No and HD DVDs have been permanently discontinued
No and HD DVDs have been permanently discontinued
No, it will not play Bluray discs, but it is upscaling, so you can watch your regular DVDs at HD quality.
No. All current 3D disc content is HD and so use Bluray discs. You have to have a 3D Bluray player.
HD DVD and Bluray were competing high definition disc formats. In 2009 HD DVD was withdrawn from sale as it became apparent that Bluray had won the HD disc battle. The two formats are not compatible so HD DVDs can only be played on an HD DVD player.
To play a high definition DVD, you need a high definition DVD player. There are two types available currently. HD DVD, developed by Toshiba is one and BluRay, developed by Sony is the other. They are not compatible, so an HD DVD will not play on a BluRay player and a BluRay disc will not play on an HD DVD player. BluRay looks like it is the winner in the format war between the two companies over the last years so it is likely that Toshiba's format will disappear in the coming months. Note that HD DVD can refer to the Toshiba format but it can also refer to high definition DVDs in general.
No and HD DVDs have been permanently discontinued
No, due to technical differences, only a HD DVD drive can play HD DVDs.
No, it only plays standard DVDs.
Yes the PS3 will upgrade the DVDs to near HD quality.
Playstation 3 will play HD DVDs. You do not need an accessory to have the HD DVD work.
Yes. Some Blu-Ray players can even play photo CDs and some can even display data on SD cardsAll players can, but not the very early ones (the first ones were manufactured in 2006)All Blu-Ray players can play DVDs and CDs
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