Admin Posted July 26, 2007 Report Share Posted July 26, 2007 Quote: Microsoft cuts price of Xbox 360 add-on SAN DIEGO - Microsoft Corp. on Thursday said it would trim the price of an HD DVD player add-on for its Xbox 360 video game console and give away movies with the player, in a bid to support the format. The move comes one day after Target Corp. confirmed that it will promote the rival Blu-ray format for high-definition DVDs this holiday season, following a similar move by rental giant Blockbuster Corp. Microsoft trimmed the price of the player to $179 from $199, and said it will add five free movies for buyers between Aug. 1 and Sept. 30. Most Hollywood studios are releasing films either in Blu-ray only or together with HD DVD. Only Universal Studios, a unit of General Electric, is releasing exclusively in HD DVD. This is a huge blow with both Target and Blockbuster backing Sony. I'm not sure who is in the HD-DVD corner but those are 2 huge DVD suppliers backing Blu-ray. I hope that Microsoft can get companies like Best Buy and NetFlix to back HD-DVD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin chillzatl Posted July 26, 2007 Admin Report Share Posted July 26, 2007 Target still sells HD-DVD movies, it just doesn't sell the players and blockbuster will continue to rent HD-DVD movies. It's going to be a loooong time before this "war" is over, if it is ever over. Neither format is exploding. If you factor out ps3 sales, BD isn't owning the market. It's a tight race. The only way it ends in the short term is if universal starts doing both formats and not just HD-DVD, then it'd be over. I think the HD-DVD addon was due for a price drop. You can pick up a stand-alone HD-DVD player for like $199-$250 if you keep your eyes open for the deals. No reason that thing shouldn't get a price drop. Also blu-ray has been giving away 5 free movies with a player for a while also, they're just following suit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boondocks Posted July 27, 2007 Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 I do like the announcement of 300 coming to the HD-DVD soon, sweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted July 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 I can tell you this it's awesome in WMV format, I can't imagine what it will look like in one of the super hi-def formats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted July 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 Personally I can't spent $180 or $200 on the HD add on for the XBOX. I would much rather buy a set top box. Of course I really, really want them to come out with an affordable HD-DVD drive for PCs but I don't know if that will happen anytime soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin chillzatl Posted July 28, 2007 Admin Report Share Posted July 28, 2007 you can use the hd-dvd addon on pc's. I know it works on vista and probably xp as well. You just need a video card that can decode HD and you're good to go. I hope MS releases a Blu-ray add-on as well, if the war turns in their favor. They backed HD-DVD, but they're not heavily invested beyond that. They'll go where the market goes rather than try to force it on everyone, when the time comes at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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