Comments on: UNBOXING: XBOX 360 HD DVD Drive And A First Look

By: Danny Mavromatis

Danny Mavromatis — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 21:25:32 +0000

Yup, I first plugged it in the XBOX 360 first... the following post talks about Vista.

By: Tboy

Tboy — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 17:42:28 +0000

You mean you hooked it up to the Xbox FIRST!?!?! Shame. Can’t wait to see how it stacks up with Vista.
Tboy

By: Will

Will — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 16:43:10 +0000

Interesting. I’m at a point where I am rebuilding my entire audio and video system. The sound is being covered by a Sonos system and I have not settled on the video yet.
I think the initial cost of a PC (dedicated to media) plus the continued cost of upgrading the box (frequently) scares me. Whereas my Denon DVD player lasted me I guess 7 years before I replaced it to get better upscaling. Total cost for DVD players – $700 over seven years.
And of course, I am unsure as to the quality of PC based playback for the big screen.

By: Danny Mavromatis

Danny Mavromatis — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 16:54:09 +0000

Will,
No, no interest in buying dedicated players. I went down that path before. I’m sticking to computer based devices so I can just swap out the drive.
As for the 1080p, my plasma doesn’t support it. It’s native resolution is 720p but supports 1080i. The projector does support 1080p (if I force it) XG135 (reference CRT based with moome DVI interface). Now that I mention that, I wonder if the moome card even supports 1080p. I’m happy with 720p… even at 110″.

By: Will

Will — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 07:12:28 +0000

I take it your are not getting the new $499 Toshiba Player?
I’ll be interested to know how this looks on the plasma. The XBox drive doesn’t support 1080 yet right?