Uploaded April 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
I made one of the stupidest purchases in a long time, I bought an HD DVD Drive and I decided to test it on my Macs. I'm back with a 3rd installment of what I'll call macOS and defunct media, this time with HD-DVD, a failed media format that tried to be successor to DVD. A lot of reading went into this one.
patreon.com/dmug
Thanks to Patreon members:
James W., Al, beRn, Nicolas W., Kevin B., Quin's Tech Corner
Film locations: Todd Lake Oregon, Mt Washington Oregon, Port Orford Oregon, Cascade locks Oregon, Wahclella Falls Oregon, Portland Oregon, viewpoint on HWY 20 Oregon
Blu-Ray polymer
phys.org/news/2005-01-exclusive-tdk-durabis-coating-technology.html
Backstory of DVD
web.archive.org/web/20221204023535/https://wikisummaries.org/dvd-technology-is-announced
HD-DVD vs Blu-Ray Recplication costs
wesleytech.com/blu-ray-vs-hd-dvd-replication-costs-revealed
HD-DVD News
web.archive.org/web/20071106000320/http://www.pcworld.com/article/id%2C104570-page%2C1/article.html
dvdforum.org/press-112702.htm
apple.com/newsroom/2008/01/15Apple-Premieres-iTunes-Movie-Rentals-With-All-Major-Film-Studios
web.archive.org/web/20150605105444/http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/31/business/31dvd.html
blog.ansi.org/blu-ray-vs-hd-dvd-standard-format-war
51 GB HD-DVD
engadget.com/2007-02-28-51gb-hd-dvd-disc-gets-official.html
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2007/09/hd-dvd-whips-out-51gb-discs-surpasses-blu-ray-in-storage-capacity
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2007/09/hd-dvd-whips-out-51gb-discs-surpasses-blu-ray-in-storage-capacity
VLC 3.0 update
theverge.com/2018/2/9/16997020/vlc-3-0-update-chromecast-8k-hdr-iphone-x-hd-dvd
HD DVD Devices
avsforum.com/threads/list-of-all-hd-dvd-devices.3054988
bhphotovideo.com/c/product/507668-REG/Verbatim_95531_30GB_HD_DVD_R_Recordable.html
engadget.com/2007-06-12-toshibas-vardia-rd-a600-hd-dvd-recorder-with-600gb-disk.html
owc.com/news/owc-introduces-worlds-first-quad-interface-firewire-800-400-usb-esata-12x-burn-speed-blu-ray-external-drives-for-macs-and-pcs
cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/windows-vista-no-blu-rayhd-dvd-support-out-of-the-box
newegg.com/toshiba-model-pa3530u-1hd1-external-hd-dvd-rom/p/N82E16827130057
techcrunch.com/2007/03/15/toshiba-external-usb-20-hd-dvd-drive-blu-ray-camp-jealous
I made one of the stupidest purchases in a long time, I bought an HD DVD Drive and I decided to test it on my Macs. I'm back with a 3rd installment of what I'll call macOS and defunct media, this time with HD-DVD, a failed media format that tried to be successor to DVD. A lot of reading went into this one.
patreon.com/dmug
Thanks to Patreon members:
James W., Al, beRn, Nicolas W., Kevin B., Quin's Tech Corner
Film locations: Todd Lake Oregon, Mt Washington Oregon, Port Orford Oregon, Cascade locks Oregon, Wahclella Falls Oregon, Portland Oregon, viewpoint on HWY 20 Oregon
Blu-Ray polymer
phys.org/news/2005-01-exclusive-tdk-durabis-coating-technology.html
Backstory of DVD
web.archive.org/web/20221204023535/https://wikisummaries.org/dvd-technology-is-announced
HD-DVD vs Blu-Ray Recplication costs
wesleytech.com/blu-ray-vs-hd-dvd-replication-costs-revealed
HD-DVD News
web.archive.org/web/20071106000320/http://www.pcworld.com/article/id%2C104570-page%2C1/article.html
dvdforum.org/press-112702.htm
apple.com/newsroom/2008/01/15Apple-Premieres-iTunes-Movie-Rentals-With-All-Major-Film-Studios
web.archive.org/web/20150605105444/http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/31/business/31dvd.html
blog.ansi.org/blu-ray-vs-hd-dvd-standard-format-war
51 GB HD-DVD
engadget.com/2007-02-28-51gb-hd-dvd-disc-gets-official.html
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2007/09/hd-dvd-whips-out-51gb-discs-surpasses-blu-ray-in-storage-capacity
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2007/09/hd-dvd-whips-out-51gb-discs-surpasses-blu-ray-in-storage-capacity
VLC 3.0 update
theverge.com/2018/2/9/16997020/vlc-3-0-update-chromecast-8k-hdr-iphone-x-hd-dvd
HD DVD Devices
avsforum.com/threads/list-of-all-hd-dvd-devices.3054988
bhphotovideo.com/c/product/507668-REG/Verbatim_95531_30GB_HD_DVD_R_Recordable.html
engadget.com/2007-06-12-toshibas-vardia-rd-a600-hd-dvd-recorder-with-600gb-disk.html
owc.com/news/owc-introduces-worlds-first-quad-interface-firewire-800-400-usb-esata-12x-burn-speed-blu-ray-external-drives-for-macs-and-pcs
cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/windows-vista-no-blu-rayhd-dvd-support-out-of-the-box
newegg.com/toshiba-model-pa3530u-1hd1-external-hd-dvd-rom/p/N82E16827130057
techcrunch.com/2007/03/15/toshiba-external-usb-20-hd-dvd-drive-blu-ray-camp-jealous
