Topic: Xbox 360 HD-DVD Addon for 200usd? (Read 502 times)

whytellyou · « **Reply #30 on:** August 14, 2006, 02:51:00 PM »

QUOTE(C-5 @ Aug 14 2006, 11:59 AM)

I have to say that I am disappointed that they are going to price it that high.

Without a price drop on the 360, the PS3 is a better value.. which goes against earlier statements made by MSFT. The only plus is that it IS optional unlike Sony's fuck up.

$399 Premium Xbox 360 with No HDMI, No WiFi, 20G HD, No multi-card reader + $200 External HD-DVD = $598...

Lower spec PS3 with No HDMI, No WiFi, 20G HD, No multi-card reader + internal Blu-Ray = $499...

Personally, I am not buying any of this new tech, until the format war is settlted.

Yeah but too bad sony has a awsome track record of their formats failing!! and $200 is cheap!!!!

KUNFUCHOPSTICKS · « **Reply #31 on:** August 14, 2006, 03:21:00 PM »

I dont know where digitimes.com got its source but i doubt teh $200 price tag, seems too low for such a new technogogy.

and HD DVD uses violet/blue not red as some dumbass argued.

for the person that want the wii- here:
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Devedander · « **Reply #32 on:** August 14, 2006, 03:43:00 PM »

QUOTE(twistedsymphony @ Aug 14 2006, 06:46 PM)

1. HD-DVD IS a "media"... unless you're refering to the material as the "media" in which case both Blu-Ray and HD-DVD use similar plastic and metal foil.

HD DVD is a medium...

123qazx · « **Reply #33 on:** August 14, 2006, 04:04:00 PM »

just buy a stupid ethernet bridge and wifi is $20...not 100

jtom617 · « **Reply #34 on:** August 14, 2006, 04:14:00 PM »

QUOTE(123qazx @ Aug 14 2006, 11:11 PM)

just buy a stupid ethernet bridge and wifi is $20...not 100

ha, hes going by genuine 1st party goods there, cant you see that?

This is a good thread, but i think i will get a PS3 also to stand next to my X360

KILLplaystation · « **Reply #35 on:** August 14, 2006, 04:17:00 PM »

QUOTE(ejb2227 @ Aug 14 2006, 05:44 PM)

correct me if im wrong, but i thought i read that one of the provisions for obtaining a blu ray license was that you couldnt develope a dual format drive like the one you mentioned

There was one developed, and there was an article about it here on X-S

Foe-hammer · « **Reply #36 on:** August 14, 2006, 04:21:00 PM »

$200 is too much, if they want to keep even close to what the ps3 will offer/cost. But then again, i don't want them to make a cheap POS HD-DVD drive that is not even worth $100. I definently will not be a first adopter, but wait and see how the quality holds up.

coconutlover · « **Reply #37 on:** August 14, 2006, 05:06:00 PM »

Any way we don't have to buythat Drive right away since things get cheaper overtime. The only reason I got my x360 now is because we can hack 1st genaration better than 2nd since M$ is most likely going to send out newer version of the 360 which would be harder to hack. Just Like playstation did to the psp.

Kira Yamoto · « **Reply #38 on:** August 14, 2006, 05:18:00 PM »

I think the 200 dollar pricepoint is perfectly reasonable. The usual player costs 6-700 dollars and to get one that displays and offers the same (probably better) features than the standalone is a great bargain.

On the Blu-Ray side, the PS3 is a real bargain too. A 500 dollar blu-ray player compared to a thousand? Not to mention the PS3 is versatile in the area of components and such, so digital audio is a +, hdmi output for current, up to date hdtv's. Once blu-ray studios find a way to use better codecs (or at least drop to 1080i to use VC-1/H.264) they'll be able to deliver us truehd dolby, dolby dig + and all that other good stuff.

123qazx · « **Reply #39 on:** August 14, 2006, 05:22:00 PM »

it kinda pisses me off that they charge 100 for wifi and 100 for a 20 gig hdd and now try to seem nice by charging ONLY 200 for the addon

infamous_Q · « **Reply #40 on:** August 14, 2006, 06:22:00 PM »

hmm...weren't there rumours about this having an hdmi output? if so this wouldn't be a bad idea then, but it makes you wonder if it'd be able to display game output through hdmi as well.

also, the ps3 blue ray player, i heard that it just upconverts to 1080p and doesn't display "true" 1080p, thus the 360's hd-dvd may also be capable of this. dont take my word for it tho...

tutu · « **Reply #41 on:** August 14, 2006, 06:53:00 PM »

QUOTE(infamous_Q @ Aug 15 2006, 01:29 AM)

hmm...weren't there rumours about this having an hdmi output?

A HDMI output would require a new console, as the addon drive only consists of just that - the drive, and no internal video processing, it just passes the data stream to the 360 to handle.

Unfortunately they failed to offer a HDMI or DVI with HDCP when they released the original 360, adding such a connection might annoy people who have already purchased a 360. I believe the reason for this is that it only has analogue video output, not digital. A mistake, but HDMI doesn't differ much at all from component in terms of quality.

Woore · « **Reply #42 on:** August 14, 2006, 06:54:00 PM »

I say F*** m$. cheap bastards ill buy the ps3 insted

KUNFUCHOPSTICKS · « **Reply #43 on:** August 14, 2006, 07:12:00 PM »

i hope you guys know this HD DVD add on WILL NOT BE $200. its gonna be higher

look at the source of the news clip? its undependabale

hamwbone · « **Reply #44 on:** August 14, 2006, 08:30:00 PM »

cant wait to put my true 7.1 sound system to use! hopefully it supports it

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