HD DVD the next-generation DVD standard

1. HD DVDthe next-generation DVD standard

2. 15. January 2006 (c) 2006,Toshiba Europe GmbH. Sneak Preview: HD DVD 2 Sneak Preview Learn how and why HD content and HD DVD are transforming digital entertainment. What is HD DVD? How does HD DVD work? How does HD DVD stack up against today's DVD standard? HD DVD storage capacity How does HD DVD stack up against Blu-ray? Who supports and promotes HD DVD? Benefits for consumers Benefits for business HD DVD: the future of digital entertainment More information

3. 15. January 2006 (c) 2006,Toshiba Europe GmbH. Sneak Preview: HD DVD 3 The HD experience means high-quality digital entertainment High Definition (HD) means that the quality of digital content increases substantially. Where is HD content available? How is HD viewing possible? Already today, HD content is available online. Increasingly, Broadband users want to download, play and store this content on computing devices and digital storage media. HDTV offers HD programs. In coming years, expect HDTV to become the norm, particularly with the shift to digital TV. HD content viewing is possible on many computers today. With a video resolution of up to 1080p (approximately six times the resolution of today's DVD video) � Microsoft� Windows Media� 9 Series (WMV HD) titles provide a visually stunning experience on Windows XP-based PCs.

4. 15. January 2006 (c) 2006,Toshiba Europe GmbH. Sneak Preview: HD DVD 4 The HD experience � a revolution in digital entertainment What does HD mean? Quite simply, HD means a revolution in the home cinema and digital entertainment experience is underway. Users want the thrill of lifelike realism and high-resolution, high-quality images. HD is poised to become the new standard for TV, movies, Internet, gaming and digital entertainment. What is the role of HD DVD? Like VHS and DVD, HD DVD promises to transform the home entertainment and the home cinema experience.

5. 15. January 2006 (c) 2006,Toshiba Europe GmbH. Sneak Preview: HD DVD 5 What is HD DVD? The future of digital entertainment HD DVD is the next-generation DVD standard format for high-definition storage, playback and recording. Like today's DVDs, HD DVD is 1.2 millimetres thick, but it offers significantly more storage. Triple-layer 45GB HD DVD is the maximum capacity. HD DVD and DVD are fully compatible. Hybrid DVD and HD DVD discs will ensure an easy technology transition. HD DVD discs and HD DVD drives mean that playback, content and storage of HD content will become mainstream.

6. 15. January 2006 (c) 2006,Toshiba Europe GmbH. Sneak Preview: HD DVD 6 How does HD DVD work? Blue laser technology HD DVD discs write data on a layer 0.6 millimeters from the surface, the same depth as current DVDs. Red laser (650 nanometers) is used for DVD today � by contrast HD DVD uses blue laser, which operates at lower wavelengths (405 nanometers) Why do nanometers matter? Shorter wavelengths suffer less diffraction, which enables a tight focus on the read-write surface. Consequently, the blue laser technology allows for more data to be stored on a disc of the same diameter as today�s standard DVD.

7. 15. January 2006 (c) 2006,Toshiba Europe GmbH. Sneak Preview: HD DVD 7 How does HD DVD stack up against today's DVD standard? HD DVD means... More than 3 times the storage capacity of double-layer DVD. The double-layer 30 GB HD DVD can store up to 8 hours of 1,125 scan line HD images, or up to 48 hours of 525 scan line SD images. Higher-quality video and audio codecs Enables HDTV recording to disc Advanced content protection

8. 15. January 2006 (c) 2006,Toshiba Europe GmbH. Sneak Preview: HD DVD 8 HD DVD storage capacities at a glance 

9. 15. January 2006 (c) 2006,Toshiba Europe GmbH. Sneak Preview: HD DVD 9 Why does HD DVD storage capacity matter? Why does storage capacity matter? HD DVD allows an entire high-definition movie to be stored on the single side of a disc. Uninterrupted viewing No need to turn over or change discs part way through. This is why HD DVD storage capacity is so important. More digital content Plenty of room for special features in addition to the HD movie on HD DVDs Support for enhanced video formats MPEG-2 SD/HD, H.264, VC-1 Support for high-quality audio formats PCM (Pulse Code Modulation), Dolby TrueHD (MLP), Dolby Digital +, DTS HD Support for iHD technology Support for enhanced user interactivity requires more storage

10. 15. January 2006 (c) 2006,Toshiba Europe GmbH. Sneak Preview: HD DVD 10 How does HD DVD stack up against Blu-ray?

11. 15. January 2006 (c) 2006,Toshiba Europe GmbH. Sneak Preview: HD DVD 11 HD DVD drives for notebooks are ready At CEATAC in 2005, slim HD DVD drives were on display. These demo models of the TS-L802A, a thin HD DVD playback drive for notebook PCs was developed by Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology (TSST).

12. 15. January 2006 (c) 2006,Toshiba Europe GmbH. Sneak Preview: HD DVD 12 First notebook with integrated HD DVD drive Look for Qosmio with a HD DVD drive in 2006 The slim-type HD DVD-ROM drive, with a height of only 12.7 millimetres, takes full advantage of the physical structure of HD DVD discs to realize a pick-up head with a single optical lens that can read HD DVD discs and read and write to standard DVD and CD. Mobile HD DVD: this size advantage brings high definition capabilities to the go-anywhere small form factor of the notebook PC. 

13. 15. January 2006 (c) 2006,Toshiba Europe GmbH. Sneak Preview: HD DVD 13 HD DVD: Benefits for consumers High-quality, high-defintion entertainment available on HD DVD All�in-one HD DVD, CD and DVD drive More digital storage space on HD DVD Mobile HD DVD for cinema, TV and more digital entertainment on the go State-of-the-art digital convergence is enabled Ready for the future of digital home networking

14. 15. January 2006 (c) 2006,Toshiba Europe GmbH. Sneak Preview: HD DVD 14 HD DVD: Benefits for business All�in-one HD DVD, CD and DVD drive Back up HD content on HD DVD More storage capacity for data backup � 15 GB or 30 GB or 45 GB Ideal for graphics and multimedia storage Take a break on business trips: watch HD DVD movies in the plane or train 45 GB HD DVD stores twelve hours of high-definition movies on a single disc

15. 15. January 2006 (c) 2006,Toshiba Europe GmbH. Sneak Preview: HD DVD 15 HD DVD movies coming soon... Look for announced Paramount, Universal and Warner Home Video / New Line HD DVD movies, including: Batman Begins Constantine The Matrix, The Matrix ReloadedThe Matrix Revolutions Harry Potter and the Sorcerer�s Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban The Manchurian Candidate Elizabethtown Van Helsing The Bourne Supremacy The Chronicles of Riddick and the list goes on... Double-sided HD DVD and DVD discs will offer backwards compatibility. Watch the movie in SD or HD.

16. 15. January 2006 (c) 2006,Toshiba Europe GmbH. Sneak Preview: HD DVD 16 Summary: sources and uses for HD content Look for... HD content on the web broadband in the home means that downloading HD content is quick and easy HD viewing supported on notebooks using the latest display technologies HDTV already exists today combine HDTV with an HD DVD player for a complete HD home entertainment theatre system Notebooks with HD DVD drives coming in 2006 Gaming stations with HD DVD drives Microsoft has announced HD DVD support for X-box 360

17. 15. January 2006 (c) 2006,Toshiba Europe GmbH. Sneak Preview: HD DVD 17 HD DVD: the future of digital entertainment Toshiba has announced triple-layer HD DVD-ROM (read-only) disc with a data capacity of 45 gigabytes 50% more than the 30-gigabyte dual-layer HD DVD-ROM disc Record twelve hours of high-definition movies on a single disc.

18. 15. January 2006 (c) 2006,Toshiba Europe GmbH. Sneak Preview: HD DVD 18 More information HD DVD Promotion Group European HDTV Forum Toshiba Press Release on HD DVD notebook Microsoft: WMV HD Content Showcase The WMV HD website Sonic: HD-DVD Application Development Tools HBO in HD Warner Home Video: Press release of titles HP chooses HD DVD HD DVD for xBox

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