Xbox HD DVD and 5 HD Films offer

ninty

Gamestop Henry Street, Dublin Only, Xbox 360 HD DVD addon €45. If u buy 5 HD Films with it get an extra €20 off.There is an offer already on the HD DVD's of buy 3 get the cheapest free,the films are also reduced and are from €10 to €20 (transformers). bought miami vice,transformers and jarhead for €30.So you could get 6 dvd's and drive for around €80.There is a selection of about 30 films,also check out the used ones.

311

Thanks for the heads up OP.:)

Can this drive be used with windows media centre ?

godtabh

311 wrote: »

Thanks for the heads up OP.:)

Can this drive be used with windows media centre ?

as far as i know it can

311

kearnsr wrote: »

as far as i know it can

Thanks Kearnsr ,I don't have a 360 but I'd use it with my htpc.

311

I've been meaning to buy an external drive ,so I can rip music from a handier spot. This deal isn't really that much more expensive than a decent external drive
Looks like it will work in vista aswell
http://www.jakeludington.com/windows_vista/20070219_how_to_play_hddvds_with_windows_vista.html

ninty

You will have to install toshiba drivers on your pc for it to pick up drive and power dvd (with HDDVD capability) or other software to play HDDVD's. Also you will need to have a good spec. pc.

kendragon

anyone know If this offer is in all gamestops or just the Dublin ones?

Basq

Will check Sligo store now.

event

ill try and check the dundalk one, but may not be until tomorrow as working today

jpfahy

Must get one of those to go with my Sony Betamax VCR

kendragon

Girlfriend is on the way to the Limerick, Parkway store now so I'll post when she lets me know if they have the offer.

311

Been told by charlestown ,only henry street have them.

Dman001

I was in Gamestop Athlone last week and they had the HDDVD drive for €170. Maybe they have only started to reduce them in Gamestop.

kendragon

Just been told by the Gfriend that Gamestop in Limerick's parkway SC have no HD dvds at all. :mad:

Basq

Asked the manager of the Sligo Gamestop and he said Gamestops sent what was left of their HD-DVD drive addon stock up to Henry Street, and they were the only ones doing the offer.

Unfortunate!

Canonfan

Was in Gamestop Henry last week, all the addons I saw were pre-owned. I got one from Argos instead.

bennyc

basquille wrote: »

Asked the manager of the Sligo Gamestop and he said Gamestops sent what was left of their HD-DVD drive addon stock up to Henry Street, and they were the only ones doing the offer.

Unfortunate!

Thanks for that Basquille you saved me the journey

ninty

all marked as pre owned but are new, maybe something to do with guarantee? also most preowned HDdvds are new

Canonfan

The price of the addon is down to €19.99 today (no need to buy HD-DVDs).

Some are new and some are used, ask the girl to find you a new one.

I picked up another one as back up.:D

Dman001

Canonfan wrote: »

The price of the addon is down to €19.99 today (no need to buy HD-DVDs).

Some are new and some are used, ask the girl to find you a new one.

I picked up another one as back up.:D

Where was this?

yes where?

Mountjoy Mugger

Well, I tried in Gamestop, Henry St, Dublin. The girl said it was €50 for a new one.

I got the second hand one to discover there's no connection for hooking up the xbox360 to it?? No manual either.

Dman001

How much was it second hand?

Mountjoy Mugger

€19.99 - contents were to include the USB cable.

Dman001

Is just a standard USB you need cos you can get one of them cheap in a computer shop. I'm sure Gamestop will take it back.

Mountjoy Mugger

I thought I might have a spare one lying around....cant find it. Got all types but the standard one.

Canonfan

Gamestop, Henry St, Dublin.

Canonfan

My one was brand new, all sealed. USB cable and manual included also battery for the remote. Check the box before you leave the shop.

Mountjoy Mugger

D'uh. Got one, now I can't get the player to work.

Popped in DVD (tried 2) waited for it to load. Nada.

Doesn't seem to spin up when DVD is inserted.

johnny_ultimate

At 19.99, it is tempting even for redunant technology - basically the price of a cheap new DVD! For those who have it, is it worth it even as an upscaler? Does it upscale any better than the console itself? And does it still containt King Kong / remote?

hughes2558

How much stock do they have because I think I wont be in Dublin until Friday. Also anyone know what time they close at.

Dman001

Henry St. store closed at 7:00 on Friday.

Canonfan

Remote yes, King Kong no.

iMax

Anyone know if this would work plugged into a media streamer USB host or does windows have to be on the system?

Basically I have a USB input on my media streamer (outputs 1080p) which I can plug in a memory stick or external drive, then scan the port for content through the media drive interface.

Mountjoy Mugger

This is doing my nut in. It seems I got a faulty player. I downloaded an update from XBOX for the player, and burnt it to CD. Popped the CD into the XBOX and it asked me to connect the player. Did - nothing happened, it's still asking me to connect the player.

I just want to confirm that it's the wide flat USB cable on both ends (same width etc) that I should be using?

Kenny_D

No there is a small connection on one end and a regular usb connection on the other end

Like this:



The small end goes in the back of the dvd player and you can plug the usb into the back of the xbox. If you're connected to xbox live it should automatically update the firmware for you. The regular sized usb slots on the back are just extras since the dvd player will occupy one of the console usb slots. Its like a little usb hub

Mountjoy Mugger

Much obliged

I'll just pop in tomorrow and mention it (no USB cable) instead of bringing back the entire package.

the corpo

my drive seems to have died, so this is nice timing!

Mountjoy Mugger

I got the USB cable this morning - taken from another pack. The girl I was speaking to told me that some of the packages don't have the remote. Be warned.

steve927

Was in there today @4pm. They have a few of these still left. brand new ones inc remote and cables etc €50 and a few 2nd hand ones with no remotes or cables €20. Hope this helps!

Ghost Train

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

At 19.99, it is tempting even for redunant technology - basically the price of a cheap new DVD! For those who have it, is it worth it even as an upscaler? Does it upscale any better than the console itself? And does it still containt King Kong / remote?

the drive itself doesn't do any upscaling, it just reads the disc and lets the xbox or pc decode and scale the video

mgsrocks

steve927 wrote: »

Was in there today @4pm. They have a few of these still left. brand new ones inc remote and cables etc €50 and a few 2nd hand ones with no remotes or cables €20. Hope this helps!

I bought a second hand one today for 20 and it included all cables and the cd. She said i could have the remote aswell for free if i needed it.

the corpo

eolhc wrote: »

the drive itself doesn't do any upscaling, it just reads the disc and lets the xbox or pc decode and scale the video

don't think that's the case. regular dvds played through the drive are noticeably improved over playback from the xbox directly, as far as i can see

Canonfan

Connected one to my Vista PC, the picture quality is 6 times better than normal DVD, not.

ninty

Bought one today for €20 with connections, only have 2 left, one without usb connection.Say used but seemed new as installation disc had not been opened.Heard the xbox 360 (old composite lead one) does upscale to 720 but u need the vga connection for 1080 upscale, dont know if this applies to new xbox 360 with hdmi leads

Dman001

I was talking to a worker in GS and they said they have about 40 preowned HDDVD addons.

iMax

I was in there today & got the last pre-owned one (girl actually commented on "all these nerds came in yesterday some of them buying two incase one broke")

Anyway, I got the last one & two movies for it, but I don't have a 360 & my PC needs a new video card in order to play it so I'm selling it on adverts for what I paid for it - €40 with movies. In case anyone wanted one & couldn't get into town before the weekend.

Dman001

The fella told me that there was loads. I even asked could he hold me one but he said there was no need cos they had so many.

iMax

Was in there at 14.39 (according to receipt) today & there were about 10-12 new ones @ €50 & the pre-owned one I got. The drives are upstairs (staffed by a girl), there's two blokes downstairs.

Denisoftus

Are any used (€20) left with remote contol? I dont mind usb cable.

ninty

Denisoftus wrote: »

Are any used (€20) left with remote contol? I dont mind usb cable.

Only €50 ones but keep an eye on them ,i'd say they will reduce them too.