This week Nate and Ian discuss HD DVD, arguably one of the last global format wars to be fought -- and lost. The Patreon extended version also includes a lengthy discussion about the hypothetical future HD DVD might have had, were it to have won the format war against Sony's Blu-ray.
SOURCES:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD_DVD
https://www.reddit.com/r/HDDVD/comments/114cteq/hd_dvd_exclusives/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-definition_optical_disc_format_war
https://www.pcworld.com/article/535906/hddvd_bluray.html
https://www.cnet.com/tech/home-entertainment/why-hd-dvd-will-beat-blu-ray/
https://www.britannica.com/technology/DVD
https://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSN1419176920070815/
https://electronics.howstuffworks.com/hd-dvd.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolby_TrueHD
https://pioneer-blurayodd.eu/?lang=en
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