{"id":203,"date":"2015-03-09T19:13:35","date_gmt":"2015-03-09T19:13:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.video2dvdtransfers.co.uk\/blog\/?p=203"},"modified":"2018-08-15T12:16:47","modified_gmt":"2018-08-15T11:16:47","slug":"format-wars-was-hd-dvd-the-high-point-of-definition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.video2dvdtransfers.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/03\/09\/format-wars-was-hd-dvd-the-high-point-of-definition\/","title":{"rendered":"Format Wars: Was HD-DVD the High-point of Definition?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Previously on our blog we\u2019ve looked at the various film format wars which have raged with each successive generation. Already we\u2019ve looked at the relative merits of watching movies on laserdisc<\/a>, and the end of the Betamax era<\/a>. Of course, just because a format falls out of favour doesn\u2019t mean that all is lost \u2013 as experienced converters of formats such as VHS and Betamax to DVD<\/a>, we\u2019re always on hand to bring back your memories.<\/p>\n

In the Red Corner<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Today, we\u2019re going to look at that near-forgotten format, HD-DVD. You probably remember the blue-coloured Blu-Rays and the red-topped HD-DVD cases sitting side by side in apparent harmony in video store aisles up and down the country. And how long did that last? It seemed like about a week, at most. Actually, the two formats duked it out for three years before Blu-Ray was declared the victor.<\/p>\n

Snap back to 2005. HDTVs have hit the market, and now companies are looking to entice the public into shelling out for one. What better way than with super-shiny movies that rival even that of the big screen? The two backers for each format was Sony, in the blue corner, and, in the red corner, Toshiba.<\/p>\n