Xbox 360 HD DVD Player

[Slinger07]

I am a newb when it comes to the HD DVD hardware, but have been the proud owner of AnyDVD & CloneDVD for quite some time. I know this is a little bit off topic as far as AnyHD-DVD is concerned but I hope you understand. I will be purchasing a HDTV very soon and was'nt sure if the Xbox HD DVD Player could be hooked directly to a HDTV to watch movies or if it had to be connected thru a Xbox 360?

Basically what I am asking is can this Xbox drive be used as a cheap alternative to purchasing one of the more expensive HD DVD Players??

Thanks

[spinksjinx]

It can be connected either via the 360 or through a pc...It connects via usb canceling anyway out of it ever being a standalone player since it has no internal functionality and is basically a drive in a case.

[doggadogdog]

When the xbox is off the HD DVD turns off, the only only ouput on the HD DVD drive is usb so you are unable to use it as a standalone player with your HD TV. It must go through your XBOX or your pc.

All the video processing is done by the XBOX or the PC.

[NTENSEDOUG]

will you be able to hook the hd dvd player that is for xbox to a playstation 3 since it is usb i wouldnt see why not since you can hook it to a pc

[colinhunt]

will you be able to hook the hd dvd player that is for xbox to a playstation 3 since it is usb i wouldnt see why not since you can hook it to a pc
I see no reason why not - but it will work as a normal DVD drive only, as PS3 has no support for HD DVD.

[DetroitBaseball]

The HD-DVD player most likely wouldn't work with a Playstation 3 no matter what.

[Slinger07]

Thanks for the help guys. I get the picture now: The Xbox drive can be used to decrypt my purchased HD-DVD's to my Hard-Drive via usb to my PC using AnyHD-DVD.

If you dont mind me asking, generally how large is a HD-DVD (Movie Only - no menu's)??

I guess from what I have read there is no (affordable) way to backup a HD-DVD to a DVDHD-R or some form of writable media? I do have some DVD+R DL's and would be nice to even make them fit onto that as long as the quality is not degraded too much.

[DetroitBaseball]

Thanks for the help guys. I get the picture now: The Xbox drive can be used to decrypt my purchased HD-DVD's to my Hard-Drive via usb to my PC using AnyHD-DVD.

If you dont mind me asking, generally how large is a HD-DVD (Movie Only - no menu's)??

I guess from what I have read there is no (affordable) way to backup a HD-DVD to a DVDHD-R or some form of writable media? I do have some DVD+R DL's and would be nice to even make them fit onto that as long as the quality is not degraded too much.
Over 20GB I believe. Around 20-25GB.

[Androo79]

King Kong on my HD is just under 30 gigs.

[DetroitBaseball]

Probably closer to 25GB for most movies for the main movie.