Post by: pdude on August 11, 2004, 09:35:00 PM
DVD Playback Kit: Required in order to play DVD movies, the kit includes an infrared remote control and receiver. DVD playback was not included as a standard feature of the Xbox due to licensing issues with the DVD format that would have added extra cost to the console's base price. By selling a DVD remote separately MS was able to recover the DVD licensing fee. Although there is nothing to prevent the Xbox from acting as a progressive-scan DVD player, MS chose not to enable this feature in the Xbox DVD kit in order to avoid royalty payments to the patent-holder of progressive scan DVD playback.
Post by: switzch on July 04, 2003, 12:46:00 PM
Post by: johnney5 on July 04, 2003, 04:29:00 PM
What is progressive scan?
Post by: Flagg3 on July 04, 2003, 07:59:00 PM
As is fairly obvious now, the Xbox is capable of far more than just gaming but M$ wants to sell it exclusively as a gaming machine because that's were the money is. There is no money in selling the hardware at a loss if people are going to use the xbox as a DVD player and a Media Center, instead of buying games.
Flagg
Post by: modestrabbit on July 05, 2003, 10:51:00 PM
Post by: KKNDhawk on July 05, 2003, 11:02:00 PM
Post by: uziq on July 06, 2003, 12:22:00 AM
Here's the direct link to the ProgPatcher.
Post by: KKNDhawk on July 06, 2003, 12:27:00 AM
Post by: KKNDhawk on July 06, 2003, 12:29:00 AM
they should make this a tutorial for here.
BTW - i only clicked on "Submit Modified Post" once....not twice.
Post by: sith on July 06, 2003, 02:24:00 AM
| QUOTE (Flagg3 @ Jul 5 2003, 04:59 AM) |
| As far as I know, M$ was actually advertising that the Xbox would be a progressive scan DVD player right before it launched. They intentionally removed progressive scan right before launch because at the time progressive scan DVD players were selling for around $300 and M$ did not want anyone to buy the Xbox for the sole purpose of playing progressive scan DVDs. As is fairly obvious now, the Xbox is capable of far more than just gaming but M$ wants to sell it exclusively as a gaming machine because that's were the money is. There is no money in selling the hardware at a loss if people are going to use the xbox as a DVD player and a Media Center, instead of buying games. Flagg |
dude, I just corrected u in the 100 xbox thread and now here too.. ms in no way did the things you've said.. and do u have a friend in MS.. because you are also forwarding Ms's oppinons, which no one knows except billg. find some proof that they ever said it was going to have progressive scan.. i'm sure it was the public that created this rumor but it was never planed or proceeded by ms. it never happened, and they would not remove something that costs them no money, only to sell less consoles "As is fairly obvious now, the Xbox is capable of far more than just gaming but M$ wants to sell it exclusively as a gaming machine because that's were the money is. " WRONG, yes gaming is big money.. but at launch ms would move those babies anyway possible, and now they are releasing media packs, to turn your xbox into a digital center for your livingroom, away from games.
.sith.
Post by: powerben5000 on July 06, 2003, 06:22:00 AM
| QUOTE |
| There is no money in selling the hardware at a loss if people are going to use the xbox as a DVD player and a Media Center, instead of buying games. |
I wonder if M$ would have been better off distributing Progressive Scan-enabled xboxes at a loss just to get them in people's houses...then once everyone has an Xbox they might think, "hey, I already got the Xbox, why not buy [insert game here]?" I know you're going to say that DVD players and Game Consoles are different markets, but I'm not completely sure that's the case.
Just a thought...
Post by: ChipmOnk on July 08, 2003, 07:41:00 AM
| QUOTE (johnney5 @ Jul 5 2003, 01:29 AM) |
| Highly Noob question that could be easily searched on google, but would rather be asked here because im a lazy fuck: What is progressive scan? |
this site has a nice explanation on progressive scan...
http://www.panasonic...rs/progscan.asp
Post by: ianmalcm on July 08, 2003, 10:24:00 AM
regarding all the "capabilities" of the system, its plausible they'll release a 1.5 with enhanced security and added features like ProScan.