xbox hd dvd player
#11
02-17-2008 | 04:21 PM
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RE: xbox hd dvd player
ORIGINAL: rvizzle
I have never paid more than $27 for a blu-ray. Thanks to amazon and all the blu-ray sales on the online companies have.
ORIGINAL: rangerscott
Ya, $30 for a blu movie. Give me a break. Of course Sony is always one of the most expensive in any of hteir products.
You also have to notice that its not just about movies. The new gen of dvd's is gonna be the PC format too. Blu can hold a **** load more than a HD dvd and it has some format that companies are pursuing. I cant remember what it is.
Hopefully prices will drop.
Ya, $30 for a blu movie. Give me a break. Of course Sony is always one of the most expensive in any of hteir products.
You also have to notice that its not just about movies. The new gen of dvd's is gonna be the PC format too. Blu can hold a **** load more than a HD dvd and it has some format that companies are pursuing. I cant remember what it is.
Hopefully prices will drop.
Still too much.
#12
02-17-2008 | 04:30 PM
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RE: xbox hd dvd player
ORIGINAL: DC5
Supposedly you can get 1080p if you use the VGA output cable
ORIGINAL: rvizzle
Not to be rude, but that probably wasn't the smartest idea, being that Blu-Ray has unofficially won the HD war. The reason it was so cheap is because microsoft and toshiba are trying to push more sales to keep the HD DVD market alive. But it's not going to happen with Warner Bros. / Best Buy / Wal-Mart / and the **** industry only producing blu-ray movies. Soon Paramount and Universal will be out of their contract with HD DVD once Toshiba comes to conclusions that they have lost the war. Anyway just letting you know, hopefully you can return it. You just spent money on a player that doesn't even produce 1080p either. The XBOX 360 HD DVD addon only displays 1080i. Incase you didn't know that either. Have a nice day!
Not to be rude, but that probably wasn't the smartest idea, being that Blu-Ray has unofficially won the HD war. The reason it was so cheap is because microsoft and toshiba are trying to push more sales to keep the HD DVD market alive. But it's not going to happen with Warner Bros. / Best Buy / Wal-Mart / and the **** industry only producing blu-ray movies. Soon Paramount and Universal will be out of their contract with HD DVD once Toshiba comes to conclusions that they have lost the war. Anyway just letting you know, hopefully you can return it. You just spent money on a player that doesn't even produce 1080p either. The XBOX 360 HD DVD addon only displays 1080i. Incase you didn't know that either. Have a nice day!
I have my 1080P hooked up to my pc via VGA and runs at 1920x1080. The only thing is VGA is an analog signal. DVI and HDMI are both the same digital signal. So if you can get a DVI to hdmi cable you'd be set for a digital signal. Or if you have a DVI connection on your HDtv than you can use cable that comes with your monitor.
VGA
http://www.avtoolbox.co.uk/images/1t-vga-cattx-rear.jpg
DVI
http://pix.crutchfield.com/kb/hd_con..._connector.jpg
DVI to HDMI (there's two ways)
1. DVI to HDMI small connector with HDMI cable
http://www.tvcables.co.uk/images/items/hdmi-to-dvi.jpg
2. Dvi to HDMI (straight cable)
http://www.kustompcs.co.uk/acatalog/3578.jpg
#13
02-17-2008 | 07:47 PM
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RE: xbox hd dvd player
ORIGINAL: Blue Fox
It's not the fact that Blu-ray is getting stronger and stronger. It's the fact that Blu-ray already won (about a month ago.) Once Warner Bros. signed exclusively to Blu-ray, it was THE deathblow to HD DVD. At that point, it could have gone either way, but once Warner Bros. signed, Blu-ray now had 75% of the studios.
Toshiba announced defeat of HD DVD. Walmart is no longer carrying HD DVD as of June, same goes for Best Buy and Circuit City.
So if anyone asks, Blu-ray has won (largely due to their deep pockets). I'm not happy about it at all. I would have much rather have seen HD DVD win since it was the inexpensive, more dependable and upgradeable format. But whomever was running the marketing for HD DVD deserves to be fired. THAT is why they failed so badly.........extremely poor marketing.
It's not the fact that Blu-ray is getting stronger and stronger. It's the fact that Blu-ray already won (about a month ago.) Once Warner Bros. signed exclusively to Blu-ray, it was THE deathblow to HD DVD. At that point, it could have gone either way, but once Warner Bros. signed, Blu-ray now had 75% of the studios.
Toshiba announced defeat of HD DVD. Walmart is no longer carrying HD DVD as of June, same goes for Best Buy and Circuit City.
So if anyone asks, Blu-ray has won (largely due to their deep pockets). I'm not happy about it at all. I would have much rather have seen HD DVD win since it was the inexpensive, more dependable and upgradeable format. But whomever was running the marketing for HD DVD deserves to be fired. THAT is why they failed so badly.........extremely poor marketing.
well.. i was going to say the exact same thing.. glad i have a PS3...
and blu rays will get cheaper when there is more people buying them... ie no more hd dvds being sold..
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02-17-2008 | 08:49 PM
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02-17-2008 | 10:11 PM
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RE: xbox hd dvd player
I have both the hd dvd addon for xbox 360 and a ps3. The hd dvd player WILL do 1080p over VGA or hdmi (newer systems have hdmi). I did prefer hd dvd's to blu ray's, but that doesnt matter now. I also prefer the xbox to playstation as well.
wal-mart and best buy are going blu ray exclusive. Netflix will no longer be doing hd dvd rentals, just blu ray.. I dont think blockbuster rents them either. Toshiba, the #1 manufacturer of hd dvd players recently gave up as well. Blu ray won, and its a shame.
wal-mart and best buy are going blu ray exclusive. Netflix will no longer be doing hd dvd rentals, just blu ray.. I dont think blockbuster rents them either. Toshiba, the #1 manufacturer of hd dvd players recently gave up as well. Blu ray won, and its a shame.
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02-18-2008 | 09:11 AM
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RE: xbox hd dvd player
wal-mart and best buy are going blu ray exclusive. Netflix will no longer be doing hd dvd rentals, just blu ray.. I dont think blockbuster rents them either. Toshiba, the #1 manufacturer of hd dvd players recently gave up as well. Blu ray won, and its a shame.
