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  1. colinman

    colinman Member

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    how much better is hd-dvd than just having a 360 hooked up to a hdtv?
     
    colinman, May 26, 2006
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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
     
    eatsushi, May 26, 2006
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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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    Smurff Regular member

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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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    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....
     
    larry55, May 27, 2006
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    any1 know who is actually manufacturing the addon?
     
    hade, May 27, 2006
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  7. Smurff

    Smurff Regular member

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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.
     
    Smurff, May 28, 2006
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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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    sly_61019 Senior member

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    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.
     
    sly_61019, May 28, 2006
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    sully_2u Regular member

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    Ah... Does that incorporate for the bugs and glitches some people had? The rushing I mean.
     
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    sly_61019 Senior member

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    Thats what I believe. A good reason NOT to buy 1st generation electronics.
     
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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
     
    Smurff, May 29, 2006
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