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| Dennis 2006-11-19, 9:51 pm |
| Will the HD DVD add-on also be like an "upconvert" DVD player ...that plays
regular DVDs at closer to HD quality?
I ask because I almost bought a new DVD player today but the salesman
thought I should wait until the Xbox one comes out. I'm not sure he knew
what he was talking about though.
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| Tim Denley 2006-11-19, 9:51 pm |
| as far as I know, Yes the xbox hd-dvd drive upconverts dvd's.
"Dennis" <Dennis@norespond.net> wrote in message
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quote:
> Will the HD DVD add-on also be like an "upconvert" DVD player ...that
> plays regular DVDs at closer to HD quality?
> I ask because I almost bought a new DVD player today but the salesman
> thought I should wait until the Xbox one comes out. I'm not sure he knew
> what he was talking about though.
>
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| Doug Jacobs 2006-11-19, 9:51 pm |
| Dennis <Dennis@norespond.net> wrote:
quote:
> Will the HD DVD add-on also be like an "upconvert" DVD player ...that plays
> regular DVDs at closer to HD quality?
> I ask because I almost bought a new DVD player today but the salesman
> thought I should wait until the Xbox one comes out. I'm not sure he knew
> what he was talking about though.
The sales guy didn't know what he was talking about. The 360's been out
for over a year now, and the HD-DVD addon has been out for about a week.
Neither the Xbox360 nor the HD-DVD add-on will upconvert regular DVDs.
Not that this is a big loss as you can get a upconverting DVD player for
like $100 - $120 if you get one that's region free 
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| Tim Denley 2006-11-19, 9:51 pm |
| Actually, that is not 100% true... If you use the VGA cable the HD-DVD
player will upconvert. Check out this in the Q&A from
http://www.krunker.com/2006/11/12/x...-player-review/
Q: Will the HD DVD player upconvert current DVD titles
A: If you use component cables, the player will not upconvert DVD titles. If
you connect a VGA cable between the 360 and the TV set, you can upconvert
your DVD titles to 720p, 1080i, or 1080p - depending on what your TV
supports
Tim
"Doug Jacobs" <djacobs@shell.rawbw.com> wrote in message
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quote:
> Dennis <Dennis@norespond.net> wrote:
>
> The sales guy didn't know what he was talking about. The 360's been out
> for over a year now, and the HD-DVD addon has been out for about a week.
>
> Neither the Xbox360 nor the HD-DVD add-on will upconvert regular DVDs.
>
> Not that this is a big loss as you can get a upconverting DVD player for
> like $100 - $120 if you get one that's region free
>
> --
> Win cash and giftcards just for clicking your mouse!
> http://www.netwinner.com/?signupCode=amuro98
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