$40 at Best Buy, I picked one up. (Edit: Didnt mention it was the HD-DVD addon for the 360)

I use my 360 for watching TV through Media Center and I didn't like my old DVD player.  I don't like to use my console drives to watch DVDs.  I prefer to wear them out playing games.  The HD-Drive has become my new DVD player.

At $40 it is a pretty decent buy.  It comes with King Kong and a remote.  That and HDDVDs are going on sale all over the place to clear them out.  A pretty decent value.

Just thought I mention it in case anyone else out there might use their 360 to play DVDs and don't want to wear out the main drive.

HD DVD is dead, Blu-Ray won!

Viva la resistance!

I give that post a 9.5.

Which means you can get an upscaling DVD player for like... 40 bucks.  Well worth it if you have no plans to move on to Blu-ray. (like a lot of people seem to.)

It only upscales if you have a 360 with an HDMI port.

I would say good buy except:

1. Your 360 already plays DVD's (even though you're not using that functionality) so I really wouldn't hall it a $40 DVD player.
2. It's a shitty DVD player since it makes your 360 take longer to boot up
3. You won't be able to buy new movies
4. What movies you can buy may be cheap but the selection is crap and it's never going to get better.

Dude you are the man :P That's the way to think outside of the box ;) (get it!!! you didn't want to use your main console!!! or "Box" hahahahahaHAHAHAH!!!! ). >_> But seriously that's a steal :D Grab some of those HD-DVD exclusives while they're cheap :3 I recommend Transformers XD

Which I do, but is an earlier HDTV with only component.  I'm not that hung up on it though.  I'm fine with watchin unupscaled DVDs (I knew this going in, but only one new player can upscale through component but it is more expensive).  I just wanted a replacement for my other DVD player and didn't want to use my main 360 drive.  Eventually I'll get a DLP with component.

I give that post a 9.7.

this reminds of the time i just bought the xbox 1, only for ms to announce that they have discontinued it the next day.

Nice deal, I might buy one.

sounds ok, but for $40? Looking at twesterm's post, couldn't you have bought a standalone one for a close price?

I give this thread a 7.5.

^ See how annoying it is?