High-Definition Versatile Disc

High-Definition Versatile Disc (HVD) is an Asian standard of advanced high-definition technology originally developed in China by AMLogic Inc., for high-definition video. The format supports 720p, 1080i, or 1080p video on version 1 discs. Version 2 of the format added high-resolution beyond the standard fare of HD for use on non-TV monitors that support higher resolutions, up to 1080p. 
A modified <a href="/facts/MPEG-2/SpuH5FJu">MPEG-2</a> MP@HL video-<a href="/facts/Codec/C7b7Am8t">codec</a> is used and the format supports audio encoded in <a href="/facts/Dolby/0rcH0SmW">Dolby</a> <a href="/facts/Dolby_AC-3/58JfURnU">AC3</a>, <a href="/facts/DTS_Coherent_Acoustics/wbQwqtdQ">DTS</a>, <a href="/facts/Dolby_Digital_EX/58JfURnU">Dolby Digital EX</a>, <a href="/facts/DTS_ES/wbQwqtdQ">DTS ES</a>, and <a href="/facts/Prologic/EVY44UC8">Prologic</a> 2 audio formats. 
All HVDs use standard <a href="/facts/DVD/7fJsHJrN">DVD</a> discs. While the format is referred to as the HVD acronym, it has no relation to the <a href="/facts/Holographic_Versatile_Disc/cGzwlo0k">Holographic Versatile Disc</a> format that came along later and utilised the same acronym. There are only a few DVD players which support this format. <a href="/facts/Nero_Showtime/0LIgmXLo">Nero Showtime</a>, <a href="/facts/Media_Player_Classic/pfWnozU6">Media Player Classic</a>, <a href="/facts/PowerDVD/qVJElPye">PowerDVD</a>, <a href="/facts/VLC_media_player/aNurLBXb">VLC media player</a>, and <a href="/facts/XBMC/tzwEQ9oh">XBMC</a> are the few known software packages to handle the format as the MPEG2 files are non-standard. 
Though popular in China, the format, much like <a href="/facts/VCD/87gb1XJ5">VCD</a>, has had little acceptance outside Asia and discs are rarely found for sale outside Asia.

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High-Definition Versatile Disc