HD-DVD add-on for the Xbox 360

Soarer

This is a bargain in my eyes. Dunno if anyone else will think so!:rolleyes:

Just bought the hd-dvd add-on for the 360 from Gamestop. Cost me €159.99. That's €40 cheaper than Game and €30 cheaper than Virgin.

On top of that, using this link (I've attached a jpg for people with no access in work...like me!), you can send away for 5 free hd-dvds from a choice of 13. I've put the current prices for each disc from play.com in brackets

Choose 2 from:
Serenity (€23.49)
Chronicles Of Riddick (€23.49)
Hulk (€23.49)
Children Of Men (€27.99)
F&F : Tokyo Drift (€27.99)

Choose 2 from:
Troy (€27.99)
Full Metal Jacket (€27.99)
Corpse Bride (€27.99)
The Prestige (€27.99)
Swordfish (€27.99)

Choose 1 from:
Black Rain (€37.49)
Dreamgirls (€37.49)
World Trade Center (€37.49)


So even taking the two of the cheapest from the first section, any two from the second, and any one from the third, the total in free discs is €140.....player ends up costing €20!:D

RuggieBear

i believe there is a thread in here already about it.

Great deal imo. Pissed of i got my HDDVD player before the offer now:D

yeah there is a thread on this , but isnt there a new drive that is blu ray and HD coming out ?

Sqaull20

Top deal that Soarer thanks for posting it with the form and everything,dont have an xbox360 anymore but would be handy for a media centre pc....

Could a Dell E521 with a core 2 duo 1.80ghz,2gb ram,Ati 256mb x1300 pro,Vista Premium,power this?

Read that you need a much more powerful gpu for it?

RuggieBear

Deleted User wrote: »

yeah there is a thread on this , but isnt there a new drive that is blu ray and HD coming out ?

For an xbox? PC? Standalone?

I have mine connected to my pc .
You will aslo need a HDDVD software player.

Basq

Nice offer but don't think i'll use it until the price of HD-DVD discs comes down.

RuggieBear

basquille wrote: »

Nice offer but don't think i'll use it until the price of HD-DVD discs comes down.

but it will look nice on your new tv....:p

Basq

Yeah, how true!

Ruggie makes another convincing argument.. damn you!

RuggieBear

come to the dark side....

cruachan7

the pdf form taht you need to print says valid only in the united kingdom. oh well!

Soarer

cruachan7 wrote: »

the pdf form taht you need to print says valid only in the united kingdom. oh well!

Schnit!
Right you are. Coulda sworn I read somewhere that it was open to us too?!?

Sorry about that. Should help our cross-border friends.

Riesen_Meal

It is open to us, apparently on of the lads on the xbox forum rang microsoft and asked them and they said yes....

Soarer

I rang them while ago, and the guy said it's not open to us.

Can't see why it wouldn't be, as it's supposed to be a Europe-wide offer!:mad:

cherrio

The Toshiba version of this offer is available in Ireland, I think I might get one for X-mas if the X-box is valid here...

sprinkles

This forum is starting to cost me a fortune! Damn it....

Zion

sprinkles wrote: »

This forum is starting to cost me a fortune! Damn it....

Don't worry sprinkles you are not the only one!

Soarer

With that Toshiba offer, if you buy either a UK spec EP30 or EP35, you get two free HD-DVD's in the box with the unit too! They are 300 and Bourne Supremacy.

woodyg

just wondering has anybody used this on a pc? and whats the the thoughts on it? i'm defo thinking about using this on my desktop but only have an old 19" lcd monitor so a bit worried about hdcp

RuggieBear

i use mine on a pc...have had no problems with HDCP protection (to the best of my knowledge)
Admittedly my gfx card and monitor are HDCP compliant but it worked fine on my non hdcp monitor previously.

You need something like power dvd 7.2 to play HD as well

StickyMcGinty

lads... If you have the older xbox 360 can you output hdmi from this add-on or do you have to go through the xbox component? ie does it have its own outputs?

woodyg

StickyMcGinty wrote: »

lads... If you have the older xbox 360 can you output hdmi from this add-on or do you have to go through the xbox component? ie does it have its own outputs?

nope it doesnt have its own connections all it has is a power cord and usb cable.

Sweet so i shouldnt have to worry about hdcp encoding. My graphics card is hdcp enabled any way so happy days.