| noslodecoy said: But seriosly. Who cares? I don't know anyone who bought a 360 to play DVDs or HD-DVDs. I do have a friend who bought a PS3 for BluRay. I also have friends who bought an actual Toshiba HD-DVD player to play HD-DVDs. This whole thread is smoke an mirrors. The add-on is nothing more than a cheap alternative to a standalone player. |
It *was* a cheap alternative to a stand-alone player. Right now, the stand-alone players are cheaper than or comperable to the HD-DVD add-on, making it a poor purchase.
There is no techincal reason why the video output from the 360 *can't* look stellar for DVD and HD-DVD playback. Microsoft just doesn't think it's worth pouring the resources into. That said, it's discouraging that Microsoft went with an HDMI 1.2 port for it's new 360s and no other mechanism for getting TrueHD out of the box. Especially since that's a requirement for all HD-DVD players.
