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HD DVD

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HD DVD

Summary

HD DVD is a file format[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of file_format entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,188 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • HD DVD's instance of is recorded as file format[3].
  • HD DVD's developer is recorded as Toshiba[4].
  • HD DVD's developer is recorded as DVD Forum[5].
  • HD DVD is a type of optical disc[6].
  • HD DVD is a type of machine-readable medium[7].
  • HD DVD's Commons category is recorded as HD-DVD[8].
  • HD DVD's topic's main category is recorded as Category:HD DVD[9].
  • HD DVD's digital rights management system is recorded as Advanced Access Content System[10].
  • HD DVD's described by source is recorded as Museum of Obsolete Media[11].

Why It Matters

HD DVD ranks in the top 2% of file_format entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,188 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 78 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

Atonement optical disc The Brothers Grimm Toshiba Xbox 360 HD DVD Player

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_hd-dvd_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{HD DVD}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/hd-dvd}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-02}}
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  1. 21d ago · Trivialist · 2026-09-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pixiv encyclopedia id → —
    Ne.se id → hd-dvd
    Kbpedia id → —
    Great norwegian encyclopedia id → HD_DVD
    + 45 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P6839]]: Platform/HDDVD"
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