i wanted to know if the 360 hddvd drive can work on the pc i heard that there were hacks for it to work for the pc. if so can you provide the links and will i need to purchase a new monitor i currently have a gateway EV700 and its about 21or 22 inches i forget. i would really like to buy this insted of the $500 dollar version. please reply and thanks for reading.
http://uneasysilence.com/archive/2006/11/8303/ It supports a high enough resolution but I think you will need a new monitor because of HDCP (High Definiton Copy Protection). You will need a monitor that supports HDCP and has a DVI-D connection. I didn't see anywhere on this page that said that your monitor supported that, sorry. http://www.gateway.com/mes/specs/ev_700_video_display.html
Yes I forgot about that, and these Windows XP Windows Media Player 9 Series 2.4 GHz processor or equivalent 384 MB of RAM 64 MB video card 1024 x 768 screen resolution 16-bit sound card Speakers Optimum Configuration (to play 1080p video with 5.1 surround sound) Windows XP Windows Media Player 10 DirectX 9.0 3.0 GHz processor or equivalent 512 MB of RAM 128 MB video card 1920 x 1440 screen resolution 24-bit 96 kHz multichannel sound card 5.1 surround sound speaker system Exclude the Media Players though, and I think you may need vista but I'm not sure. Edit: The thing I read about needing vista I think was only for the HP HD-DVD drives coming out not hacking the 360 one.
Someone told me you can plug it directly into the USB port of your PC, and it'll work if you have software to play it (decoders, etc.)
I herd that too a while ago but since they came out I haven't herd anything else about it. If Microsoft releases drivers for it like they did with the 360 controller than it will work easily. Edit: I just read a post that said that the 360 drive works on PC, but you will still need HD requirements, and apparently you have to have Vista to be able to watch HD-DVD on your PC.
Windows XP home sp2 2.2 GHz processor amd athlon xp 3200+ 1024 MB of RAM 256 MB geforce 5200fx 1024 x 768 screen resolution 16-bit sound card Speakers those are my specs can any onee recemond a good cheaper end monitor.
How much do you want to spend, and how big do you want it to be? Also you may want to look at this link too. http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/index.php?p=147
im tryin to spend no more than $230 and i would like a 19" i found this one will it work also i read that link. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824254009 also do they sell i ATAPI port to IDE adaptors. and thanks so much for all the help your giving me
It will work and it is a nice monitor. But if you are going to watch HD-DVDs they will be in widescreen. That isn't a widescreen monitor so if you don't want black bars on the top and bottom of your screen you may want a widesreen. However if you don't mind that monitor looks fine. If you do want a widescreen I would recomend one of these. http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage...ategoryId=pcmcat104900050011&id=1149205183966 http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage...ategoryId=pcmcat104900050011&id=1149040474473 http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage...ategoryId=pcmcat104900050011&id=1140393958039 "also do they sell i ATAPI port to IDE adaptors" To tell you the truth I really don't know. But you could always search google for one.
Here's a tutorial on how to use the 360 add-on on a WinXP PC with an HDCP compliant video card. He played HD-DVD movies using Cyberlink Power DVD HD-DVD Edition - maybe a pre-release beta: http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=325&type=expert&pid=3 Cyberlink and Intervideo are reported to be releasing software HD-DVD players before Christmas. http://www.cyberlink.com/multi/supp...sp?FID=2581&nProdId=31&ProdVerId=-1&nCateId=5 I've read reports from the internet about succesful HD-DVD playback using the Japanese version of Intervideo WinDVD Platinum 8. http://thegreenbutton.com/forums/permalink/148348/148368/ShowThread.aspx#148368
thanks for all your help guys heres what im going with monitor http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?...d=1140393958039 player xbox 360 hddvd player and these drivers http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_2k_93.71.html
