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WilHarris · 21st Apr 2006, 11:36

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2006/04...cut_hd_dvd_e3/

Bindibadgi · 21st Apr 2006, 11:53

LOL $100 HDDVD! Bargainous compared to the $500-700 stand alone drives

Is it a USB attachment then?

As soon as the Sega cataloge comes alive, Im investing in a 360 it seems. Although, wasnt the Revolution ALSO having the Sega back catalouge?

DougEdey · 21st Apr 2006, 12:04

The price drop is awesome.

Ninty are gettin the Sega back catalogue, what may happen is that Ninty will have a server farm with all the games on their back catalogue and segas on it and just allow people to access certain ones.

atanum141 · 21st Apr 2006, 12:04

Dang!!!
price cuts!!! looks live i shall be investing then!!!!

Kasrkin Guard · 21st Apr 2006, 12:23

The price drop seems great, so I might invest then when some more games for it come out aswell not to mention the Sega catalogue.

Darkedge · 21st Apr 2006, 12:25

price drop cool, more live stuff great - HDDVD at a resonable price? my my god god.

-Xp- · 21st Apr 2006, 12:32

A price cut, just after I move into my new house where I shall have a TV! It's joy all round for me

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rupbert · 21st Apr 2006, 12:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bindibadgi

LOL $100 HDDVD! Bargainous compared to the $500-700 stand alone drives

Is it a USB attachment then?

As soon as the Sega cataloge comes alive, Im investing in a 360 it seems. Although, wasnt the Revolution ALSO having the Sega back catalouge?

Yeah USB.

Although personally I would prefer to exchange it for the internal one as it's very noisy!

Solidus · 21st Apr 2006, 13:03

hmmm interesting indeed

Confused Fishcake · 21st Apr 2006, 14:44

If its USB, is there a chance of using it with a pc? That would be really popular. Eyetoys work with pcs, so maybe...

Bindibadgi · 21st Apr 2006, 14:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by Confused Fishcake

If its USB, is there a chance of using it with a pc? That would be really popular. Eyetoys work with pcs, so maybe...

Yea! HDDVD for PC! I bet it'll just be using an IDE to USB adapter too, so just rip it apart and you have an internal drive. When are they releasing HDDVD drives for PCs?

15kth post \o/

<A88> · 21st Apr 2006, 15:18

Hmmm...the idea of the Sega back catalogue really does sway me a tiny bit. What appeals to me most about the Revolution is the concept of having hundreds of old games to access and download, but if the 360's gonna do this as well _and_ become slightly more affordable, I'm gonna be stuck in a dilemna!

<A88>

DougEdey · 21st Apr 2006, 15:23

Revolution will still be cheap as, so I'll prob get both.

I wanna see if there's gonna be a new revision that comes out at the current price with HDDVD in it already.

bloodcar · 21st Apr 2006, 15:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by DougEdey

Revolution will still be cheap as, so I'll prob get both.

I wanna see if there's gonna be a new revision that comes out at the current price with HDDVD in it already.

I don't forsee Microsoft releasing a revision of the 360 with a built in HD-DVD drive as current 360 owners would bitch over it since they'd have to have an add-on. Unless Microsoft were to offer a "send in your 360 and we'll swap out the drives for you for free" type of deal. Hell, people are already bitching over the fact that there are some Samsung drives in some 360s and Hitachi drives in other 360s.

EK-MDi · 21st Apr 2006, 16:09

Fifth: They've also planned an agreement with IBM to start manufacturing the system's CPU in 65nm SOI. How great is that? It would mean an end to the huge heat output, high power consumption, and effectively it generating less noise! Yay

! They may as well integrate this HD-DVD drive with the console's new revised version.
THEN, I'm sure you'll all be tempted to buy one, when you look at the price cut as well, and so will I.

<A88> · 21st Apr 2006, 16:10

Add to the fact that if HD-DVD doesn't win the format wars, Microsoft would have released a 'media centre' style console with the equivalent of a betamax player inside it. It'll be interesting to see what the outcome of it is really- I personally had my money on blu-ray before but it's looking more like HD-DVD could win the race. Either way, it was a sensible idea not to jump in and take risks with a format that could have flopped in the future.

<A88>

Bindibadgi · 21st Apr 2006, 16:13

They'll never integrate it because then they cant charge $100 to use it as an add-on.

DougEdey · 21st Apr 2006, 18:35

I mean that they price drop the "standard" DVD edition to $299, but do a "HD-DVD" edition for say $380, I wouldn't want to see an extra little drive by my X360 on a media centre.

EK-MDi · 21st Apr 2006, 23:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bindibadgi

They'll never integrate it because then they cant charge $100 to use it as an add-on.

They can to the people who wouldn't want to buy the new Xbox 360.

Firehed · 23rd Apr 2006, 03:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bindibadgi

Yea! HDDVD for PC! I bet it'll just be using an IDE to USB adapter too, so just rip it apart and you have an internal drive. When are they releasing HDDVD drives for PCs?

15kth post \o/

I was thinking something along those lines. If nothing else, it'll be hacked insanely fast to work, and you can bet that DVD Jon will have AACS dealt with in a couple weeks of that happening (if he hasn't started already - I dunno how he would unless he's a soldering god)

21st Apr 2006, 11:36	#1
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21st Apr 2006, 12:04	#3
DougEdey I pwn all your storage Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Southampton Posts: 13,933	The price drop is awesome. Ninty are gettin the Sega back catalogue, what may happen is that Ninty will have a server farm with all the games on their back catalogue and segas on it and just allow people to access certain ones.

21st Apr 2006, 12:23	#5
Kasrkin Guard Multimodder Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: US Posts: 73	The price drop seems great, so I might invest then when some more games for it come out aswell not to mention the Sega catalogue.

21st Apr 2006, 12:25	#6
Darkedge Supermodder Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: UK Posts: 334	price drop cool, more live stuff great - HDDVD at a resonable price? my my god god.

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-Xp- Supermodder Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sheffield, UK Posts: 557	A price cut, just after I move into my new house where I shall have a TV! It's joy all round for me .

21st Apr 2006, 15:18	#12
<A88> Trust the Computer Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 4,797	Hmmm...the idea of the Sega back catalogue really does sway me a tiny bit. What appeals to me most about the Revolution is the concept of having hundreds of old games to access and download, but if the 360's gonna do this as well _and_ become slightly more affordable, I'm gonna be stuck in a dilemna! <A88> __________________ TheCounterfit.co.uk Twitter Facebook Last.fm Flickr! FriendFeed

21st Apr 2006, 15:23	#13
DougEdey I pwn all your storage Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Southampton Posts: 13,933	Revolution will still be cheap as, so I'll prob get both. I wanna see if there's gonna be a new revision that comes out at the current price with HDDVD in it already.

21st Apr 2006, 16:09	#15
EK-MDi Multimodder Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 210	Fifth: They've also planned an agreement with IBM to start manufacturing the system's CPU in 65nm SOI. How great is that? It would mean an end to the huge heat output, high power consumption, and effectively it generating less noise! Yay ! They may as well integrate this HD-DVD drive with the console's new revised version. THEN, I'm sure you'll all be tempted to buy one, when you look at the price cut as well, and so will I.

21st Apr 2006, 16:10	#16
<A88> Trust the Computer Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 4,797	Add to the fact that if HD-DVD doesn't win the format wars, Microsoft would have released a 'media centre' style console with the equivalent of a betamax player inside it. It'll be interesting to see what the outcome of it is really- I personally had my money on blu-ray before but it's looking more like HD-DVD could win the race. Either way, it was a sensible idea not to jump in and take risks with a format that could have flopped in the future. <A88> __________________ TheCounterfit.co.uk Twitter Facebook Last.fm Flickr! FriendFeed

21st Apr 2006, 16:13	#17
Bindibadgi Richard Swinburne bit-tech Staff Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Omnipwntent Posts: 28,226	They'll never integrate it because then they cant charge $100 to use it as an add-on. __________________ Made you look, made you stare, made you clicked this in your underwear! Den of Geek!

21st Apr 2006, 18:35	#18
DougEdey I pwn all your storage Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Southampton Posts: 13,933	I mean that they price drop the "standard" DVD edition to $299, but do a "HD-DVD" edition for say $380, I wouldn't want to see an extra little drive by my X360 on a media centre.