April 18, 2006: HD DVD Format
Subscribe! Spotify | RSS | More
2006 – Toshiba launches the HD DVD format in the US. The first HD DVD players were the HD-A1 and HD-XA1. RCA would rebrand the A1 to the HDV-5000. The first HD DVD with TrueHD soundtrack was the Phantom of the Opera.
Subscribe to Day In Tech History:
RSS Feed - iTunes - Android - Spotify - iHeartRadio
Facebook -
- RSS Bandwidth by Cachefly Get a 14 Day Trial
- Join me on Patreon and support Day in Tech History
- Osborne Computer introduces the Osborne Executive and Executive II portable computers
- The final version of WordPerfect is released
- Aneesh Chopra is appointed the U.S. Chief Technology Officer