MS announces an external HD DVD drive for the Xbox 360
01-23-06 | 10:52 AM
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Well, i see the HD-DVD drive connecting to the 360 ala the 32X connected to the Sega Genesis. How will they connect, who knows....a USB cable, not really sure how. I think it may be MS way of selling a standalone HD-DVD player, since NO games will be able to play on it.
01-23-06 | 11:55 AM
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From: Blu-Ray: We Don't Need No Stinkin' Petition
Originally Posted by sracer
Do the HD-DVD standards you are referring to only apply to standalone players or to the drive component itself? An "add-on" drive will probably only provide the data stream to the 360 itself and rely on the 360 as a conduit to the display device.
But I'm thinking in terms of connections:
HD-DVD -> 360 -> HDTV
If it really will be:
360 -> HD-DVD -> HDTV
...then that's simply dumb.
But I'm thinking in terms of connections:
HD-DVD -> 360 -> HDTV
If it really will be:
360 -> HD-DVD -> HDTV
...then that's simply dumb.
More likely than not, the add-on itself will have a HDMI output. This would mean HD-DVD -> Xbox 360 -> HD-DVD -> TV. Yeah, its a little crazy, but could work over USB 2.0 (there is enough bandwidth there). Its definitely not optimal, but it can work.
01-23-06 | 01:11 PM
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Originally Posted by joshd2012
The standards apply to all drives. If Microsoft wants to ensure that all HD-DVD movies output HD, then they will have to include a HDMI cable somewhere in there.
What prevents MS from providing an embedded HDMI->Component converter in the add-on itself? Or from Toshiba granting a deviation from the standard? (which could be a reason for the off-hand comment about the 360 also supporting an external Blu-Ray drive as well... to put pressure on Toshiba to provide such a deviation)
01-23-06 | 05:00 PM
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From: Compton (Straight Outta)
Is there an online version of the standard that is publicly available?
The players will be required to recognize and respond to a digital flag, called an Image Constraint Token, inserted into the movie data.
If the flag is set to “on,” the player must down-convert the analog signal. If set to “off,” the player can pass the full high-def signal over the analog connections.
The studios are divided over whether to require such down-conversion and are likely to follow separate policies.
Hardware makers had generally resisted the requirement, but under the new deal, ICT recognition will be included in the AACS license that all device makers and playback software vendors will have to sign.
If the flag is set to “on,” the player must down-convert the analog signal. If set to “off,” the player can pass the full high-def signal over the analog connections.
The studios are divided over whether to require such down-conversion and are likely to follow separate policies.
Hardware makers had generally resisted the requirement, but under the new deal, ICT recognition will be included in the AACS license that all device makers and playback software vendors will have to sign.
What prevents MS from providing an embedded HDMI->Component converter in the add-on itself?
Or from Toshiba granting a deviation from the standard?
