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://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.reddit.com/r/dvdcollection/comments/l1wz2r/any_love_for_an_obsolete_format_most_of_my_hd_dvd/

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/Comparison_of_high-definition_optical_disc_formats#endnote_HDMC_table_note_h

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolby_TrueHD

https://pioneer-blurayodd.eu/?lang=en