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heybirder · 2006-05-08, 12:59 PM

One of Microsoft's annouced products:

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This new accessory will connect to the Xbox 360 console with a USB cable, enabling it to harness the power of the Xbox 360 console for the HD video outputs and digital surround sound.

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/community/...dexplained.htm

krimson · 2006-05-08, 02:00 PM

Price will be released at the E3 press conference which is tomorrow around noon.

MarcP · 2006-05-08, 02:05 PM

Since it's a USB addon, I wonder how long it'll take before someone makes it work on a PC...

Kenbo · 2006-05-08, 02:07 PM

USB eh? Does that mean it will plug into a pc as well?

bobancle · 2006-05-08, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by MarcP

Since it's a USB addon, I wonder how long it'll take before someone makes it work on a PC...

Without a driver it won't matter much. There is no native HDDVD support in Windows so they can control where it goes by not issuing the neccesary driver to make it work.

bobancle · 2006-05-08, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by krimson

Price will be released at the E3 press conference which is tomorrow around noon.

I wonder if they will also discuss the HMDI output connector as well, this will be required for HD-DVD at some point.

dukee · 2006-05-08, 09:49 PM

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This new accessory will connect to the Xbox 360 console with a USB cable, enabling it to harness the power of the Xbox 360 console for the HD video outputs and digital surround sound.

That's what I don't understand. If they aren't planning on having HMDI, then what's the point?

From this release, it looks like the device will use the component outputs on the XBOX 360.

C C · 2006-05-08, 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by dukee

That's what I don't understand. If they aren't planning on having HMDI, then what's the point?

From this release, it looks like the device will use the component outputs on the XBOX 360.

It's been mentioned before -by Microsoft- that there's a HDMI cable coming out. Sorry I don't have a link, but I think it's in the Xbox.com site.

Very simply they can sell another set of cables, just like they do now with the component set, but HDMI.

heybirder · 2006-05-09, 08:24 AM

I thought current HD-DVD discs allowed full output over component. If and until they start restricting resolution over component it's not that bad an option.

MarcP · 2006-05-09, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by bobancle

Without a driver it won't matter much.

And the Linux community has hacked drivers for hardwares with no public APIs for years. It's always possible...

bgarner · 2006-05-09, 10:13 AM

A driver for the HD-DVD add-on will be out within 2 weeks after the release.

Not hard to create a driver for any device that has firmware memory.

And in case anyone doesn't know this, there already is a "driver" for the Xbox 360 drive when plugged into a PC.

Bdub · 2006-05-10, 06:46 AM

thedigitalbits.com is reporting that a price of $199 was on xbox.com for a short while yesterday.

james99 · 2006-05-10, 08:45 AM

$199 seems like a logical price. Does the 360 have more than one USB connector?

QuickSilver · 2006-05-10, 09:01 AM

The HD-DVD drive will have usb ports on teh back of it for the wi-fi adaptor etc. It will act like a USB hub.

Eug · 2006-05-10, 09:29 AM

Pix

Comes with the Xbox 360 universal remote.

US$199 seems right. I hope that means CAD$219.

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2006-05-08, 02:00 PM	#2
krimson Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Winnipeg, MB Posts: 130	Price will be released at the E3 press conference which is tomorrow around noon.

2006-05-08, 02:05 PM	#3
MarcP Veteran Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Airdrie, AB Posts: 3,812	Since it's a USB addon, I wonder how long it'll take before someone makes it work on a PC...

2006-05-08, 02:07 PM	#4
Kenbo Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 109	USB eh? Does that mean it will plug into a pc as well?

2006-05-09, 08:24 AM	#9
heybirder Join Date: May 2005 Location: Ottawa Posts: 346	I thought current HD-DVD discs allowed full output over component. If and until they start restricting resolution over component it's not that bad an option.

2006-05-10, 06:46 AM	#12
Bdub Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Fredericton Posts: 684	thedigitalbits.com is reporting that a price of $199 was on xbox.com for a short while yesterday.

2006-05-10, 08:45 AM	#13
james99 Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Burlington Posts: 24,791	$199 seems like a logical price. Does the 360 have more than one USB connector?

2006-05-10, 09:01 AM	#14
QuickSilver Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 3,127	The HD-DVD drive will have usb ports on teh back of it for the wi-fi adaptor etc. It will act like a USB hub.