The drive connects to your Xbox360 via USB cable and sends the data from the HD-DVD into the Xbox360 for processing and display. So unlike a HD-DVD deck you would buy for your home video setup that does the decoding and display, the Xbox360 HD-DVD player is basically just a Toshiba HD-DVD Rom reader. Movies can be played in WinDVD 8 or Cyberlink…
Archive for November, 2006
Xbox 260 HD-DVD Drives work in PCs and MACs
November 17, 2006Broadcom claims first universal DVD chip – Blu-ray and HD-DVD
November 11, 2006Consumer and communications chip supplier Broadcom Corp. Thurs. (Nov. 9) introduced what the company labeled the first single-chip solution to support both Blu-ray Disc and HD-DVD standards.
Mission: Impossible III sets HD DVD / Blu-ray sales record
November 11, 2006Studio sources have pegged first-week sales at 3.7 million units, more than either of the two previous releases in the franchise. More importantly, however, is the 20,000 units that were sold on HD DVD / Blu-ray formats, which made it the “the biggest-selling next-gen title since the formats launched.”
In the War of Supporters, Blu-Ray Has a Big Lead
November 9, 2006HD DVD and Blu-ray have impressive lists of supporters including Toshiba, Intel, Microsoft, Sony, Dell, and Apple. But how do you compare the quality of their supporters? While Blu-ray and HD DVD have a similar number of supporters (172 and 133, respectively), our analysis shows that Blu-ray is way out in front when it comes to supporter quality.
The porn industry gets cozy with both HD DVD and Blu-ray
November 5, 2006Support for the new optical disk formats has been weak in general, but the adult film industry might stimulate support for super HD content. Many studios plan to release both HD DVD and Blu-ray content starting early next year.
