HD Movies and TV Shows on XBOX Live
11-22-06, 08:42 AM
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HD Movies and TV Shows on XBOX Live
Today, MS is launching its downloadable HD Movies for Rent and TV shows for purchase service. Any reports, quality, pricing, etc. would be greatly appreciated. I guess we won't get any quality reports on the movies until tomorrow given the download times 
. Very excited about this service, I love any disruptive technology.
. Very excited about this service, I love any disruptive technology.
11-22-06, 11:36 AM
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HD movies:
HD TV shows:
- ATL
- Clash of the Titans
- The Perfect Storm
- Poseidon
- Unforgiven
- V for Vendetta
HD TV shows:
- CSI: Miami
- CSI: NY
- Daybreak
- UFC fights
- Jericho
- NCIS
11-22-06, 01:38 PM
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New releases
* 720p HD movies -- 480 MS Points ($6)
* 480p SD movies -- 320 MS Points ($4)
"Classic" feature film
* 720p HD movies -- 360 MS Points ($4.50)
* 480p SD movies -- 240 MS Points ($3)
Television purchase
* 720p HD television -- 240 MS Points ($3)
* 480p SD television -- 160 MS Points ($2)
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* 720p HD movies -- 480 MS Points ($6)
* 480p SD movies -- 320 MS Points ($4)
"Classic" feature film
* 720p HD movies -- 360 MS Points ($4.50)
* 480p SD movies -- 240 MS Points ($3)
Television purchase
* 720p HD television -- 240 MS Points ($3)
* 480p SD television -- 160 MS Points ($2)
Link
11-22-06, 02:02 PM
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Yeah. The UFC thing is interesting. Even the PPVs aren't in HD. Why are the individual fights?
11-23-06, 06:11 AM
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Is that ture? I thought the VGA cable was just for upconverting SD DVDs. The content you donwload is already at 720P so no upconversion is necessary. The regurlar component cables should work just fine.
11-23-06, 09:38 AM
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Yeah, AFAIK, you only need the VGA for upconversion. Anything you download in HD will play just fine through component.
11-23-06, 09:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Deftones
Yeah, AFAIK, you only need the VGA for upconversion. Anything you download in HD will play just fine through component.
11-23-06, 10:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Anubis2005X
So $6 for V for Vendetta in HD? Wow, not bad at all...
Too expensive for rentals, but you keep the TV shows and those prices are definitely decent.
