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Posted by David Parkes on 08/09/06 07:35
Thats chuffin ugly
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> By Greg Sandoval
> Staff Writer, CNET News.com
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> Published: August 7, 2006, 6:50 PM PDT
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> LOS ANGELES--Microsoft on Monday offered the first glimpse of an
> external HD DVD drive built for the Xbox 360 game console.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> "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.
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> "This gives consumers choice and keeps their cost down," Collins said
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> 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.
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> Video game machines may prove to be a crucial battleground for the two
> formats, some observers predict.
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> 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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