So, HD DVD is dead. Worth buying for an XBOX 360?

26/05/2008 by Gavin.

There’s a lot of discussion on the web just now about whether HD DVD is worth buying into given the current bargain prices.  Well, if you have an XBOX 360 then it is worth picking up one of the external drives for it.  Why?  Well, as you have a 360, and if you are running Vista Home Premium or ultimate, then you have access to the rather fab Media Center.

What I have done is use the  360 drive with my PC to rip high quality WMV files to my PC, allowing me to stream high def over my home network (using Homeplug AV200).  Excellent results can be had on file sizes around DVD size, 8Gb, albeit at 720p.  Nice!

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