| Consumers too are becoming more demanding. The | | | | are termed.HD DVDsIndustry analysts already see the |
| trend of watching movies at home is picking up | | | | market being ripe for the introduction of these HD |
| worldwide. This is a factor driving the home theater | | | | DVDs, which could become the standard for home |
| sales up. Home theater systems are continually | | | | video. Another thing that the high definition DVD |
| evolving with one constant factor; the manufacturers | | | | players have done is to drive the high definition TV |
| are never content with what they have achieved. This | | | | market. After all, that is where you are going to view |
| augurs well for the future of high definition DVD | | | | your favorite flicks. The displays as they are known |
| players.The rapid pace of technology has seen us | | | | are already there. You have a plasma, rear projection, |
| graduate from the VHS to laser disc, and then finally to | | | | LCD, front projection, and what not. What is needed is |
| the DVD. DVDs are convenient and affordable, | | | | the HD, with the content encoded in it for lighting up the |
| offering quality output. It is remarkable how these small | | | | eager pixels of these high definition television sets.HD |
| pieces of plastic have revolutionized the home theater | | | | content is already available in the form of the D-VHS. |
| market. One thing to be noted here is that even with | | | | But it is based on an awkward tape format, which |
| your latest high definition DVD player, you watch | | | | requires expensive hardware and software. Moreover, |
| movies which have been encoded on standard DVDs, | | | | the entire system is under-supported. What we want |
| which leaves scope for further improvement. What | | | | is an HD video disc, with all the convenience of a DVD, |
| we mean to say is the next logical step would be the | | | | plus higher quality image output. |
| development of high definition DVDs or HDs as they | | | | |