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Joining the pre-order bandwagon: the HD-DVD player |
Listed in: Xbox 360 Tags: Amazon
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In as much as there's a mad dash to pre-order the PS3 and the Wii, why not add some flair and let 360 participate in the pre-order hype? Wouldn't that make this holiday season even crazier? For the 360 gamers though, it won't be consoles up for pre-ordering.Amazon has placed the Xbox 360 HD-DVD player back on the list of pre-orderable goodies. And as pre-orders go, there are limited stocks. Here's what they have to say:
Attention Amazon.com customers: Great news Xbox 360 fans - Amazon.com has secured extra allocation of the Xbox 360 HD DVD Player and are once again taking pre-orders. Supplies remain limited though, so pre-order yours today.
The HD-DVD player's release on November 7 is edging closer and closer. Do you have US$199 lying around? Good for you then! By this time next week, your Xbox unit will be an altar of home entertainment.
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Insted of thinking - lets keep it small....so tht it wont b as big as the old xbox -
P.S - which by the way was HUGE !
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I like how BD is more capasity too. I will get a blue ray burner for my computer... no need for hd-dvd at all really.
I would like to see the 360 die now please. Thank you. See you in hell.
Your lover,
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Dont care about the PS3, it pulls more electricity over one whole year and goes onto my electricity bill than I pay for xbox live.
So Bilbo, Go Yiff in hell. Triple Layer HD-DVD is 45 gigs, 5 gigs off, who the f' cares, I would only get this for movies anyways, Reading times would be a *****. (let alone BD is slower anyways)
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200 bucks for the HD-DVD add-on is ridiculous. The only way this will sell well is when someone cracks the method thats used and allows it to be used in the PC or Mac.
Blu-ray and HD-DVD are equal in terms of speed. Both are similair and both have advantages over the other. To say one is better then the other in terms of speed is like saying that one of the two exact same car is better then the other.
It all depends on the Data thats being stored on the disk.
Also there are already 4 layer Blu-ray disks. 100GB. So HD-DVD loses in terms of scalability. The cost of a 3 layer HD-DVD is alot more then a 2-layer Blu-ray.
Consider this, HD-DVD will "NEVER" be used for games.
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I care that I just bought a $200 HD-DVD player for my 360. No matter if it will ever play games, dvd's are fine for now.
If the price dropped for the add-on, lets say, $60-$30 I can see Microsoft's future in their Games in HD-DVD.
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Because of all these comments, I'm now leaving this site for good. Way to juvenile for me.
also...
@ Lupin...
One thing I like about MS not forcing a HD-DVD or Blue ray drive, is that they are not making people like you who do not own an HDTV spend a lot of extra cash on something that will not benefit you at all. People who say you need these new formats for next gen obviously don't know what they are talking about. It is nice to have the option rather then spend all your money.
Later guys, I'm done with this place after a year and a half of reading QJ's sites.
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I will never support those bastards again now that they closed down lik-sang.
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I don't want to pay $500 for an HD-DVD player!
This is only $200 and does the same thing!
Do the math retards thinking it is a waste.
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ANYONE who blindly accepts ANYTHING at face vaule, or for what they've been told (ie. ANYONE touting how great the PS3 is, since it hasn't been released, as well as anyone who says it sucks) is a freaking moron and I can do nothing but ignore them.....so that means i'm ignoring 99% of the posts on this board.....which sucks.
If this is a general overview of how the youth of today think, i'm scared.....very scared....
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Agreed
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See how it works sony fan boi's ? This is why they did not force the format on us in an attempt to make money in another division of their company (Sony Pictures). Seriously MS doesn't give a ***** which format wins, and just chose HD because it was not BD, and really only added the HD-player add-on because they listen to the wants of their customers.......
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Of those less then 10 million, over 90% consider the PS3 to be expensive. And therefore the add-on for the Xbox360 will make the console just as expensive.
That leaves maybe 1 million people who can justify the purchase of the HD-DVD addon.
Not to mention the noise factor of the XBox360. The general consumer will choose the Toshiba over the Xbox360 if they don't have a Xbox360. Only those few who own an Xbox360, and can justify the purchase of a 200 add-on will purchase the HD-DVD player.
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You are still aren't getting the picture. Don't think of it as a part of the 360. Think of it as a separate HD-DVD palyer that instead of going straight into your tv it goes into your 360. Sure MS makes this thing, but it shouldn't be lump a part of the 360 that you just spent another 200 bucks on.
It is a fully functional HD-DVD player.
and of course the general consumer would buy the 500 dollar toshiba. The point is if your a 360 owner and want happen to have an HDTV and feel like watching HD Movies, then MS has given you a chance to buy a drive that is 300 bucks less then the Toshiba player.
Your still looking at this as an add on, like most people are. sure it gets added to your console. but it does a completely separate thing.
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So in other words, the 360 is current-gen sh1te that was rushed to release and is riddled with bugs and flaws that are still apparent after 1 year of release, which shows how crap M$ are. There are still reports of overheating, red ring of death, and even their newest update bricked many 360's (even those that did not have mod).
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Anyways, PS3 will have defects, it's inevitable, but happens with every system, and the more complex the system, the more chances of defect.....
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