
    3.15 What about region coding?
    3.16 PlayStation 3
    3.16.1 Why is the PS3 being mentioned in this FAQ? Did you copy and paste the wrong section into the wrong FAQ?
    3.16.2 Will the PS3 be able to play back BD movies?
    3.16.3 Why is PS3′s support for BD significant enough to warrant an entire chapter in this FAQ?
    3.16.4 What about the Xbox 360?
    3.16.5 PS3 Blu-ray Playback Details
    3.17 Technical details overview
    3.18 Hardware availability
    3.19 Software (Movies) availability

    4. HD DVD
    4.1 What is HD DVD?
    4.1.1 What is AOD?
    4.2 What is HD DVD’s official launch date?
    4.3 Who is behind HD DVD?
    4.4 Are there different readable/writable formats like with DVD/DVD-R/W?
    4.5 What will be the capacities of these types of discs?
    4.6 What resolution will the video on a movie HD DVD be?
    4.7 What kind of video compression will be used?
    4.8 What about the audio?
    4.9 What can you tell me about the recordable HD DVD formats?
    4.10 What kind of equipment will I need to play back HD DVD movies?
    4.10.1 HD DVD Performance Levels
    4.10.2 CH DVD
    4.11 What about my existing DVD collection? Out the trash like my old VHS collection?
    4.12 Will BD/HD DVD players be able to play back the other high definition DVD formats?
    4.13 What about copy protection? Will it be as weak as DVD’s CSS?
    4.14 So why have AACS if it might not work?
    4.15 What about region coding?
    4.16 Xbox 360
    4.16.1 Since the Sony PS3 will support BDs, will the Xbox 360 support HD DVD?
    4.16.2 Xbox 360 HD DVD Playback Details
    4.16.3 Using the Xbox 360′s HD DVD add-on drive on your PC
    4.17 Technical details
    4.18 Hardware availability
    4.19 Software (Movies) availability

    5. EVD
    5.1 What is EVD?
    5.2 When was EVD officially launched?
    5.3 Who is behind EVD?
    5.4 What about EVD recordable formats?
    5.5 Why develop EVD?
    5.6 What resolution will the video on an EVD be?
    5.7 What kind of video compression will be used?
    5.8 What about the audio?
    5.9 What kind of equipment will I need to play back EVD movies?
    5.10 What about my existing DVD collection?
    5.11 Will EVD players be able to play back the other high definition DVD formats?
    5.12 What about copy protection?
    5.13 Technical details

    6. FVD
    6.1 What is FVD?
    6.2 When was FVD officially launched?
    6.3 Who is behind FVD?
    6.4 What about FVD recordable formats?
    6.5 Why develop FVD?
    6.6 What will be the capacities of these types of discs?
    6.7 What resolution will the video on a FVD be?
    6.8 What kind of video compression will be used?
    6.9 What about the audio?
    6.10 What kind of equipment will I need to play back FVD movies?
    6.11 What about my existing DVD collection?
    6.12 Will FVD players be able to play back the other high definition DVD formats?
    6.13 What about copy protection?
    6.14 Technical details

    7. Format Comparisons
    7.1 Introduction
    7.2 Blu-ray vs HD DVD
    7.2.1 The Author’s Opinion
    7.2.2 Opinion from www.dvdrs.net
    7.2.3 Opinion from DVDHelp.us
    7.3 EVD vs FVD

    8. The Future
    8.1 Which format will win the day?
    8.2 Which format should I go for now (or soon)?
    8.3 How can I ensure there is only one format?

    A. Appendix
    A.1 Distributing this FAQ
    A.2 Terms and Concepts
    A.3 Acknowledgements
    A.4 ChangeLog

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