xbox 360 hd-dvd drive works on a pc !!!

[McBunny]

yes it does so crikey hd dvd on a pc for a lot lot less than a blueray drive !!!

kiss my chuddies sony you bunch of corporate wanker scum

 

[bully]

So whats the difference between Blueray and HD then?

 

[McBunny]

storage capacity really and cost !!!
also in more depth the codecs that are used and the bitrates but that means nothing to your average joe

 

[Iain C]

so if i buy a 360 cheepskate can i plug in any hd i have knocking about?

 

[McBunny]

erm not sure what you mean but you can connect up the hd-dvd drive via its usb cable to a pc and istall the udf 2.5 driver then read what ever is on the disk you then need some decoding software to decode the movie streams

 

[Iain C]

ah im getting mixed up sorry.
Im thinking of hard drives.
Can i use a normal external hard drive on a 360 is what im after. lol
That way i can get the cheeper 360 pack.
I cant see any bonus in the hd-dvd drive as yet.

 

[McBunny]

ah im getting mixed up sorry.
Im thinking of hard drives.
Can i use a normal external hard drive on a 360 is what im after. lol
That way i can get the cheeper 360 pack.
I cant see any bonus in the hd-dvd drive as yet.

no you cant and the only benefit is that it will allow you to watch hd-dvd's on your pc and back them up cough

 

[Iain C]

ahh right got it now ...(sorry im a bit slow)

 

[McBunny]

but tbh its not much use at the mo but its very cheep compared to bluray

 

[wozzaa]

Did the latest 360 update not add support for external storage devices i know you can now plug USB memory sticks in but not sure about hard drives.

 

[miketheman2k]

How soon until we can make full-on proper 'backups' of our HD DVD's? Any writers out yet? Is the copy-protection fiercer than it was on DVD?

 

[McBunny]

yes copy protection is much better than dvd
there is already a copy of king kong out there but its 30 gig

as for writers not thats i know of well not over here anyway

wozza yes i think it did

 

[McBunny]

this forum is crap posted a reply then it lost it !!

anyway king kong was ripped today and put on the net 30gig tho

protection is much better these days
as for writers there are non over here

wozza i think so

 

[dk]

yes copy protection is much better than dvd
there is already a copy of king kong out there but its 30 gig

as for writers not thats i know of well not over here anyway

wozza yes i think it did

the new sony laptop AR series has a bluray writer in it, i really want that laptop, it has an amazing spec!

 

[McBunny]

and a truly gobsmacking price

 

[McBunny]

its 600 for the drive in the laptop and thats subsidised

 

[dk]

and a truly gobsmacking price

my current sony was the same price, through work i can get it at cost so its not far off £1500 with the VAT

 

[KDF]

Is the copy-protection fiercer than it was on DVD?

wouldnt really be hard would it.. a sticker with please dont copy would be fiercer copy protection that what came with dvd

 

[alexbleubolt]

so your talking about the xbox 360 external dvd module thing right ? is that what u r saying ? i don't think its a bargain as on ebay you can get hd dvd players, for 70quid ? search for hd dvd player

 

[dk]

so your talking about the xbox 360 external dvd module thing right ? is that what u r saying ? i don't think its a bargain as on ebay you can get hd dvd players, for 70quid ? search for hd dvd player

upscalers

 

[Rasclart]

LOL as Dave said upscalers

Unless the old US Toshibas are selling for peanuts. I paid £450 for mine when it came out LOL

 

[Evil Ally]

yes copy protection is much better than dvd
there is already a copy of king kong out there but its 30 gig

as for writers not thats i know of well not over here anyway

wozza yes i think it did

Ahh I've spotted king kong Would be intersting to see even although the movie sucks. Wonder if it has HD audio as well? Might take a look....

 

[McBunny]

yes copy protection is much better than dvd
there is already a copy of king kong out there but its 30 gig

as for writers not thats i know of well not over here anyway

wozza yes i think it did

Ahh I've spotted king kong Would be intersting to see even although the movie sucks. Wonder if it has HD audio as well? Might take a look....

yes it has hd audio its a full file level rip with all protection intact



as for saying its not a bargain this is hd-dvd not dvd that is interpolated to look better

 

[miketheman2k]

Whats the deal with HD audio - is it still DD & DTS but at a higher bit-rate - is a new amp required to decode it?

 

[McBunny]

new amp is needed as its a new codec

 

[miketheman2k]

whats the standard?

 

[David]

excellent knowledge, i had heard rumours about this, wonder how much an internal drive will be inside a year...

 

[McBunny]

whats the standard?

true hd and dts hd are the codecs both are lossless

 

[miketheman2k]

whats the standard?

true hd and dts hd are the codecs both are lossless

Thanks - just found more info here

Don't think I'll be upgrading my AV amp quite yet....

 

[Evil Ally]

Most amps have discrete 6 or 7 channel input for attaching external decoders. So if you manage to get an x-box 360 drive to work on your PC, your PC should be able to decode HD audio and feed it to the amp via the analogue outputs.

 

[McBunny]

Most amps have discrete 6 or 7 channel input for attaching external decoders. So if you manage to get an x-box 360 drive to work on your PC, your PC should be able to decode HD audio and feed it to the amp via the analogue outputs.

from what i read xbox wont decode hd audio