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[bhazard]

QUOTE(rippinitto @ Nov 13 2006, 09:56 PM)

960 by 540!!!!

so what? For peeps that dont got a 360, have a PC and want  HD movies. The xbox hd-dvd player is not the best but the cheapest way to go! $499 = stand alone hd-dvd unit

The point is, thats not an HD resolution.  1280x720 or 1920x1080 is (720p 1080p).  So as of right now, its not showing the movies in HD.  Eventually (hopefully) that will change with a software update/workaround

[DoTsTeR]

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The point is, thats not an HD resolution. 1280x720 or 1920x1080 is (720p 1080p). So as of right now, its not showing the movies in HD. Eventually (hopefully) that will change with a software update/workaround

And the right hardware.. which at this point nobody has any real answers for us..

some say dual core/1 gb ram and the right video card ??

some say a regular 3.4 ghz or something with the right video card and enough memory might be good enough as well.

guess it all depends and no doubt shit will be coming out to deal with playing HD DVD... homebrew and commercial

[Neoistheone2000]

so will the HD-DVD codec that came with Nero Ultra Edition Enhanched work with this?

[bucko]

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Minimum Configuration
(to play 720p video)
# 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
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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

But that is for WMV-HD

http://www.microsoft...ntshowcase.aspx

I guess if you computer can play 1080p of them footage HD-DVD should be fine. My AMD Duron PC can barley play 720p.

[slimsh8dynb]

QUOTE(vengeancegoon @ Nov 13 2006, 06:48 PM)

Excuse my ignorance on this one, I don't have HD yet so haven't been following this. What's the chances of swapping the 360 internal drive out and putting one of these in? Will game be read by this drive or have they hobbled that?

QUOTE(alexh @ Nov 13 2006, 07:01 PM)

Zero. The 360 internal drive is a native SATA drive and this appears to be a PATA drive.

QUOTE(vengeancegoon @ Nov 13 2006, 07:17 PM)

Booo  

QUOTE(throwingks @ Nov 13 2006, 07:54 PM)

You can convert EIDE(PATA) to SATA.
http://www.newegg.co...N82E16812156010
Better than zero chance? Yes!

All for less than $20 after shipping.

yea and then u can forget about playing games!   hd-dvd rom doesnt read games, just movies....unless ur converting ur 360 to just a dvd player...but....i give u a backhand if u do!!

[throwingks]

True, but as a media player only, it could work.

[JohnnyVegas]

How about a replacement case that includes both drives in 2 bays??  Hum...

[slimsh8dynb]

QUOTE(JohnnyVegas @ Nov 14 2006, 11:41 AM)

How about a replacement case that includes both drives in 2 bays??  Hum...

the lunacy!! a double decker xbox360!! jesus makes me want pb& j that would look damn odd! i guess u could do it possibly, but not in the 360 case. i think u could do it in a pc case, if u did sum crazy stuff.

as far as the firmware goes, im relle not sure. i dont know about it, but u would have to know sum serious programming to blend hd-dvd/dvd with the 360 games. just wait till the new hdd comes out, or use ur own, this way u can dl movies! dvds are gonna become obselete over internet media soon neway!

[tannersarms]

I was able to run the drivers on my XP desktop, but when I try running them on my Vista laptop, I get the following message: "The inf file you have selected does not support this method of installation"

Anyone have any pointers?

Thanks