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MS Xbox 360 HD-DVD Player: Who's getting it?
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BenjaminBirdie
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Kung Fu Jedi said:Reading this thread is making it very hard to not go out and buy the HD-DVD add-on. It sounds excellent, but I've vowed to stay away from both HD-DVD and BluRay until there is a clear cut winner.
I agree. If my employ situation solidifies as I think it might, this will be tought to resist, especially since it just dawned on me Universal = Hitchcock = Absolutely Deadly Killer App. Shit, even if I'm living in a taxicab, the day they release Vertigo, I'm in.
DenogginizerOS
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Kung Fu Jedi said:Reading this thread is making it very hard to not go out and buy the HD-DVD add-on. It sounds excellent, but I've vowed to stay away from both HD-DVD and BluRay until there is a clear cut winner.
Jump in. Besides, a winner can't be determined unless people cast their vote. I love mine. The new Miami Vice looks incredible. As does Batman Begins and The Polar Express. I highly recommend this to anyone who has an HDTV and wants to see true HD content on their set.
Having said all that, DVD's on an upconverting DVD player on smaller HDTV's still look pretty damn good. I was watching LOTR this weekend on TNT-HD and decided to switch over to my DVD versions and watch them commercial free. I was shocked as to how much better the DVD looked. I know TNT-HD is shotty. But nonetheless, it still looked awesome. I have a 30" Sony HDTV CRT.
BenjaminBirdie
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DenogginizerOS said:
Oh yeah, LOTR has some of the best mastered DVDs in my collection. I remember when I first got my HDTV, just watching ROTK Extended on my DVD player was like WAAAUUUGHHH SICK DUDE. When Gollum pokes his head out from the entrance to the cave at the beginning. Shit was like PHOTO REAL. Of course I have like a barely 30" CRT so, everything looks really nice.
Kung Fu Jedi
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DenogginizerOS said:
Yeah, the LOTR's DVD's are amazing. Nice way to show of an HDTV without even using true HD content.
The other factor that is preventing me from picking up the HD-DVD add-on is that my 360 is not on my primary TV in the living room. It's on my secondary, yet still HD, TV in a room that I don't tend to sit and watch movies in. Still, I'm very tempted to pick up the player anyway. Batman Begins would be an instant purchase for sure.
Trojan X said:
Both. Although a firmware update could probably allow the system to handle True HD internally, you still need a way to output the signal. True HD output requires either HDMI or analog 5.1 outputs. Given that neither the 360 nor the add-on have either, you'll have to get another player for True HD.
plagiarize
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just have to point out, that hd-dvds sound better than dvds on the 360, even though not as good as tru-hd through a compatible receiver or players with analogue outputs.Cooper said:
Warm Machine
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After they got stacks of the players at Futureshop in Vancouver they sold out of them only a few days later. Hopefully they get another shipment so my GF can get me one for Christmas.
Do you people really think it looks that good? I had one but took it back, because the 360 didn't seem to be able to keep up with the movies without glitching on a consistent basis. Maybe I should take it back and get another - it would be my third. Will maybe get a real player later, but using the PS3 for Blue Ray instead for now...
BenjaminBirdie
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clashfan said:
I'm very curious to hear anyone's 1080i impressions.
Even though I have a PS3, I had totally decided to stay out of the whole next-gen media war until there was a clear standard, since I didn't want to risk wasting money on one format or the other.
But then I hauled a ton of games to Gamestop the other day for credit, totalling about $170. While I was standing at the counter trying to decide if there was a new game I wanted to pick up, my eyes just happened to float over the HD-DVD box... and I thought to myself: "Wow self, you could walk out of here with an HD-DVD drive and King Kong for like $30 out-of-pocket."
King Kong looks incredible.
My 32" HD Sony CRT (don't recall the model, sorry) is displaying all my HD stuff at 1080i, and it looks great. I don't notice any issues (in terms of fast-moving scenes or what have you).
But then I hauled a ton of games to Gamestop the other day for credit, totalling about $170. While I was standing at the counter trying to decide if there was a new game I wanted to pick up, my eyes just happened to float over the HD-DVD box... and I thought to myself: "Wow self, you could walk out of here with an HD-DVD drive and King Kong for like $30 out-of-pocket."
King Kong looks incredible.
My 32" HD Sony CRT (don't recall the model, sorry) is displaying all my HD stuff at 1080i, and it looks great. I don't notice any issues (in terms of fast-moving scenes or what have you).
plagiarize
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i'm running it on a 1080p set that is deinterlacing it from 1080i over component. 720p still looks great, but i haven't seen it on a 720p native set. it's still a good resolution, and you're still going to see the difference between dvd. if you can appreciate the difference between a 360 game in hd, you'll enjoy this.clashfan said:
better picture quality than even downloaded or broadcast HD looks on your tv. better sound quality than your DVDs (though not as good as a proper hd-dvd player with suitable amp can manage).
BenjaminBirdie said:
1080i CRT here... absolutely brilliant picture IMO.
better than my HD Cable (HDMI) and OTA feed and King Kong is a showcase of HD DVD for sure.
*disclaimer* I'm no videophile so I can't comment on artifacts and the like but all i know is it's the best HD picture that I've ever seen and I have had OTA and Cable HD feeds for over a year now.
Ok after slacking and only having King Kong for about a week, I have the following:
King Kong
Cinderella Man ($4.98 at Target FTW!)
Polar Express
Troy
Bourne Supremecy
Batman Begins
Pretty good collection my favorite being Batman Begins it just looks so damn good. I really need to get Casino though.
King Kong
Cinderella Man ($4.98 at Target FTW!)
Polar Express
Troy
Bourne Supremecy
Batman Begins
Pretty good collection my favorite being Batman Begins it just looks so damn good. I really need to get Casino though.
plagiarize
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everyone needs to get 'The Thing'. just because.
plagiarize
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good jobyacobod said:
plagiarize
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it's the same thing as the virtual console. if you put out the good movies on a drip feed with lots more shitty movies in between, people will buy more movies than if you just put out all the good ones to start off.jarosh said:yeah that's the problem with hd-dvd (and blu-ray) at the moment. mostly shitty movies
it's a shame for consumers like us, but highly effective.
TerryLee81
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jarosh said:yeah that's the problem with hd-dvd (and blu-ray) at the moment. mostly shitty movies
True.
I just bought Mission Impossible 3, Serenity and Jarhead for CHF 29.90 each, that's a pretty good price. Cheaper than from amazon.
TerryLee81
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jarosh said:
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DenogginizerOS
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Klocker said:
Agreed. 1080 is for me as well. Staggering!
truffleshuffle83
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looks amazing in 720p or 1080i on my 50" grand wega or on my sanyo z4
better hit up buy.com before the 26th. puts 20 dollar hddvd and blurays at 13.33 a piece when you buy three
better hit up buy.com before the 26th. puts 20 dollar hddvd and blurays at 13.33 a piece when you buy three
Cerebral Palsy
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Watched V For Vendetta again last night. Awesome! Everyone should run out and buy it.
Hiro_Kunimi_80
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http://www.cyberlink.com/eng/press_room/view_1274.html
Taipei, Taiwan----December 22, 2006----CyberLink Corp. (5203.TW), a world leader in digital home solutions, today launched the HD DVD and Blu-ray version of its industry-defining movie player software, PowerDVD. Featuring optimized hardware acceleration for graphics processors, and compatibility with leading HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc drives, PowerDVD Ultra delivers the ultimate high-definition movie experience on both desktop and notebook computers.
New features for PowerDVD Ultra include:
Support for HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc playback on leading drives, including the Microsoft Xbox 360 HD DVD external drive
Taipei, Taiwan----December 22, 2006----CyberLink Corp. (5203.TW), a world leader in digital home solutions, today launched the HD DVD and Blu-ray version of its industry-defining movie player software, PowerDVD. Featuring optimized hardware acceleration for graphics processors, and compatibility with leading HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc drives, PowerDVD Ultra delivers the ultimate high-definition movie experience on both desktop and notebook computers.
New features for PowerDVD Ultra include:
Support for HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc playback on leading drives, including the Microsoft Xbox 360 HD DVD external drive
plagiarize
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nice. now all i need is a hdcp capable graphics card. still good news though.Hiro_Kunimi_80 said:
truffleshuffle83
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if im not mistaken dont the new nvidias have the ability to play these. also all youd really need is a laptop, i think it bypasses the HDCP stuff due to it being directly connected to the monitor.plagiarize said:
Kiyamon
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Wife give it to me early for Xmas... we watched Superman Returns... the picture looked solid, but my wife kept saying how things looked fake (i.e. Superman and some special effects). Though I was impressed with the sound... sounded better to me. Since I own King Kong on DVD and have the HD-DVD that came wit the player I am going to do a visual test and see if I can see a difference.
Hiro_Kunimi_80
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any card will work fine also if it isn't HDCP capable ( X360 it's not..plagiarize said:
)VictimOfGrief
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So tell me GAF.
I'm running a 46" Sammy DLP that does 480i/480p/720p/1080i.
I'm running my games in 1080i through component cables.
I hooked up the HD DVD player and installed the software etc.
Started watching King Kong and MY F****** GOD does this make SD DVD's look like SHIT!
I'm not a total video/audio philey as it would be but I can notice the difference between the two now.
Anyways, so is my HD DVD player upconverting to 1080i or is it playing in 720p?
Either way it looks re-fu** awesome and I can't wait to get some other HD DVD's now.
Totally worth it for a $199 add-on and hell a free Christmas present at that.
I'm running a 46" Sammy DLP that does 480i/480p/720p/1080i.
I'm running my games in 1080i through component cables.
I hooked up the HD DVD player and installed the software etc.
Started watching King Kong and MY F****** GOD does this make SD DVD's look like SHIT!
I'm not a total video/audio philey as it would be but I can notice the difference between the two now.
Anyways, so is my HD DVD player upconverting to 1080i or is it playing in 720p?
Either way it looks re-fu** awesome and I can't wait to get some other HD DVD's now.
Totally worth it for a $199 add-on and hell a free Christmas present at that.
VictimOfGrief said:So tell me GAF.
I'm running a 46" Sammy DLP that does 480i/480p/720p/1080i.
I'm running my games in 1080i through component cables.
I hooked up the HD DVD player and installed the software etc.
Started watching King Kong and MY F****** GOD does this make SD DVD's look like SHIT!
I'm not a total video/audio philey as it would be but I can notice the difference between the two now.
Anyways, so is my HD DVD player upconverting to 1080i or is it playing in 720p?
Either way it looks re-fu** awesome and I can't wait to get some other HD DVD's now.
Totally worth it for a $199 add-on and hell a free Christmas present at that.
Yeah, HD movies are awesome huh?
By the way, why are you running in 1080i? Aren't most if not all Samsung DLPs either 1080p or 720p native?
VictimOfGrief said:So tell me GAF.
I'm running a 46" Sammy DLP that does 480i/480p/720p/1080i.
I'm running my games in 1080i through component cables.
Ohhh. Don't do that.
Your native pannel resolution is 720p, set everything to 720p
Right now you are taking 720p games, making the 360 convert that to 1080i, sending it to your TV, then making the TV convert 1080i back to 720p...can you see the problem with that?
Spinning Plates
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I won't watch a HD-DVD that doesn't have a Dolby True HD soundtrack until they fix the broken DD+ decoding.
VictimOfGrief
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Well, there you go..... a straight answer on HDTV.... Let me go try that out.gohepcat said:
Got this thing for Xmas and I have a question.
Is there anyway to set the HDDVD player to autoswitch to 1080i?
Long story short, I want the "standard" settings of Games = 720p and Movies = 1080i. Right now the only way I see to do that is to manually switch the 360 settings before I watch a movie and change them back afterwards.
Is there anyway to set the HDDVD player to autoswitch to 1080i?
Long story short, I want the "standard" settings of Games = 720p and Movies = 1080i. Right now the only way I see to do that is to manually switch the 360 settings before I watch a movie and change them back afterwards.
I brought my 360 and HD-DVD player with me when I visited my parents' house, and we hooked it up to dad's Samsung DLP. Showed off a little bit of Viva Pinata and GRAW, and we watched Grand Prix. WOW did that look amazing for a 40-year-old movie.. I could have imagined myself sitting in a theater, except that the colors are probably better. Those Ferraris were red, by God. And this was with the standard 360 cables, right out of the box! Everyone who observed it was floored.
Sgt. Killjoy
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jet1911 said:
Bought it this afternoon. I'm really impressed by the picture quality, it's amazing.
is that hooked up through VGA? if so, how is the IQ upgrade from DVD to HDDVD? im interested in the add on, but all i have is a samsung lcd monitor that i use my 360 on. just want to see if the improvement is worth it.
Got one today through nefarious means (buddy of mine helped me finance it, now I owe him some money).
BUT DAMN KING KONG looks good. Shit.
We are pretty intense on the AV standards and both of us were very pleased. I'm on a 22 inch widescreen LCD and for anyone on the fence about wether its worth it through VGA, it's definitely an noticeable increase in quality.
My only issue is the selection of movies right now, and the possibility that HD DVD might not last.
Oh well, pretty cool shit.
BUT DAMN KING KONG looks good. Shit.
We are pretty intense on the AV standards and both of us were very pleased. I'm on a 22 inch widescreen LCD and for anyone on the fence about wether its worth it through VGA, it's definitely an noticeable increase in quality.
My only issue is the selection of movies right now, and the possibility that HD DVD might not last.
Oh well, pretty cool shit.
I did not get one from my gf (she got me a lot of other smaller stuff instead) but I got some cash and had credit from trading in my Cube, so I picked one up the other day.. won't be back at our place until the 1st, so I can't check it out yet but I'm excited. I got a $50 gift card to Best Buy as well that will probably go towards buying an HD-DVD or two, but damn those $25+ prices hurt!
chinmonster
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I got one for Christmas, and I had the Miami Vice HD-DVD/DVD combo disc. King Kong looks absolutely amazing (even in 720p, w00t)... Miami Vice? Meh. I love the movie, but the video quality on the HD-DVD is barely a step up from the DVD (I switched sides to compare). I still like how it looks though. It's just too grainy, and it's a shame since the movie itself was partially filmed in HD (half and half).
Casablanca is on the way.
Current HD Movie Collection:
Blu-Ray
Talladega Nights
Ice Age: The Meltdown
The Last Samurai
HD-DVD
King Kong
Miami Vice
Casablanca (on the way)
Casablanca is on the way.
Current HD Movie Collection:
Blu-Ray
Talladega Nights
Ice Age: The Meltdown
The Last Samurai
HD-DVD
King Kong
Miami Vice
Casablanca (on the way)
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