Blu-ray in 360?


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Hi, I am just wondering if it is possible to hoop up a blu-ray drive to an xbox360 and watch films? Either having an external USB BD-ROM or internal... has anyone tried or knows? Thanks

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HD-DVD and BD format uses the same codec now well HD-DVD is gone now but still same codec so the same in quality

Actually HD-DVD used VC-1, and so did early Blu Ray titles.

Blu Ray now uses AVC.

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Is Blu-Ray significantly better picture than HDDVD?

That is not the appropriate question. The question should read: Do studios who printed on both formats provide a better image on one format over the other?

Response: Not really, though on first run most Blu studios provided some sloppy prints compared to what the competition provided.

But as mat' stated, its really a mute point now.

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if HDDVD is dead why can't I find HDDVD movies under $20?

you can find movies under 20$ in some places yes but n new movies since February has been released on HD-DVD and at the same time you cant buy retail no more HD-DVD players and no studio supports the format now cause sony bought them all

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I got transformes and blue planet for sale in hd dvd.

both for 20 buxs. transformers is still sealed.

lemme know :)

back to the scheduled program. :)

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ok fair enough. i best get myself a blu-ray player then :p

or a PS3

I think you'll find more value in the player. Even so, Blu-Ray is pretty worthless. Just buy an HD-DVD player, you'll be wishing you saved that money later.

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No point in bluRay yet, just wait 1-2 years. and then decide since 1: you shoudl be able to get BD players for 50-100 by then, if not it's a dea dborn format. and 2: by then we'll see how far all the downloadable solution have come.

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Sony had a special on their site, which they may still have, where you could get $150 credit on a PlayStation card and purchase a PS3 for $249 as a result. My friend took advantage of that, his PS3 will be arriving on Monday.

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PS3 is one of the best BD Players, supporting all the latest features and will continue to be future updateable. It's quite a simple choice with the promo mentioned in post #20.

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Save up for a PS3, not only do you get a decent BD player, you also get a media hub. Plus there are some great games. Might as well have both consoles in the long run.

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if HDDVD is dead why can't I find HDDVD movies under $20?

check out deepdiscountdvd plenty of titles under $20... borders.com just had a huge sale on hd-dvd... everything was 9.99 including planet earth and other disk sets...

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You can get standalone blu-ray players now for around $250 or less I believe, which is quite worth it.

I have to disagree. I watched Iron Man in HD a week ago and I can't honestly say it looks $250 better than any upscaled DVDs that I watch. I'll be waiting until BD players are sub-$100 to go after one.

-Spenser

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