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colinman
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26. May 2006 @ 07:06 |
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how much better is hd-dvd than just having a 360 hooked up to a hdtv?
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eatsushi
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26. May 2006 @ 07:23 |
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Using the same display capable of 1080i:
HD-DVD disc played on an HD-DVD player = 1080i
Regular DVD played on an HD-DVD player upconverted = 1080i
Regular DVD played on the 360 = 480p
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larry55
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27. May 2006 @ 13:32 |
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There's a few things that I'm curious about:
- Will the HD-DVD player work on a Japanese system?
- If it does, will the HD-DVD player have a region code system of its own or will it go off of your 360's region code system?
- And finally, will the HD-DVD player itself be able to play regular DVDs?
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27. May 2006 @ 15:20 |
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larry55,
-It should, but the drive it self may have a region lock.
-see above. but we'll have to wait till it's released to find out for sure.
-uhm, since it's a HD-DVD Drive addon, it's not really a player, and doubtfull it will function as a standalone unit, if it doesn't use the regular dvd drive in the 360. - or buy a $29.99 Apex to watch ur regular dvd's on.
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larry55
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27. May 2006 @ 16:39 |
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thanks for the answers/opinions. I have a regular DVD player, but it'd just be nice to play'em on the 360 as well....
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27. May 2006 @ 21:18 |
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any1 know who is actually manufacturing the addon?
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28. May 2006 @ 08:27 |
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well it's microsoft, but who it's contracted out to i'm not sure where the assembly plant will be.
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28. May 2006 @ 11:53 |
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Why didn't they incorperate HD-DVD in the first place? Could it have been money loss or a marketing technique?
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28. May 2006 @ 12:13 |
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Why didn't they incorperate HD-DVD in the first place?
My guess is that they wanted to rush the Xbox 360 out before Christmas, incorporating the HD-DVD player into the unit would have caused delays like the PS3.
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28. May 2006 @ 12:23 |
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Ah... Does that incorporate for the bugs and glitches some people had? The rushing I mean.
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28. May 2006 @ 12:34 |
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Thats what I believe. A good reason NOT to buy 1st generation electronics.
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29. May 2006 @ 08:27 |
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plus the launch price point would then jump to match that of the ps3, well you don't need the HD-DVD for games anyway, it's strictly for movie viewing, so it's something on a gaming console you can leave out if it's not needed, besides how many of you are going to go out and buy HD-DVD's or BR-DVD's? hello betamax/vhs all over a gain. or laserdisc/dvd
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