Posted by <wong-lawrence on 08/08/06 19:49

"AirRaid" <AirRaidJet@gmail.com> wrote in message
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I'm glad to see that this drive is going to be external. It would really
suck of they did it internally and made an "HD Version" and screwed all of
us "first gen" 360 owners haha.

> http://www.tinyurl.com/mh2so
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> http://i.n.com.com/i/ne/p/2006/xbox0226_550x413.jpg
> http://i.n.com.com/i/ne/p/2006/xbox231_550x413.jpg
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> By Greg Sandoval
> Staff Writer, CNET News.com
>
> Published: August 7, 2006, 6:50 PM PDT
>
> LOS ANGELES--Microsoft on Monday offered the first glimpse of an
> external HD DVD drive built for the Xbox 360 game console.
>
> Kevin Collins, senior program manager at Microsoft, demonstrated the HD
> DVD drive, which he said is scheduled to hit store shelves for the
> upcoming holiday shopping season, to attendees of the DVD Forum here.
>
>
> The device--about the size of a hardback book--played "The Phantom of
> the Opera" as Collins pulled up a menu bar to display a few of its
> navigation and interactive features that can be called up on screen
> while a movie is playing. Collins said Microsoft's HD DVD drive will be
> among the least expensive of the HD DVD players, but he declined to
> disclose the drive's retail price.
>
> "All the audio and video processing is done inside the Xbox," said
> Collins, who noted that research has shown that a majority of Xbox
> owners already own high-definition displays. An Xbox drive provides
> them with all the other equipment they need to watch HD DVD movies, he
> said.
>
> "This gives consumers choice and keeps their cost down," Collins said
>
> Microsoft has chosen to back the HD DVD format over Blu-ray. Both
> technologies are vying to replace the DVD format and are represented by
> consortiums that include electronics makers and Hollywood studios.
>
> Video game machines may prove to be a crucial battleground for the two
> formats, some observers predict.
>
> In November, Sony's PlayStation 3 is expected to debut equipped with a
> Blu-ray drive. In contrast to Microsoft's strategy to go with an
> external drive, PlayStation's drive will be built in.
>

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