Toshiba Announces Triple-Layer HD-DVD Disc

Despite reports of a possible unification between Blu-ray and HD-DVD, Toshiba is still aggressively pursuing its HD-DVD format. The latest breakthroughs are the announcements by Toshiba that it has developed a new triple-layered disc that greatly increases the storage capacity for high defintion video and other content, as well as a new HD-DVD/DVD hybrid disc that contains dual-layers for both the HD-DVD side and the DVD side. Following this announcement, the Warner, Paramount, and Universal Home Video divisions all hailed both the triple-layer disc and dual-layer HD-DVD/DVD hybrid disk breakthroughs as an important plus for HD-DVD over Sony's rival Blu-ray. For additional details and perspective, check out the report from Home Theater Magazine