It does have a built in power supply for the drive itself, and uses a standard power cord like the one on the original Xbox. Picture of back
X360 HD-DVD Addon $200 (digitimes.com)
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It does have a built in power supply for the drive itself, and uses a standard power cord like the one on the original Xbox. Picture of back
That's not an advantage inherent in the platform, but in the choice studios have made to date on each platform. That will change.
inefficient
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MS has to be planning to let PC users use it as well. Why 3 connectors in the back if it was only meant to work with an xbox360?
Don't tell me it's going to require 3 cables to connect to the 360.
Xbox360 addon... not interested.
Cheap PC HD-DVD drive - sign me up!
Don't tell me it's going to require 3 cables to connect to the 360.
Xbox360 addon... not interested.
Cheap PC HD-DVD drive - sign me up!
Same here. The ability to hook it up to a PC and an X360 would greatly increase its desirability on my part. Moreover, it would gain a much bigger target group. If MS has any real interest in HD-DVD winning the format war other than BR being backed by Sony, the drive should connect to PC as well.
The "mini USB" is likely to be for the connection from the 360 base unit to the drive, with the second normal USB input free for other devices. The "mini USB" connection there is fairly standard for many USB end devices (at least, other than completely propreitry connectors, this is one of two types that are common - on many printers and other large devices you may see the squarer end connectors, and many other small devices (PSP, phones, PDA's etc) us the small connector thats on the HD-DVD drive).
Mini-USB connects to the 360
USB1 connects to the Wifi
USB2 connects to the camera
Each USB can be used for other purposes like 3rd and 4th controller ports if needed.
I wouldn't be surprised to see Vista fully support the 360 add-on at some point.
I'd imagine itd be the software that requires the Xbox 360 CPU and GPU. Drivers could be an issue, though it doesn't seem like Microsoft has any problems allowing 360->PC peripheral compatibility. The wired controllers are supported on the PC, the wireless ones (inlcuding wheel and headset) will be soon, anyone ever try the wifi adaptor? I don't see why they'd be against it.
True that it's a studio choice, but I'd imagine some studio's (cough...Sony...cough), will never use VC1 come hell or high water.
Nothing stopping them using h.264 though to get decent compression onto single layer.
scooby_dooby
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Given the specs for Vista PC's, I don't think processing power should be a problem. I would guess it will be supported.
So, expect your 360 fans run at full throttle with this one. Definately a no-no for me as i already conssider the DVD playback fan sound level "too loud".
Care to elaborate?
The BRD spec supports three codecs, VC1, h.264 and MPEG2. If Sony isn't going to use VC1 because that involves paying MS money, they can still use h.264 to get high quality low-bitrate compression onto single layer discs.
LightHeaven
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yeah, I know. I have been corrected already.
I can't think of a publisher that would okay an HD-DVD exclusive 360 game. Even MS would have to be insane to go for that.
If MS want to release games on HD-DVD that is probably the only sensible option.
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