Microsoft's Shane Kim: 'Still enjoyment to be had' from 360 HD DVD drive

I'm not sure keeping doors open counts as enjoyable...

If I had a 360, I would buy it. The price is now ridiculously low, same with the movies now. The prices make it worth it in my opinion.

I think this also works on PCs with the proper drivers correct?

Cmon guys.....Enjoy..it....
Snikr Snikr

"While I'm at it, I've got a wonderful Atari Jaguar I'd like to sell you."

These types of stories are really getting annoying. Seriously, if you hooked up Batman Begins to two tv's, one via Blu Ray (the upcoming release) and one via HD-DVD, would anyone really care?

Would you enjoy the movie any less because you know you're watching it on a "dead" format?

If the above question is a "yes' for some people, maybe you need to re-think why you're watching movies in the first place.



The guy interviewed is absolutely correct, and I still have mine hooked up. I own a lot of movies, and yes, my personal collection is growing. I don't care if these are "clear out" or "sale" prices. I get to watch a movie in high def, and I get to do it cheaply.

I dunno why you feel the need to take shots at them because they are stating a fact.

And what in the hell does the DualShock have anything to do with this? Because one high def format failed that was slightly tied to the xbox 360, I suddenly have to play the PS3? Why??

It doesnt even make sense, I own a PS3, and to watch blu ray movies (Which would be the logical other "option" to HD movies) I use a wireless remote.



I'm not bitter, really, at all, I have plenty of money to throw at technology without worrying about "dead" formats, I just don't see why this is like the butt of a huge joke. They lost, yes, but there is still a positive side to all of this to the consumer, and that's all Shane was trying to point out...

Yeah..like..CarpeD1em500 said...
Snikr Snikr

Bookends do not count as enjoyable...

The PS3's the butt of jokes just as the 360 HD-DVD drive, the N-Gage before, etc.

We gamers need one thing in a generation to poke fun at, to feel better about ourselves, just like its fun to pick on Meg from Family Guy.

I LOL'd +1

(damn comment system)

I can still watch movies on mine, and they look better the DVD version, so whatever. Plus it only cost $75.

Bless him, it's likely he still doesn't know Resident Evil 5 is on the 360. Remember that? =P

I thought the Dualshock 3 bit was funny....

Did he then hold up the picture you've got in the article and share the recipe for his 'famous red ring spaghetti bolognese'?

The HD-DVD drive provides two additional USB ports at the expense of 1. So the HD-DVD player adds a net 1 USB port, not 2. Shane can't count, which once again proves categorically that he's a dick.

He didn't even mention taking the drive apart to scavenge the blue laser diode!

Why can't I reply to my own initially started "thread" ?

Or how?

Anyways, hopefully those readers see this message:

No, I don't still watch Betamax, but I will say this, during the Betamax war, if I bought both formats, and the specs were similar, and I already owned a Betamax player, you better believe I'd still watch movies on it and enjoy it. It's the same thing as Blu Ray / HD - DVD, just with BM and VHS...


And I never said anything about competition. The format war was dumb to begin with. I agree with that. I just don't see the point of these posts and why they are so "funny". It just sounds dumb. My HD-DVD player works as well today as it did in the middle of the "war"...so why is that funny? I don't get it...

And I'm well aware of different companies and there not being some giant Umbrella Corporation called Blu-Ray...I wasn't talking about competition, I was just saying, just because HD-DVD is Dead and I get movies cheaply, doesn't make that a bad thing for the end consumer. I benefit. Plain and simple.

And I still don't understand the DualShock reference.

Yea, the jokes are a bit ridiculous. I could spend $400 on a console with one or two games I want to play just because it is the cheapest 1080p Blu Ray option or I could do what I did. I bought the $50 add-on and have bought a few HD-DVDs, and ordered my 5 free so that I can have some cheap 1080p deliciousness. It seems like a great solution to me. Now I can wait a couple more years to get my PS3/Blu Ray player. /prays to God that my HD-DVD add-on doesn't die any time soon.

I wouldnt buy the HD-DVD add-on, but thats because I feel no need to own every movie I have again but in HD.
Some movies i will rebuy. But most I could care less about.

if I did purchase one it would only be for Hot Fuzz & Stardust. Not really worth it too me.

BUT, if you have one and a great collection. Thats what its about, great movies with freakin great picture.

I still watch my Sh*t copy of TMNT: Secret of the ooze Making of VHS from time to time even though VHS is dead now.

Yea, so what its dead.

I spent around 350 on 40 hd-dvds.

Now tell me, can you get that for Blu-ray?

Even if its 'dead' its still high quality for a cheaper price.

I'd recommend getting the hd dvd drive to get the cheap movies. Then further down the line you can use the drive to rip the movies onto your computer and convert them(using a bd-r drive in the future) to blu-ray. I don't see how this is a loss to me at all when I can get cheap movies and still be able to use them down the line. I love my hd dvd player.

The HD-DVD drive provides two additional USB ports at the expense of 1. So the HD-DVD player adds a net 1 USB port, not 2. Shane can't count, which once again proves categorically that he's a dick.

He didn't even mention taking the drive apart to scavenge the blue laser diode!

My local Game Crazy had marked them down to 29.99 as of yesterday.

I have found some HD-DVDs cheaper than regular DVD version.

lol... all these people crying about their HD DVD add need to learn to take a joke... youre the same people bashing the PS3 every chance you get, and yet someone takes a jab at a definitively dead format, you all cry.
Theyre called jokes, people... lighten up.

ahhh its enjoyable to rest my tired feet on the thing.

yup! i feel like a king and i can use it as egg cooker too!

My DVDs upscaled to 1080p on my Philips playr look just fine. Bluray = overrated unless your TV is 60" or better.

I use my HD-DVD drive to play normal DVDs. Less wear on the Xbox 360 drive and it's much quieter.

totally agree, the alot of the hddvd movies \have bee drastically rreduced, I bought like 5 movies for like $30 and there are alot that I want to buy. so, yes there is still fun to be had.

In summary, the HD DUD addon is an expensive 2 port USB hub.

Don't ytou just love Microsoft's spin..

When I saw the title and pic, my first thought was clay pigeons