360 HD-DVD pictures/review

Psycho Ned · 11 Nov 2006 at 11:12

I'm worried this drives gonna be like rocking horse poo when it comes out in a couple of weeks as all the online big boys have either stopped taking pre orders or are not guaranteeing first day delivery.

I spoke to one of the live help guys at gameplay a couple of weeks ago and he said that they were gonna be in really short supply and that they sold their initial allocation in one afternoon!

Could be another ebay profiteering Christmas special this one.

DaveyD · 11 Nov 2006 at 12:26

muzzler said:
hi,
heres another question(quite a noob question to some i suspect!!).......
the hd dvd drive connects to the 360 via usb...ok got that. but, do i then have to change my tv cable( on component at the moment) to a vga? i thought i read on here that component doesnt give a true hd signal(only upscales) for hd movies unlike a vga??
i wonder if you get a cable with the hd dvd drive?
cheers for any replies,
steve.

Unless you want 1080p, then component will be fine. I'm pretty certain it wont do any upscaling, as I think most movies are in 1080p to begin with, it'll have to downscale to 720p etc.

cokecan · 11 Nov 2006 at 12:33

I know upscaling if done right can make stuff look better than its original format, but what will downscaling do to the quality?? as my display is 720p so woul dneed to downscale if all hd-dvd's are in 1080p

DaveyD · 11 Nov 2006 at 12:35

cokecan72 said:
I know upscaling if done right can make stuff look better than its original format, but what will downscaling do to the quality?? as my display is 720p so woul dneed to downscale if all hd-dvd's are in 1080p

I'd have thought it would look pretty good, as long as the drives are good. As remember, DVDs and a lot of TV shows are downscaled for SD-TVs.

muzzler · 11 Nov 2006 at 12:39

aaahhh......

cheers daveyd,

gonna pre order one methinks. (knowing my luck it'll turn up next year or so!)

Caustic · 11 Nov 2006 at 14:48

Does anyone have any links to reviews or opinions on it? I wasn't overly interested in buying it at one time, but now it looks quite good.

fish99 · 11 Nov 2006 at 14:53

Plenty of user reviews on the US amazon site.

JUMPURS · 11 Nov 2006 at 15:14

competitor mate

DaveyD · 11 Nov 2006 at 15:15

JUMPURS said:
competitor mate

Not really.

JUMPURS · 11 Nov 2006 at 15:28

DaveyD said:
Not really.

We are now allowed to mention them?? no need for big river anymore?

DaveyD · 11 Nov 2006 at 15:36

JUMPURS said:
We are now allowed to mention them?? no need for big river anymore?

It's never been the case of not being able to mention them in context with gaming, just you can't talk about the hardware side, or more specifically any type of stuff OcUK sell. People just assume it's not allowed usually.

JUMPURS · 11 Nov 2006 at 15:38

Hmmmm i was always under the impression they where classed as a competitor.
Can i ask one question, at the risk of derailing the thread totally.
Why does that rule apply to Amazon and not the evil one?

DaveyD · 11 Nov 2006 at 15:53

JUMPURS said:
Hmmmm i was always under the impression they where classed as a competitor.
Can i ask one question, at the risk of derailing the thread totally.
Why does that rule apply to Amazon and not the evil one?

Because the boss says so

Think it's more down to pricing and numbers of hardware that directly compete with OcUK.

JUMPURS · 11 Nov 2006 at 16:04

DaveyD said:
Because the boss says so Think it's more down to pricing and numbers of hardware that directly compete with OcUK.

Yeah i personally think he had a bad experience buying from them so decided to ban it.
This is where it gets all funny with the competitors rule tbh as we can't get a clear ruling. Like i said i always thought Amazon was banned on here.
But anyway we wont totally ruin a thread about it

fish99 · 11 Nov 2006 at 18:03

I figured the US amazon probably weren't much of a direct competitor, and it's not like I was talking about their products or prices, just some user reviews. Plus OcUK don't sell 360 stuff.

It's a stupid rule anyway. If I say 'rainforest related site' or 'south american river site' everyone knows exactly what I'm on about

Memphis · 11 Nov 2006 at 18:09

fish99 said:
It's a stupid rule anyway. If I say 'rainforest related site' or 'south american river site' everyone knows exactly what I'm on about

And then get suspended for hinting at competitors

.

Anyway, enough OT.

LukeManUK · 11 Nov 2006 at 19:38

http://forum.teamxbox.com/showthread.php?t=477776&highlight=Firmware

Droolinggimp · 11 Nov 2006 at 20:18

LukeManUK said:
http://forum.teamxbox.com/showthread.php?t=477776&highlight=Firmware

Oh dear. Looks like I wont be getting one after all.. No DTS support for the 360 HD-DVD. Bummer

EDIT: Yes it does i am going blind...

Caustic · 11 Nov 2006 at 20:27

Interesting link. Nice to see someone compare it to other HD-DVD players, and the fact that the 360's came out favorably is really nice. Seems like a good bet for those wanting an HD-DVD player.

Droolinggimp · 11 Nov 2006 at 20:31

Only thing now is I have to upgrade my amp.. all for the DD and DTS HD sound formats...