Got my Xbox 360 HD DVD drive today - It's awesome.

[tatteredpotato]

So by 2011 it won't be a big deal to replace your 5-6 year old Xbox 360

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: DonVito

Originally posted by: Kaido

So does HD-DVD not require HDCP or any of that other baloney? And will HD-DVD still function over Component? How about S-video/composite?

No - at this point no disc makers have implemented HDCP. HD-DVD will work over component, but neither S-Video nor composite are HD-capable.

So technically I could play HD-DVDs via Component on my SDTV?

 

[msi1337]

absolutely no breathing room for your components?

winnar?

 

[Aharami]

Originally posted by: Eug
No HDMI support on the Xbox 360.

thats a HUGE bummer

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Originally posted by: Kaido

Originally posted by: DonVito

Originally posted by: Kaido

So does HD-DVD not require HDCP or any of that other baloney? And will HD-DVD still function over Component? How about S-video/composite?

No - at this point no disc makers have implemented HDCP. HD-DVD will work over component, but neither S-Video nor composite are HD-capable.

So technically I could play HD-DVDs via Component on my SDTV?

Yes, though I'd be hard-pressed to see the advantage over DVD on an SDTV.

 

[KLin]

Mine shipped from Amazon today. I should have it on Friday :thumbsup:

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Originally posted by: KLin
Mine shipped from Amazon today. I should have it on Friday :thumbsup:

I just received mine from Amazon today - I will plug it in tonight. FYI, I pre-ordered on Nov 5 and still received the King Kong disc (there was a whole hullabaloo on Amazon as to who would and would not receive it, depending on when they had ordered).

 

[KLin]

Originally posted by: DonVito

Originally posted by: KLin
Mine shipped from Amazon today. I should have it on Friday :thumbsup:

I just received mine from Amazon today - I will plug it in tonight. FYI, I pre-ordered on Nov 5 and still received the King Kong disc (there was a whole hullabaloo on Amazon as to who would and would not receive it, depending on when they had ordered).

I'm not expecting the King Kong dvd since I ordered it on the 8th. It'll be nice if it does come though.

 

[randay]

does it work on a computer or what?

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: randay
does it work on a computer or what?

Yes, it does. You have to download unofficial drivers and buy decoder software that supports HDDVD, but it works fine on XP.

 

[jtvang125]

Originally posted by: randay
does it work on a computer or what?

I read somewhere that it is confirmed to work with WinXP and Vista. You'll need some unofficial drivers under XP but not under Vista. You will also need a 3rd party hd-dvd capable software such as the recently released WinDVD 8. Works under OSX too but no software yet to play the disc.

So $200 for hd-dvd on your PC or HTPC is damn good deal considering the stand alone units are $400+. The 1080p capable ones are going for $1000.

 

[Raduque]

Wow, the HDDVD drive is bigger then I imagined it would be.

edit: The menus being available while the video is playing is a nifty thing, but more then that I like the PIP video commentary! I'm the one who almost always listens to the directors and actors commentary track, and there are some I'd love to see video of.

 

[otispunkmeyer]

Originally posted by: Pacfanweb

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: Pacfanweb
Does the HD DVD for the 360 do upconversion to 1080P like the stand-alone players do?

Yes but you have to use the VGA cables. Won't upconvert over component because of MPAA/DVD consortium rules.

What about HDMI? I thought the HD-DVD add-on had HDMI.

impossible really, since the HD-DVD drive is simply a 5.25inch drive in a case with a mini IDE connector.

all it does is read info from the disc. the 360 (i presume xenos does this) does all the work from then on. when/if the 360 ever gets HDMI, then yes you will have HDMI, but for now its component or VGA

 

[KLin]

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/klin/TD1.JPG
http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/klin/TD2.JPG


Which one is HD-DVD

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: KLin
http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/klin/TD1.JPG
http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/klin/TD2.JPG


Which one is HD-DVD

2?

 

[KLin]

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: KLin
http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/klin/TD1.JPG
http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/klin/TD2.JPG


Which one is HD-DVD

2?

Correct :thumbsup:

 

[Ozmodiar]

I got mine last week but had to drive to get it. Batman Begins is worth getting. Anyone else get any other movie?

Oz

 

[Eug]

The Xbox 360 has audio sync problems with HD DVD playback.

 

[RapidSnail]

Originally posted by: Eug
34" widescreen 1080i CRT. Hard to see the text on some menus at distances over 7'. Gotta sit at 5-6' away.

Would that by any chance be the 34XBR960? Otherwise known as the holy grail of HDTVs (at least back in its day).

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Originally posted by: Eug
The Xbox 360 has audio sync problems with HD DVD playback.

I don't seem to be experiencing this for whatever reason.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Originally posted by: RapidSnail

Originally posted by: Eug
34" widescreen 1080i CRT. Hard to see the text on some menus at distances over 7'. Gotta sit at 5-6' away.

Would that by any chance be the 34XBR960? Otherwise known as the holy grail of HDTVs (at least back in its day).

My mom has one of those. Definitely a nice set, but now that I'm used to a 50" DLP it looks awfully small to me. Also, it weighs 225 pounds!

 

[Eug]

Originally posted by: RapidSnail

Originally posted by: Eug
34" widescreen 1080i CRT. Hard to see the text on some menus at distances over 7'. Gotta sit at 5-6' away.

Would that by any chance be the 34XBR960? Otherwise known as the holy grail of HDTVs (at least back in its day).

No, not a Sony. It's a Toshiba CW34XC2 (otherwise known as the CW34X92 in the US). The footprint is huge, and it weighs something like 200 lbs, but the picture is damn nice. I may not get the full 1920x1080 resolution of today's LCDs, but I have superior black levels, contrast, and colours IMO. Furthermore, it doesn't suck on analogue cable. Every single LCD and plasma I've tried sucks royally with analogue SD cable. I'm not a big fan of DLPs either, or at least not the ones I tried up to last year. I didn't appreciate the video lag, and I didn't like the rainbow effect I sometimes saw.

I will probably get a 46" LCD when I move into a bigger house though. By that time HDCP handshaking will be more reliable, HDMI 1.3 will be common, and 1080p won't be horrendously expensive in a namebrand set.