OXM has reported that, not only is sony not shipping ps3's to europe until next march like we all know, but they are only going to be releasing 100,000 units in japan on launch and 400,000 in the united states. MS sold 1.5 million 360's in the first quarter much more than can be expected than sony.
They also announced that the HD-DVD add-on will be able to output 1080p, unlike the first generation hddvd players. Hmm I thought that was the biggest difference that sony fans kept holding above our heads, 1080p this and 1080p that, At least we have movies in 1080p, games on the otherhand will still be 1080i or 720p. LOL not so fast, there are reports now that a outside company may now make it so that the HD-DVD addon may be capable of playing games, and in 1080p format. take that sony that's what you get for forcing bluray down your former supporters throats.
I have no need for HD since i don't own a HDTV but if I do, my business is sticking with microsoft. interesting article here - although it does not say anything about the hd dvd addon playing 1080p, I swear it says it in the new issue of oxm. but found this a good read none the less.
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In a recent article, Microsoft?s HD DVD program manager Sage Schreiner implied that the failure of many HD DVD players to output 1080p content is due to a limitation in the HDMI standard. This is incorrect. As the president of HDMI Licensing, LLC ? the organization that licenses the HDMI Specification ? I would like to set the record straight.
All versions of the HDMI Specification support 1080p/60Hz. HDMI has supported 1080p from the day HDMI version 1.0 was released in 2002. 1080p/60Hz requires a pixel transmission rate of 148.5MHz, which fits well within the current 165MHz rate of HDMI single-link.
As with many functions that HDMI enables (such as DVD-Audio and SACD) it is up to the manufacturer to choose to implement 1080p. Until recently, many manufacturers have chosen not to do so. They have faced little pressure to support 1080p, as there has been little or no 1080p content available (all the HD content available on broadcast is only 720p/1080i). However, this landscape is likely to change in the next year.
In fact, there are already many HDMI products on the market supporting 1080p input or output. For example, Hewlett-Packard is shipping a 56" 1080p DLP TV that supports 1080p input, and Marantz and Denon have been shipping DVD players with 1080p output.
Given that we are seeing many electronics manufacturers release chips that support 1080p (HDMI receivers and transmitters, video processors, ADCs, video decoders, etc.), it is safe to say that we will see many more products supporting 1080p this year.
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So HD-DVD's have been capable of outputting a 1080p signal? something I didn't know.
I hope you ps3 owners enjoy playing your games online, that is if you can find anyone to play against, it may be free, but it will be barren.
i'd address your post, but there isn't really anything new or informative about it. to be honest i'd say your asking for some trouble with this bit of fanboy junk. i'll suggest you read up on the rules starting here:
http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/346250
i guess had you read the zero tolerance sticky you probably would have been smart enough to post this in, hmmm maybe the 360 section??? i am really not sure what kind of response you were looking for, posting this here....
lol yeah he's lookin for a fight 4real but imma just gone state this and be out I wont flame this is peacful , do you reallyyyy think this is goin to stop people from buying a ps3 or a Wii did you not see all the people lined up for pre-orders , case closed . people are going buy a ps3 regardless of any 360 price cuts and add ons . peace
Quote:I hope you ps3 owners enjoy playing your games online, that is if you can find anyone to play against
lol once again or you kiddin me free online ? and did you see how many people was lined up once again ? its bound to have hella gamers, free online ? ummm sold . peace , I did keep it peaceful
i swear you kids and your damn consoles, you acti liek a bunch of preschoolers fighting over barbies! everyone knows the atari 2600 is superior to them all! well ok except for maybe colecovision.
