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HD DVD is an obsolete format: Toshiba stopped supporting it in February 2008. You still see the players around in discount stores, but no-one is making the discs anymore.
The remaining format for high definition DVD is blu ray.
To play a HD DVD disc (assuming you have one) you need a HD DVD player (it will also play standard DVDs). For a blu ray disc you need a blu ray player (it will also play standard DVDs). A standard DVD player will not play either HD DVD or blu ray, and cannot be altered so that it will play either (a standard DVD player uses the wrong kind of scanning laser).
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Can you play an HD DVD on a regular DVD player?
No, regular DVD players can not play HD DVDs. We need an HD DVD player. - Neeraj Sharma
Will blu-ray DVD's play on HD-DVD players?
No and HD DVDs are discontinued
Do bluray DVD players play HD DVD's?
No and HD DVDs have been permanently discontinued
Will HD-DVD disks play on standard DVD players?
Yes they will
Can you upgrade your HD DVD player to play Blu-ray discs?
HD DVD and Bluray are both high definition disc formats but they were not only competitive formats but incompatible formats as well. While the battle for the HD market was in progress a handful of players were sold that would support both formats. These players were expensive and very few were ever sold. Unfortunately, HD DVD only players will not play Bluray and Bluray players will not play HD DVD discs. It is still worth keeping HD DVD players as they are the only players capable of HD DVD discs.
Can you play HD DVD in Blu-ray players?
No and HD DVDs have been permanently discontinued
Are Toshiba HD DVD players better than a PS3 for playing HD?
HD DVD players can only play HD DVDs whereas a PS3 can play standard and HD DVDs, as well as Blu-Ray discs. You would be better off with the PS3 as it can play games as well, if you ever want to play those, too.
Why I can not play your HD DVD?
Which HD DVD?
Do HD DVD's play only on HD DVD players?
Yes. only HDDVDs play on HDDVD players. Even if you could play HDDVDs on standard sets, the picture would be the same as a regular DVD. This is because all standard sets display only one resolution of 480i.
What make DVD player plays HD DVDs?
HD DVD is a high definition disc format that was competing with Blu-ray discs when they were first introduced. HD DVD lost the battle of the formats and is now obselete. The only players that will play an HD DVD are dedicated HD DVD players and they are rare players these days. Standard DVD players and Blu-ray players are both incompatible. It's almost certainly easier to buy Blu-ray discs than to find the right player but they may be available on auction sites or trading sites.
Can you play an HD DVD in a Blu-ray player?
The introduction of high definition discs saw two formats launched. Bluray is one and HD DVD was the other. The format war was won by the Bluray system and HD DVD was withdrawn in 2009. Both Bluray and HD DVD are high definition players but note that "HD DVD" is the name of the format and is confusingly close to the generic description of high definition disc players. Bluray and HD DVD are not compatible so a disc of one type will not play on the other format. There are a handful of dual format disc players but they were expensive and few were sold. If you have HD DVD discs then you need to hand on to an HD DVD player if you want to watch them. All high definition discs on sale now are Bluray and of course will need a Bluray player to play them.
Can you play a HD DVD on a DVD player?
I'm not ENTIRELY sure, But, Since the HD-DVD player requires the small wavelength of a blue lazer to read the disk, I'm assuming that normall DVD players won't play HD-DVD's. I have never tried it though.
