No more 360 HD DVD Drives
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080224/...crosoft_hd_dvd
Microsoft pulls plug on HD DVD players SEATTLE - Microsoft Corp. said it will stop making HD DVD players for its Xbox 360 video game system after Toshiba Corp. ceded the high-definition video format battle to Sony Corp.'s Blu-ray. Microsoft said Saturday it would continue to provide standard warranty support for its HD DVD players. Toshiba President Atsutoshi Nishida last week estimated about 300,000 people own the Microsoft video player, sold as a separate $130 add-on for the Xbox 360. "HD DVD is one of the several ways we offer a high definition experience to consumers and we will continue to give consumers the choice to enjoy digital distribution of high definition movies and TV shows directly to their living room, along with playback of the DVD movies they already own," Blair Westlake, a corporate vice president of Microsoft's media and entertainment group, said in a written statement. Microsoft was one of HD DVD's main backers, along with Intel Corp. and Japanese electronics maker NEC Corp., and its support for the format was seen as a big win for Toshiba's format. But support for the HD DVD waned as major movie studios — Sony Pictures, Walt Disney Co., News Corp.'s Twentieth Century Fox and Warner Bros. Entertainment — picked Blu-ray to distribute high-def DVDs. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. struck what seemed to be the final blow just over a week ago when it said it would only sell Blu-ray players and discs. Microsoft said it is looking at how the HD DVD technology it has developed, such as HDi, which adds interactive features to HD DVDs, and its VC-1 video encoding technology, can be applied to other platforms. The Redmond-based software maker said the decision to stop selling HD DVD players won't have a material impact on its video game business. |
Microsoft pulled out of HD DVD...before WB did. Who are they trying to kid. :lol:
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Wonder if they would make a BD player add on?? Seriously doubt it, but interesting none the less.
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When will we see liquidated prices on the drives in stores? I tried for a used one at Gamestop, but the only one near me looked dirty and didn't even have the remote. I would like to find a backup one cheap.
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$49.99 at Kmart if you want one. Heck, I'm tempted and I don't even have a 360 or a PC powerful enough to run it.
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$50 for 6 movies, a 360 remote, and a drive usable on the 360 and PC is a darn fine deal.
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I may have to stop by K-Mart then.
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Originally Posted by FantasticVSDoom
Wonder if they would make a BD player add on?? Seriously doubt it, but interesting none the less.
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This is $50 at Best Buy/Amazon...probably everywhere until they are gone. Not a bad deal, but not great since it is dead .
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Originally Posted by edstein
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Originally Posted by edstein
doubt it... this is a bigtime rumor |
Originally Posted by raven56706
doubt it... this is a bigtime rumor
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Originally Posted by lotsofdvds
It would be smart for Microsoft in the console wars to make a Blu Ray add-on. Keeps a certain portion of the console buying crowd from thinking they have to buy a PS3.
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I'm gonna be pissed if I shell out for a PS3 now and we get an Xbox BD player this summer.
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I just used in store pickup for a 360 hd drive from Best Buy for $50. I already have one, but at that price it will be nice to keep it as a backup. That drive works better than my standalone player.
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Originally Posted by ozzfan84
I just used in store pickup for a 360 hd drive from Best Buy for $50. I already have one, but at that price it will be nice to keep it as a backup. That drive works better than my standalone player.
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I just got back from my local BB and they had at least 40 of these, shelf tag was $49.99.
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Originally Posted by Viper187
Does the website allow you to reserve something for in-store pickup but pay cash for it?
You could, I guess, pay w/ credit card, but when you pick it up immediately return it and rebuy w/ cash. |
Tempting...
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so what kind of PC would i need to be able to use this thing?
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Originally Posted by Trevor
You could, I guess, pay w/ credit card, but when you pick it up immediately return it and rebuy w/ cash.
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Does the HD-DVD drive have a separate power supply, or does it work directly off of the USB?
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Originally Posted by kefrank
so what kind of PC would i need to be able to use this thing?
And yes, the drive has it's own power supply. |
Originally Posted by Viper187
but that wouldn't get me the online price. Top Gun is listed $14.99 online, but it's still like $25 in store. bastards
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Originally Posted by Trevor
It will. BB matches BB.com.
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