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Heh. I give it a week after it drops. :]]]>Oct 17th 2006 6:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/17/xbox-hd-dvd-drive-to-connect-to-pcs-via-usb/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/17/xbox-hd-dvd-drive-to-connect-to-pcs-via-usb/
- Mike]]>Oct 17th 2006 6:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/17/xbox-hd-dvd-drive-to-connect-to-pcs-via-usb/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/17/xbox-hd-dvd-drive-to-connect-to-pcs-via-usb/Oct 17th 2006 6:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/17/xbox-hd-dvd-drive-to-connect-to-pcs-via-usb/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/17/xbox-hd-dvd-drive-to-connect-to-pcs-via-usb/Oct 17th 2006 9:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/17/xbox-hd-dvd-drive-to-connect-to-pcs-via-usb/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/17/xbox-hd-dvd-drive-to-connect-to-pcs-via-usb/Oct 19th 2006 11:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/17/xbox-hd-dvd-drive-to-connect-to-pcs-via-usb/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/17/xbox-hd-dvd-drive-to-connect-to-pcs-via-usb/Oct 17th 2006 6:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/17/xbox-hd-dvd-drive-to-connect-to-pcs-via-usb/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/17/xbox-hd-dvd-drive-to-connect-to-pcs-via-usb/Oct 17th 2006 6:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/17/xbox-hd-dvd-drive-to-connect-to-pcs-via-usb/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/17/xbox-hd-dvd-drive-to-connect-to-pcs-via-usb/This will be hacked, no question, the only one remaining being when]]>Oct 17th 2006 6:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/17/xbox-hd-dvd-drive-to-connect-to-pcs-via-usb/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/17/xbox-hd-dvd-drive-to-connect-to-pcs-via-usb/
Photos here
http://gear.ign.com/articles/733/733328p1.html
]]>Oct 17th 2006 6:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/17/xbox-hd-dvd-drive-to-connect-to-pcs-via-usb/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/17/xbox-hd-dvd-drive-to-connect-to-pcs-via-usb/Oct 17th 2006 6:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/17/xbox-hd-dvd-drive-to-connect-to-pcs-via-usb/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/17/xbox-hd-dvd-drive-to-connect-to-pcs-via-usb/Oct 17th 2006 6:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/17/xbox-hd-dvd-drive-to-connect-to-pcs-via-usb/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/17/xbox-hd-dvd-drive-to-connect-to-pcs-via-usb/Oct 17th 2006 7:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/17/xbox-hd-dvd-drive-to-connect-to-pcs-via-usb/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/17/xbox-hd-dvd-drive-to-connect-to-pcs-via-usb/ You don't have room for something that is as thick as 2 DVD cases and that you can put standing up or laying or on top of the Xbox 360??? And it's only $199.....???????]]>Oct 18th 2006 6:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/17/xbox-hd-dvd-drive-to-connect-to-pcs-via-usb/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/17/xbox-hd-dvd-drive-to-connect-to-pcs-via-usb/What I'd really like Microsoft to do is implement a feature in XBOX Live, so when you're watching a DVD it'll say so on the "Now playing" section on the friends lists of all your friends online. Right now it just says "XBOX 360 Dashboard" in the section when you're watching a DVD I believe.
It would be even cooler if it showed them the title of the movie you're watching. ]]>Oct 17th 2006 7:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/17/xbox-hd-dvd-drive-to-connect-to-pcs-via-usb/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/17/xbox-hd-dvd-drive-to-connect-to-pcs-via-usb/Oct 17th 2006 7:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/17/xbox-hd-dvd-drive-to-connect-to-pcs-via-usb/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/17/xbox-hd-dvd-drive-to-connect-to-pcs-via-usb/
I think MSoft should have waited till after the PS3 launch to put this thing out. All it says to consumers is "Well, you can have our system for 400, but if you want HD movies you will pay 600, so you might aswell have got a PS3" and that isn't a very good marketing strategy.]]>Oct 17th 2006 7:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/17/xbox-hd-dvd-drive-to-connect-to-pcs-via-usb/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/17/xbox-hd-dvd-drive-to-connect-to-pcs-via-usb/http://www.thedvdwars.com/index.cfm

They're also selling like hotcakes -- check out the sales ranks of Blu-Ray vs HD-DVD. I doubt PS3 will do much to change that.

As for studio support - Lions Gate will be announcing HD-DVD support by the end of the year, and it sounds like Disney is on the fence as well. Sony's watching market share slip away every day.

As for Microsoft's marketing strategy -- they're moving it towards people who already have an Xbox, and they (MS and the studios) know that every one they sell will be used for movies, unlike the PS3 where you have no idea if people are going to use it for movies or not. In addition, the picture quality on Blu-Ray has been crappy compared to HD-DVD, although it's getting slightly better.

I agree with you on the scaler -- but I guarantee that the PS3 won't be as good as a standalone player either.

For those interested, the standalone HD-DVD player actually costs LESS than $400:
http://www.amazon.com/Toshiba-HD-A1-DVD-Upconverting-Player/dp/B000E1PTGK/sr=8-1/qid=1161131938/ref=pd_bbs_1/104-4060629-9872729?ie=UTF8&s=electronics]]>Oct 17th 2006 8:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/17/xbox-hd-dvd-drive-to-connect-to-pcs-via-usb/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/17/xbox-hd-dvd-drive-to-connect-to-pcs-via-usb/Oct 17th 2006 8:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/17/xbox-hd-dvd-drive-to-connect-to-pcs-via-usb/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/17/xbox-hd-dvd-drive-to-connect-to-pcs-via-usb/Oct 17th 2006 9:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/17/xbox-hd-dvd-drive-to-connect-to-pcs-via-usb/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/17/xbox-hd-dvd-drive-to-connect-to-pcs-via-usb/Oct 17th 2006 9:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/17/xbox-hd-dvd-drive-to-connect-to-pcs-via-usb/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/17/xbox-hd-dvd-drive-to-connect-to-pcs-via-usb/Oct 17th 2006 9:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/17/xbox-hd-dvd-drive-to-connect-to-pcs-via-usb/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/17/xbox-hd-dvd-drive-to-connect-to-pcs-via-usb/Oct 17th 2006 9:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/17/xbox-hd-dvd-drive-to-connect-to-pcs-via-usb/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/17/xbox-hd-dvd-drive-to-connect-to-pcs-via-usb/
These v1.0 drives might scoop some early-adopter cash but I predict knock-offs will be under $100 by mid-2007 and burners for similar money before long.]]>Oct 17th 2006 10:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/17/xbox-hd-dvd-drive-to-connect-to-pcs-via-usb/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/17/xbox-hd-dvd-drive-to-connect-to-pcs-via-usb/Oct 18th 2006 7:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/17/xbox-hd-dvd-drive-to-connect-to-pcs-via-usb/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/17/xbox-hd-dvd-drive-to-connect-to-pcs-via-usb/"Windows HD DVD driver";

The driver is built into windows update and windows vista

What isnt included is HDDVD playback software you will need a program to play back videos, windvd etc... the same thing that happened with those retail bluray drives that are selling for 900$]]>Oct 17th 2006 11:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/17/xbox-hd-dvd-drive-to-connect-to-pcs-via-usb/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/17/xbox-hd-dvd-drive-to-connect-to-pcs-via-usb/
Of course, if an enterprising hacker would get it to work on Linux, then we wouldn't have to worry about that...]]>Oct 17th 2006 11:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/17/xbox-hd-dvd-drive-to-connect-to-pcs-via-usb/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/17/xbox-hd-dvd-drive-to-connect-to-pcs-via-usb/
If I hooked this HD-DVD player via USB to a PC or Mac and wanted to play a HD-DVD with HDCP invoked would the video card on the computer need to support HDCP? If so then someone buying just the Xbox 360 HD-DVD player to hook up to their computer would have to invest in not only the player and HDCP TV, but also a compatible video card. I hope and pray movie studios never invoke HDCP, but fear that too much money has been invested for them not to in the next 5 years. Keep in mind though that in 5 years there will be a successor to all current hardware, consoles, and TVs. You'll be saying, "Man I'm thinking about selling my left kidney for that 2560p TV!"]]>Oct 17th 2006 11:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/17/xbox-hd-dvd-drive-to-connect-to-pcs-via-usb/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/17/xbox-hd-dvd-drive-to-connect-to-pcs-via-usb/Actually, HDCP is already in use, what you don't want to see invoked is the Image Constraint Token, or ICT.]]>Oct 18th 2006 1:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/17/xbox-hd-dvd-drive-to-connect-to-pcs-via-usb/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/17/xbox-hd-dvd-drive-to-connect-to-pcs-via-usb/
You choices are standard DD/DTS 5.1 from the Xbox 360 or a silent movie on anything else. Too funny! ...but it's a bargin! ROFLMAO]]>Oct 18th 2006 2:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/17/xbox-hd-dvd-drive-to-connect-to-pcs-via-usb/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/17/xbox-hd-dvd-drive-to-connect-to-pcs-via-usb/Oct 18th 2006 8:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/17/xbox-hd-dvd-drive-to-connect-to-pcs-via-usb/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/17/xbox-hd-dvd-drive-to-connect-to-pcs-via-usb/Oct 18th 2006 9:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/17/xbox-hd-dvd-drive-to-connect-to-pcs-via-usb/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/17/xbox-hd-dvd-drive-to-connect-to-pcs-via-usb/Oct 18th 2006 10:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/17/xbox-hd-dvd-drive-to-connect-to-pcs-via-usb/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/17/xbox-hd-dvd-drive-to-connect-to-pcs-via-usb/Oct 18th 2006 11:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/17/xbox-hd-dvd-drive-to-connect-to-pcs-via-usb/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/17/xbox-hd-dvd-drive-to-connect-to-pcs-via-usb/Oct 30th 2006 10:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/17/xbox-hd-dvd-drive-to-connect-to-pcs-via-usb/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/17/xbox-hd-dvd-drive-to-connect-to-pcs-via-usb/
Check out: http://www.vistajuice.com/2007/03/probably_the_best_way_to_play.php

Cheers,
Petar
www.VistaJuice.com]]>Mar 2nd 2007 3:08AM