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HD-DVD addon question...

  • 02-03-2008 3:19pm
    #1
    Kimbot
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 18,809 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    Is the HD-DVD addon region free? My mam is going to the states tomorrow and I might get her to pick it up for me if its only 50 dollars.


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  • #2
    Stokolan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,809 ✭✭✭Stokolan


    HD DVD is region free so the player is also but for ordinary DVD's it will be region locked.


  • #3
    kencleary
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 580 ✭✭✭kencleary


    Nope the DVD itself player is completely region free. For playing ordinary DVDs it uses the firmware of your console. So if you connect an American HD-DVD drive to a Euro console the DVD drive will play region 2 DVDs not region 1s. Hope that makes sense.


  • #4
    Kimbot
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 18,809 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kimbot


    kencleary wrote: »
    Nope the DVD itself player is completely region free. For playing ordinary DVDs it uses the firmware of your console. So if you connect an American HD-DVD drive to a Euro console the DVD drive will play region 2 DVDs not region 1s. Hope that makes sense.

    Perfect sense, thanks a mill. Hopefully she can pick one up for me over there. Its a shame that consoles games ain't regionfree cos she was willing to get me anything I wanted and bring it back.


  • #5
    mcgovern
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,267 ✭✭✭mcgovern


    Most of the X360 games are region free.
    Play-asia have a list somewhere I think of those that are.


  • #6
    Linku
    Closed Accounts Posts: 667 ✭✭✭Linku


    Is anywhere selling is for ~€50 here?


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  • #7
    baz909
    Closed Accounts Posts: 217 ✭✭baz909


    GAME are selling it for €70 new


  • #8
    bada_bing
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 465 ✭✭bada_bing


    i have a different question, currently my xbox is hooked up through the hdmi ( xbox) to the DVI (tv) connection. This allows me to play in 1080i on the tv but with no sound. Was thinking of getting a VGA cable for the xbox to address this problem and i have a VGA /DVI adapter for the tv. Question is though, would i no longer be able to playback in 1080i and if i got the HD-DVD addon, would 1080i be possible through the VGA/DVI connection?


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