Total Hi Def Disc, also called Total HD or THD, was a planned
optical disc format that included both of the rival
high-definition optical disc formats,
Blu-ray Disc and
HD DVD
HD DVD (short for High Definition Digital Versatile Disc) is an obsolete high-density optical disc format for storing data and playback of high-definition video. Supported principally by Toshiba, HD DVD was envisioned to be the successor to ...
. It was officially announced January 8, 2007 at the
Warner Bros. press conference held at
CES 2007. One side was to contain a single or dual-layer Blu-ray Disc, and the other was to contain a single or dual-layer HD DVD.
In November 2007, Warner Brothers put development of the Total HD discs on hold for an indefinite amount of time 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, putting an end to THD's development.
See also
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DualDisc and
DVDplus – two technologies for combining
CDs and
DVDs
References
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Computer storage media
Audio storage
Video storage
HD DVD
Consumer electronics
120 mm discs
High-definition television