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CosmicMonkey
05-10-2006, 04:34 AM
http://pictures.xbox-scene.com/xbox360/hd-dvd/02_s133.jpg (http://pictures.xbox-scene.com/xbox360/hd-dvd/02.jpg)
So, what's everyone think?
DeputyMoniker
05-10-2006, 04:52 AM
I still dont believe that thing will hit the street. What does MS have to gain by releasing it? Stealing some of the spotlight from the PS3 BD support...and that can be accomplished without ever actually releasing the product. By the time that HD-DVD player is supossed to be released MS will have already established downloadable HD video.
As for the look of it...I dont like it. It looks like a common external DVD burner. They could have at least given it some curves so it looked like it belonged next to the 360.
looks good, I'll be buying it so I don't need to buy another DVD player, and the fact its backwards compatible, and not using the XboX laser.
I don't mind it.
I'll be picking one up once the need to own one is here.
Juganawt
05-10-2006, 08:39 AM
I think it would look nicer if it clipped to the top of the machine rather then being loose, but I guess the curved nature of the system made that tricky.
while it doesn't exactly look ugly, it aint pretty either.
Kejoriv
05-10-2006, 09:28 AM
Whats the price gonna be?
hezeuschrist
05-10-2006, 01:08 PM
I still dont believe that thing will hit the street. What does MS have to gain by releasing it?
The cost of a 360 Core + HD-DVD drive will still be less than the cheapest HD-DVD player out there. That's what they have to gain.
I too was hoping for something that looked more integrated with the 360 than that does. Unfortunately something like this is what I was expecting. :(
Doesn't matter, I don't have an HDTV yet anyways.
DeputyMoniker
05-10-2006, 02:42 PM
I still dont believe that thing will hit the street. What does MS have to gain by releasing it?
The cost of a 360 Core + HD-DVD drive will still be less than the cheapest HD-DVD player out there. That's what they have to gain.
So they sell a player...then what? They compete with themselves? Theyre gonna want you to buy their downloadable movies, not an HD-DVD.
This isnt comming from anywhere but my own head but I really dont think this thing is comming.
sega-trader
05-10-2006, 04:07 PM
Currently the cheapest HD-DVD player is $500. So are you saying the add-onn will be less then $200?
I still dont believe that thing will hit the street. What does MS have to gain by releasing it?
The cost of a 360 Core + HD-DVD drive will still be less than the cheapest HD-DVD player out there. That's what they have to gain.
diskoboy
05-10-2006, 07:43 PM
I'm buyin'
As long as it's under $200.
davidbrit2
05-12-2006, 03:00 PM
This will be perfect for all those people that were thinking of buying a 360 but thought, "You know, I really want something that takes up a lot more space on my shelf."
Honestly, how are you supposed to set this up in any sort of non-ridiculous manner?
zerohero
05-12-2006, 03:03 PM
If its $100 bucks I"ll get it, otherwise, I can wait. I don't own a 360 yet, but when I get one, if this is a reasonable price I'll get it.
Poofta!
05-12-2006, 03:17 PM
i dont own a 360 and dont plan to, since with that add on, for an extra 100 i get a ps3.
besides is it me or does it make the xbox look fat? LOL LOL LOL
njiska
05-12-2006, 04:01 PM
Currently the cheapest HD-DVD player is $500. So are you saying the add-onn will be less then $200?
I still dont believe that thing will hit the street. What does MS have to gain by releasing it?
The cost of a 360 Core + HD-DVD drive will still be less than the cheapest HD-DVD player out there. That's what they have to gain.
Well look at it this way. The starting price for PC HD DVD drives is going to be $129.99.
The 360s drive is essentially an external HD DVD drive, all the processing SHOULD be done by the system itself. There's not really a way for them to justify anything over $199.99 and even that's high. $149.99 is entirely possible.
hezeuschrist
05-12-2006, 04:26 PM
I still dont believe that thing will hit the street. What does MS have to gain by releasing it?
The cost of a 360 Core + HD-DVD drive will still be less than the cheapest HD-DVD player out there. That's what they have to gain.
So they sell a player...then what? They compete with themselves? Theyre gonna want you to buy their downloadable movies, not an HD-DVD.
This isnt comming from anywhere but my own head but I really dont think this thing is comming.
It's all about install base. If you can move a 360 into the hands of any consumer, the reason is moot. You've then opened the avenue for that person to go out and get a game or two on the cheap, which is very likey they would do.
Or, for users who are on the fence about it but really want an HD DVD player, it's incentive.
But really, you're right. I don't expect this to move any number of systems in drastic quantities, but I do expect people with HDTV's and 360's to take the plunge (If it's at $150, which I fully expect it to be) because dropping $150 on an HD-DVD player is WAY cheaper than jumping on the cheapest player on the market.
Honestly though, this is the way to go as opposed to Sony. I'd rather be given the choice for a next-gen movie player than be forced to spring for it with the console.
DeputyMoniker
05-12-2006, 04:49 PM
I still dont believe that thing will hit the street. What does MS have to gain by releasing it?
The cost of a 360 Core + HD-DVD drive will still be less than the cheapest HD-DVD player out there. That's what they have to gain.
So they sell a player...then what? They compete with themselves? Theyre gonna want you to buy their downloadable movies, not an HD-DVD.
This isnt comming from anywhere but my own head but I really dont think this thing is comming.
It's all about install base. If you can move a 360 into the hands of any consumer, the reason is moot. You've then opened the avenue for that person to go out and get a game or two on the cheap, which is very likey they would do.
Or, for users who are on the fence about it but really want an HD DVD player, it's incentive.
But really, you're right. I don't expect this to move any number of systems in drastic quantities, but I do expect people with HDTV's and 360's to take the plunge (If it's at $150, which I fully expect it to be) because dropping $150 on an HD-DVD player is WAY cheaper than jumping on the cheapest player on the market.
Honestly though, this is the way to go as opposed to Sony. I'd rather be given the choice for a next-gen movie player than be forced to spring for it with the console.
Right, but by selling the add-on they will be opening an avenue for competition. Rather than actually releasing the unit I think theyll just promise it. While HDTV owners and prospective PS3 buyers buy their 360s MS will start to promote their online HD movie system. By the time the PS3 is released MS will have shown us the HD-DVD add-on isnt needed. Theyll make more money that way.
Half Japanese
05-18-2006, 12:26 AM
My take: absolutely retarded and unnecessary. I predict that this thing will suffer the same fate as the Dreamcast DVD player add-on and combination mp3 player/VMU (i.e., it will get minor attention from a few gaming magazines before disappearing into obscurity and becoming a little trivia nugget in a magazine 10 years from now). Unless it's super-cheap, why bother? And besides, who really uses their consoles for DVD watching these days anyway? In the ps2/xbox era DVD was still catching on, but now that it's established and you can get a player for less than $40 any day of the week without rebates or a sale, why burn up the console's laser? This is just more 'we launched a little too early to cash-in' crap that needs to die.
Richter Belmount
05-18-2006, 01:14 AM
isnt it just another 100 bucks? so wouldnt it be cheaper to get this for the people who already have 360? so they dont have to buy a 500 bucks dvd player (i admit they paid the same for 360 but they arent buying a entirely seperate 500 dollar system than spend 400 on a 360)
mrbrandon29
05-22-2006, 10:21 PM
i know i won't get it.... i don't even have a hdtv
Ed Oscuro
05-22-2006, 11:30 PM
Currently the cheapest HD-DVD player is $500. So are you saying the add-onn will be less then $200?
It really doesn't even matter if it's cheaper - with the HD-DVD player you aren't putting wear on the actual x360 system or drive, and if it comes out to $500 for both parts this will end up being a far better deal than a standalone HD-DVD player. You're not just getting the player, you're getting a games machine as well.
I wonder if this could be a quick fix to a failing system if you are out of warrenty? Us the HD-DVD player for the games?
But then streaming...
Ed Oscuro
05-23-2006, 12:24 AM
They say there won't be any HD-DVD games, so I don't see why that'd work. Furthermore, I'm assuming the player works by overriding the 360's internal drive momentarily. Overall...I don't see it happening.
sabre2922
05-23-2006, 01:08 AM
I dont like it NO sir NOT ONE BIT ;)
Seriously though this thing just wont sell many units within the next couple years for many reasons.
First: ADD ONS DO NOT SELL FOR GAME CONSOLES -never have NEVER WILL, at least in any real large number and this will be NO acception to that rule,( OK the Sega CD sold decent enough) there has never been a true success for any kind of game console add-on no matter how popular the main base console was, a perfect example; the Playstation 2 Hard Disk Drive, hell the PS2 sold over 100 MILLION Units still going and the PS2 HDD sold what?
Second: there is such a small HD-DVD market right now, hell nobody but techgeeks and the Ultra rich really care about HD DVD or Blue Ray.
Third: the casual gaming crowd knows that they can watch all their current DVD movies on the Xbox 360 WITHOUT BUYING AN ADD ON and HD DVD wont change much in that most casuals are content with current DVDs for thier movies and entertainment.
Lastly: Microsoft has stated that NO games would support the HD DVD drive right? THIS I JUST DO NOT UNDERSTAND.
Why not take advantage of the added storage space provided with HD DVD and give the GAMERS an added incentive to actually BUY the damn add-on???
ShinobiMan
05-23-2006, 01:26 AM
I'll be picking one up if and when I have the money.
isnt it just another 100 bucks? so wouldnt it be cheaper to get this for the people who already have 360? so they dont have to buy a 500 bucks dvd player (i admit they paid the same for 360 but they arent buying a entirely seperate 500 dollar system than spend 400 on a 360)
Exactly. 8-)
Push Upstairs
05-23-2006, 04:12 AM
If i were a fan of HD-DVD (which i'm not)...i'd still find getting a game system and a HD-DVD player for the price of a typical HD-DVD player to be a great deal.
What i want to know is, was this designed to play only movies or could game support be built in later?
If the latter is the case then i can understand the hesitation to support one format when nobody is sure which one will "win".
Which i think is the reason more people aren't stepping up to get HD/Blu DVD players
Ed Oscuro
05-23-2006, 07:07 AM
What i want to know is, was this designed to play only movies or could game support be built in later?
Microsoft has stated that the 360 will not have games on HD-DVD.
Push Upstairs
05-23-2006, 03:47 PM
I wanna say that sounds really dumb, but i still get the feeling that they are simply saying "NO" until a winning format is declared.
I think everyone from MS to Sony to movie studios seem to think that High Def DVD's are going to spread like DVD's did, but i dont see it happening.
P.S. HD-DVD cases are terrible. I compared one to a DVD case t Wal-Mart and no sir, i didnt like it! I doubt Blu-Rays will be any better. :/