http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/08/14/xbox-360-hd-dvd-drive-to-cost-200/ Engadget HD Comments for Xbox 360 HD DVD drive to cost $200? http://www.engadgethd.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadgethd.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/08/14/xbox-360-hd-dvd-drive-to-cost-200/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/08/14/xbox-360-hd-dvd-drive-to-cost-200/
I was really hoping for $150 though.]]>Aug 14th 2006 10:32AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/08/14/xbox-360-hd-dvd-drive-to-cost-200/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/08/14/xbox-360-hd-dvd-drive-to-cost-200/Aug 14th 2006 10:41AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/08/14/xbox-360-hd-dvd-drive-to-cost-200/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/08/14/xbox-360-hd-dvd-drive-to-cost-200/
And it is just a drive... thats half the cost of a toshiba/samsung player is the computer hardware which will not be necessary with the 360.]]>Aug 14th 2006 10:49AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/08/14/xbox-360-hd-dvd-drive-to-cost-200/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/08/14/xbox-360-hd-dvd-drive-to-cost-200/
I'm curious to see if Microsoft will patch the 360 to allow H.264 playback from media center since it will be able to play it from HD DVD.]]>Aug 14th 2006 10:53AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/08/14/xbox-360-hd-dvd-drive-to-cost-200/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/08/14/xbox-360-hd-dvd-drive-to-cost-200/200, I'll go PS3 for sure.]]>Aug 14th 2006 11:03AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/08/14/xbox-360-hd-dvd-drive-to-cost-200/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/08/14/xbox-360-hd-dvd-drive-to-cost-200/Aug 14th 2006 11:10AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/08/14/xbox-360-hd-dvd-drive-to-cost-200/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/08/14/xbox-360-hd-dvd-drive-to-cost-200/Aug 14th 2006 11:17AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/08/14/xbox-360-hd-dvd-drive-to-cost-200/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/08/14/xbox-360-hd-dvd-drive-to-cost-200/Aug 14th 2006 11:29AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/08/14/xbox-360-hd-dvd-drive-to-cost-200/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/08/14/xbox-360-hd-dvd-drive-to-cost-200/
That would make perfect sense from a marketing standpoint. It would be worth taking a loss on the drive just for the amount of sales they'd get over the PS3 based on that fact alone.]]>Aug 14th 2006 11:39AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/08/14/xbox-360-hd-dvd-drive-to-cost-200/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/08/14/xbox-360-hd-dvd-drive-to-cost-200/
No HDMI = no upconvert.
You can't upconvert over component, it's part of the CSS copy-protection on commercial DVDs.

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Does anyone know if the HD-DVD add-on will be able to be used as a external USB drive on a PC?]]>Aug 14th 2006 12:00PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/08/14/xbox-360-hd-dvd-drive-to-cost-200/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/08/14/xbox-360-hd-dvd-drive-to-cost-200/Aug 14th 2006 12:11PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/08/14/xbox-360-hd-dvd-drive-to-cost-200/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/08/14/xbox-360-hd-dvd-drive-to-cost-200/
Prediction: Usablecompatible with Vista.]]>Aug 14th 2006 12:23PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/08/14/xbox-360-hd-dvd-drive-to-cost-200/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/08/14/xbox-360-hd-dvd-drive-to-cost-200/Aug 14th 2006 12:27PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/08/14/xbox-360-hd-dvd-drive-to-cost-200/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/08/14/xbox-360-hd-dvd-drive-to-cost-200/Aug 14th 2006 12:43PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/08/14/xbox-360-hd-dvd-drive-to-cost-200/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/08/14/xbox-360-hd-dvd-drive-to-cost-200/
It's actually a great marketing strategy:

1) MOST gamers still have no HDTVs, so why FORCE them to purchase HD playback (unlike PS3). This way they can BUY the drive when they GET The HDTV, and not before. HDTV owners are still in the minority.
2) The drive is straight simple HD-DVD drive only. The Decoder chip,playback software, etc. are IN THE XBOX 360. The MPEG2/H.264 decoder is just software, running inside a 360. So it's not a full HD-DVD player, it's just a glorified HD-DVD ROM drive. Heck it MIGHT even work in a PC (although it's probably crippled not too)
3) Not Everyone will buy it! It's a great marketing strategy: We are CHEAPER, and we don't require you to buy HD-DVD playback, unless you want it. It's will steal sales from PS3. Sony is taking a HUGE HIT finacially from subsidizing the PS3 hardware, with analysts upset on both ends: 1) The PS3 is going to cost Sony $200-300 loss per player, and 2) It's so damn expensive people are not going to buy it.

Bad Bad for Sony.
Microsoft is executing it's plan well. Their supply problems seem behind them, and the box is building momentum. And they have a better price/value ratio.

Of course, MOST gamers will probably opt for a Wii instead of an HD-DVD drive for the x-mas purchases.

I'll probably get a PS3, but not until there is a game worth playing on it. Based on my history with the PS2, I expect that to take a year.

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One of the devs mentioned that they'd like to enable upconverting over component as part of the Fall Update but made no guarantees. I think it is an issue with the DVD Forum or something about upconverting over component.]]>Aug 14th 2006 12:59PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/08/14/xbox-360-hd-dvd-drive-to-cost-200/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/08/14/xbox-360-hd-dvd-drive-to-cost-200/Aug 14th 2006 2:28PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/08/14/xbox-360-hd-dvd-drive-to-cost-200/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/08/14/xbox-360-hd-dvd-drive-to-cost-200/Aug 14th 2006 2:41PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/08/14/xbox-360-hd-dvd-drive-to-cost-200/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/08/14/xbox-360-hd-dvd-drive-to-cost-200/Aug 14th 2006 3:25PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/08/14/xbox-360-hd-dvd-drive-to-cost-200/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/08/14/xbox-360-hd-dvd-drive-to-cost-200/Aug 14th 2006 6:22PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/08/14/xbox-360-hd-dvd-drive-to-cost-200/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/08/14/xbox-360-hd-dvd-drive-to-cost-200/
i became a Toshiba HD-A1 owner last night, so i guess i could not care much about it.

go HD DVD]]>Aug 14th 2006 8:12PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/08/14/xbox-360-hd-dvd-drive-to-cost-200/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/08/14/xbox-360-hd-dvd-drive-to-cost-200/
it could very well happen, think of it this way, ur playing a game, suddenly u want to switch to watching HD DVD, simply just jump back to dashboard and choose HD DVD which you already put the disc in.

this is like two drives, much more convinient.

could happen!]]>Aug 14th 2006 8:16PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/08/14/xbox-360-hd-dvd-drive-to-cost-200/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/08/14/xbox-360-hd-dvd-drive-to-cost-200/
ur right, i forgot, ignore my post mat.]]>Aug 14th 2006 8:19PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/08/14/xbox-360-hd-dvd-drive-to-cost-200/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/08/14/xbox-360-hd-dvd-drive-to-cost-200/Aug 15th 2006 2:37AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/08/14/xbox-360-hd-dvd-drive-to-cost-200/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/08/14/xbox-360-hd-dvd-drive-to-cost-200/Aug 15th 2006 9:58AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/08/14/xbox-360-hd-dvd-drive-to-cost-200/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/08/14/xbox-360-hd-dvd-drive-to-cost-200/
I agree with everyone else, though: More than $200 and I'm not interested.

N]]>Aug 16th 2006 11:19AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/08/14/xbox-360-hd-dvd-drive-to-cost-200/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/08/14/xbox-360-hd-dvd-drive-to-cost-200/Aug 16th 2006 9:04PM