Instead, the update will add "compatibility improvements with certain titles" and "additional support for network features." Xbox 360 owners without Live can download the update through Xbox.com later this week.
Instead, the update will add "compatibility improvements with certain titles" and "additional support for network features." Xbox 360 owners without Live can download the update through Xbox.com later this week.
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Posted: Apr 8th 2008 7:10PM (Unverified) said
I know its kind of funny, but they're just making sure that it does what it was made to do
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Posted: Apr 8th 2008 7:13PM Gaming 4 Jesus said
What it was made to do was grow old quietly ... than die.
*grabs rifle and leads HD DVD into the backyard*
"Shh! Shh! It's okay, boy. It'll all be over soon."
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*grabs rifle and leads HD DVD into the backyard*
"Shh! Shh! It's okay, boy. It'll all be over soon."
Posted: Apr 8th 2008 7:20PM (Unverified) said
It's fine with me, I've just picked up about 30 films for next to nothing.
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Posted: Apr 8th 2008 7:27PM BIGGEN said
that's what i was gonna say, just cause they aren't supporting it anymore doesn't mean it's gonna quit working or some shit. i'll watch the 30 movies for $60 that i got off ebay. THANKS BLU RAY ;D
btw, i do have a ps3 and a couple blu ray movies, BUT they really need to drop that shitty $30/movie
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btw, i do have a ps3 and a couple blu ray movies, BUT they really need to drop that shitty $30/movie
Posted: Apr 8th 2008 11:25PM (Unverified) said
I've never paid more than $20 for a bluray disc (other than multiple disc sets). Stop buying them from Best Buy and look for sales on Amazon or other online stores. They happen every other week these days.
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Posted: Apr 9th 2008 4:49PM (Unverified) said
What I don't understand, BIGGEN, is where you are buying your BLU RAY DISCS from. Anyone with a shred of internet savvy (certainly one that can use ebay to buy something) can find them for less than retail.
But something tells me you don't even have a PS3 and you are just spreading some fud because your HD DVD player is now worthless, and you are hurting inside.
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But something tells me you don't even have a PS3 and you are just spreading some fud because your HD DVD player is now worthless, and you are hurting inside.
Posted: Apr 9th 2008 6:23PM BIGGEN said
well mr. internet arguement starter, my ps3 username is biggen1103 so send me a FR and we will play some COD4 so i can virtually shoot you in the face ;p i have also bought my blu rays off of ebay.
simply stating that retail blu ray movie prices are too high does not warrant a prick such as yourself assumptions about where i buy mine, my internet savviness, or the fact that maybe i do hurt inside a little because hd dvd is not competing, so blu ray movies can be price hiked as much they want them to be. plus we no longer have a choice of which one to buy.
some people (not me) still like the thought of walking into a store, picking out their movie, but not having to pay a ridiculous price for it.
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simply stating that retail blu ray movie prices are too high does not warrant a prick such as yourself assumptions about where i buy mine, my internet savviness, or the fact that maybe i do hurt inside a little because hd dvd is not competing, so blu ray movies can be price hiked as much they want them to be. plus we no longer have a choice of which one to buy.
some people (not me) still like the thought of walking into a store, picking out their movie, but not having to pay a ridiculous price for it.
Posted: Apr 10th 2008 11:37AM (Unverified) said
You probably could shoot me in the face quite easily, I suck at COD4. I'll kick your ass in Aquatopia though. I can feed the fuck out of my fish.
But close your eyes and think back to the early days of DVD. They were also expensive as balls to start, and there NEVER was a competing format for DVD. So you could say it's a part of the pricing of the product cycle. Either way, you can get blurays for cheap rather easily. Only jive turkey fools pay $30 a disc.
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But close your eyes and think back to the early days of DVD. They were also expensive as balls to start, and there NEVER was a competing format for DVD. So you could say it's a part of the pricing of the product cycle. Either way, you can get blurays for cheap rather easily. Only jive turkey fools pay $30 a disc.
Posted: Apr 8th 2008 7:28PM (Unverified) said
you could do what i did, the 360 is quite good at upscaliing.
get one of these now £30 drives and use it as a regular dvd drive for your 360. and use your 360 as a hdmi dvd player without wearing out the internal drive.
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get one of these now £30 drives and use it as a regular dvd drive for your 360. and use your 360 as a hdmi dvd player without wearing out the internal drive.
Posted: Apr 9th 2008 3:47AM hey buddy said
360's fans are noisy for a movie-playback machine, though. You can get one of the quieter freestanding HD-DVD players that's been 'rebranded' as an 'HD Upscaler that plays HD-DVD content' for a pretty good price if you want a DVD upscaler but don't want a PS3.
Even at blow-out "Format Is Dead" prices, I'm just avoiding the HD-DVD format all together. Buying 5 or 8 or whatever amount of HD-DVD movies for cheap isn't worth keeping an device frozen in '2007' around my place.
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Even at blow-out "Format Is Dead" prices, I'm just avoiding the HD-DVD format all together. Buying 5 or 8 or whatever amount of HD-DVD movies for cheap isn't worth keeping an device frozen in '2007' around my place.
Posted: Apr 9th 2008 4:11AM (Unverified) said
Wait, you mean playing through the regular drive won't up convert your DVD films?
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Posted: Apr 9th 2008 3:57PM (Unverified) said
Another note on upconverting. The 360 won't upconvert over component cables, only HDMI or VGA.
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Posted: Apr 8th 2008 11:26PM spin cycle said
Yes, HD-DVD used a blue diode. Early on they tried to use a chirped red one, but it didn't pan out, it didn't produce enough storage.
This is part of the reason the claims that HD-DVD was cheaper to make didn't make a lot of sense. Inside, the two are very similar, except that HD-DVD devices had to have two video decoders whereas BD profile 1.0 units only had to have one (profile 1.1 and 2.0 require two).
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This is part of the reason the claims that HD-DVD was cheaper to make didn't make a lot of sense. Inside, the two are very similar, except that HD-DVD devices had to have two video decoders whereas BD profile 1.0 units only had to have one (profile 1.1 and 2.0 require two).
Posted: Apr 8th 2008 8:29PM (Unverified) said
I don't think you used enough acronyms in your post.
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Posted: Apr 9th 2008 4:21AM hey buddy said
I think your post has too much doom and gloom in it. You're being fatalistic.
Seems no one cared about those features enough to actually buy into them this early. And by the time enough people adopt HD playback in the form of Blu-Ray, nearly all of those features will be available, the glaring exception being the region-free feature that HD-DVD had, which can still be an option for Blu-Ray discs, depending on the owner of the information/media.
Blu-Ray has more storage as well. So, actually, "the losers" still appear to be the early adopters of HD-DVD.
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Seems no one cared about those features enough to actually buy into them this early. And by the time enough people adopt HD playback in the form of Blu-Ray, nearly all of those features will be available, the glaring exception being the region-free feature that HD-DVD had, which can still be an option for Blu-Ray discs, depending on the owner of the information/media.
Blu-Ray has more storage as well. So, actually, "the losers" still appear to be the early adopters of HD-DVD.
Posted: Apr 12th 2008 5:56PM (Unverified) said
As planned by Sony itself.
Its Betamax' revenge!
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Its Betamax' revenge!
Posted: Apr 9th 2008 12:18AM (Unverified) said
I traded my HD DVD player to a friend for burnout paradise. Now I wait for xbox 360 blu-ray support...
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Posted: Apr 9th 2008 5:54AM (Unverified) said
Update??? They might as well accept they've got a lemon and put it out of its misery.
The HD DVD makes a great door stop and might be worth something in 20-30 years.
Masher
http://www.dragonlasers.com
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The HD DVD makes a great door stop and might be worth something in 20-30 years.
Masher
http://www.dragonlasers.com
Posted: Apr 9th 2008 11:35AM (Unverified) said
Is it possible to mod a HD-DVD drive to play blu-ray?
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Posted: Apr 9th 2008 11:51AM (Unverified) said
More like Blue-GAY!!! Hahaha!!!! Haha!! Get it? God im SO FUNNY I need to go and KILL MYSELF!!!!!
What? Oh.
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What? Oh.
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