According to [diyouware], inside of every HD-DVD player is a gem of laser ... Following along similar hacks which tore the laser diode out of Blu-ray players to expose PCBs, they wanted to use ...

All three laser diodes have an internal monitor photodiode, a package size of just 5.6 mm and operate at temperatures of up to 75 °C. Sony Creative Software has announced upgrades to its DVD ...