How do HD DVD, BD and DVD video formats and player requirements compare?
HD DVD/BD/DVD Video Format and Player Comparison HD DVD-Video (HD DVD-V)BD-ROM AV (HDMV, BD-J)DVD-Video (DVD-V) Disc Rotational Speed1x reference velocity1.5x reference velocity1x reference velocityUser Data Rate (Mbps)36.5553.947511.08All Streams Max. Data Rate (Mbps)30.244810.08Primary/Main Video Stream Max. Data Rate (Mbps)29.4 (HD), 15.0 (SD)409.8 (MPEG-2), 1.856 (MPEG-1)Secondary/Sub Video Stream Max. Data Rate (Mbps)3 CBR/6 VBR MPEG-2, 2 CBR/4 VBR MPEG-4 AVC or VC-1 (SD)8 CBR/15 VBR MPEG-2, MPEG-4 AVC or VC-1 (HD)40 (HD), 8 (SD)NAMultiplexing SystemMPEG-2 PSMPEG-2 TSMPEG-2 PSPrimary/Main Video StreamMPEG-2, MPEG-4 AVC, VC-1MPEG-2, MPEG-4 AVC, VC-1MPEG-1, MPEG-2Secondary/Sub Video StreamMPEG-2, MPEG-4 AVC, VC-1MPEG-2, MPEG-4 AVC, VC-1NAVideo Codec Profile and LevelMPEG-2 (MP@HL, MP@ML, SP@ML), MPEG-4 AVC (HP@L4.1, HP@L3.2), VC-1 (AP@L3, AP@L2)MPEG-2 (MP@HL, MP@ML), MPEG-4 AVC (HP@L4.1, MP@L4.1), VC-1 (AP@L3)MPEG-1, MPEG-2 (subset MP@ML, SP@ML)Film Grain Technology (FGT)MPEG-4 AVCN
