HD-DVD resuscitated?

Philip Wong | Jul 02, 2008

Just when you thought there was finally a closure to the bitter-sweet HD format war, we've received more news on the Chinese HD-DVD specifications. These have been updated and officially blessed by the DVD steering committee. With the world's largest population backing, there's a very good chance the defunct Toshiba-led format will make a comeback. CH-DVD uses a combination of HD-DVD as well as Chinese proprietary video encoding, copy protection and technologies.

On a separate note, Toshiba is betting its chips on a new DVD Download/DL standard that promises better picture quality and possible Web content access. The former is widely believed to be based on the Japanese company's SpursEngine 1000 processor, capable of delivering an enhanced video-upscaling performance than existing DVD players. The download element, on the other hand, will bridge Blu-ray's value-added interactivity features with its supposed live Internet connectivity.

Via tgdaily | Photo credit: DVD forum

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