Thursday, August 10, 2006
MS To Bring It with Low Cost HD-DVD Add-On for The 360
Posted by Brendan Goetz in "HARDWARE" @ 01:38 PM
“C|net reports that Microsoft has shown off their HD DVD solution for their Xbox 360 gaming console. Kevin Collins from Microsoft showed off the peripheral to attendees of the DVD Forum in Los Angeles. Mr. Collins showed off the peripheral’s HD DVD functionality with The Phantom of the Opera. All the audio and video processing are done inside the 360, and the video is put out on the Xbox 360’s current outputs. Hmmm. I just read the article I linked to below again, and I don’t see that mentioned. I thought for sure I read that somewhere, because I was gonna make a point about the lack of HDMI and therefore potential problems with any HD DVD titles that choose to implement the Image Constraint Token. Oh well.”
I am very curious about how the 360 is going to work HD-DVD without an HDMI output. Either we are going to get screwed when the studios get serious about using HDMIs copy-protection schemes, or MS has some sort of work around, which would be fine with me. I have a 360, but I think I would ultimately like to use my media PC as my HD-DVD drive, as I do now for regular DVDs. It just offers a lot more flexibility in terms of content management and delivery. Still, I applaud MS for coming with a cheap solution and simultaneously sticking it to Sony, who seem to be in the process of dropping the ball on this generation of consoles. Maybe they will surprise everyone when the PS3 comes out, but I’m not holding my breathe…
I am very curious about how the 360 is going to work HD-DVD without an HDMI output. Either we are going to get screwed when the studios get serious about using HDMIs copy-protection schemes, or MS has some sort of work around, which would be fine with me. I have a 360, but I think I would ultimately like to use my media PC as my HD-DVD drive, as I do now for regular DVDs. It just offers a lot more flexibility in terms of content management and delivery. Still, I applaud MS for coming with a cheap solution and simultaneously sticking it to Sony, who seem to be in the process of dropping the ball on this generation of consoles. Maybe they will surprise everyone when the PS3 comes out, but I’m not holding my breathe…
