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Xbox 360 HD DVD Player

by Microsoft
Xbox 360
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (368 customer reviews)


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  • Stunning video and immersive surround-sound audio with up to six times higher resolution than standard DVD
  • Innovative interactive content enables PIP commentary, scene selection, and menu access, all while the movie is playing!
  • Only HD DVD offers a 'combo' disk: DVD on one side allows playback on all your existing DVD players in your home or car
  • Enjoy hundreds of great HD DVD movies this holiday from major studios such as Universal, Warner, Paramount, Studio Canal, and more
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Product Details

  • Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
  • ASIN: B000JHO4L0
  • Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.5 x 5.2 inches ; 5.3 pounds
  • Media: Video Game
  • Release Date: November 7, 2006
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (368 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #14,716 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

You've experienced next-gen gaming on Xbox 360™ … now experience next-gen DVD movies with HD DVD. The Xbox 360 HD DVD Player is the most affordable way to jump into the next generation of DVD technology, along with the flexibility to enter when you are ready. Just plug Xbox 360 HD DVD Player into Xbox 360 and enjoy the ultimate home theater experience with more clarity and detail than broadcast, cable or satellite HD. Feed your HDTV the high definition content it craves with HD DVD on Xbox 360! Includes the movie King Kong on HD-DVD. Xbox 360 HD-DVD requires a Xbox 360 game console. This is not a stand-alone HD-DVD player.

Customer Reviews

Xbox 360 HD DVD Player This HD player looks great with my 46" 1080p Samsung LCD TV. D. Loganbill  |  147 reviewers made a similar statement
I had a xbox 360, and now with this "Add On" the pictures/movies are great! Blend One  |  53 reviewers made a similar statement
If you aren't a believe yet, this product will by sure make you one. E. Drury  |  12 reviewers made a similar statement
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
166 of 200 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent entry-level HD DVD Player December 15, 2006
Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   
I've been using this Xbox HD-DVD player for almost a month now and so far it works just great. I actually had no plans to buy either Blu-Ray or HD-DVD until one of those losers became a dominate player. Unfortunately it doesn't look like that's going to happen any time soon. And for $200, I couldn't pass it up since I already had an Xbox. And I couldn't bring myself to keep buying low-def regular DVD's with these awesome HD DVD's out there. AND, the HD DVD combo discs still have regular DVD content for normal DVD players in other rooms in the house.

Out of the box, this drive is extremely easy to setup. Just pop in the setup CD, plug it in, and you're ready to go. There is a separate power cord as well. The included remote is nice, but I'll stick with my Harmony 880. It's able to control all the basic functions of the player. The player is also unable take advantage of the improved audio quality of HD-DVD, so you just get the normal "good" audio quality you had with previous DVD's. Which isn't bad, but still somewhat disappointing. Otherwise, all the menu's work nicely, the player starts up fairly quick, and the picture quality is awesome - for component video at least.

Component is probably the biggest negative I can think of - and that's really due to the Xbox 360's fault, not the player itself. If you think HD DVD looks good on your xbox component connection in 1080i, just wait until you see it via your HDMI port in 1080i or even 1080p (if your TV accept 1080p and is big enough to take advantage of such a high res). Unfortunately, there is no word of HDMI for the xbox. So you only get 1080i via the Component connection. To get 1080p, you need the VGA cable, which has a somewhat better picture.

So I bought the VGA cable. The picture does look a little better on my 61' Samsung HL-S6187W since it's also at 1080p, but there is a 1-3" border around the screen, and the image is tilted. Samsung had no idea how to fix it. But I suspected that might happen since a TV with a VGA port is still a TV, not a PC Monitor. Your results will of course vary depending on your model TV.

The VGA port limitations aren't that big of a deal. If you REALLY want 1080p, you just need HDMI - period. I'll live with 1080i via Component for now until the 1080p players come down in price. In the meantime, at least I've got some awesome looking HD movies to watch on my new TV!

Pros:
* Cheapest HD-DVD solution if you have an XBox 360
* Easy to setup
* Accepts IR from your universal remote via the Xbox
* Great picture quality
* Includes Microsoft Remote and free King-Kong HD-DVD
* UPDATE: HDMI Output (with Xbox 360 Elite Only)

Cons:
* Only outputs 1080i via Component (VGA required for 1080p)
* VGA output has limitations, both due to Xbox and/or your TV
* Can't take advantage of HD-DVD improved audio quality formats

Bottom line, if you have an Xbox 360, and have a HD TV, you've gotta pick one of these up. You just can't go wrong for a $200 entry-level HD player!

*** ELITE/HDMI UPDATE ***

Just purchased the Xbox 360 Elite w/ HDMI. This HD DVD player is even more awesome than before. We just watched the entire Matrix Trilogy in HD DVD in 1080p on the 61" Samsung DLP - and it looked awesome. When compared to component, the HDMI picture is much more crisp, detailed, and even better black levels. Definately recommended!
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Almost perfect December 8, 2006
Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   
Microsoft has released the HD-DVD drive as an obvious counterstrike to the PS3's Blu-Ray capability, but the drive is much more than a bullet point in the console & format war.

PROS: The HD-DVD drive is quite simply the most efficient and cost-effective HD solution for those of us that already own XBOX 360s. However, even if you were to consider buying a 360 with the HD-DVD drive solely for movie watching, it is still very competetively priced compared to the stand-alone models. Adding to its value, the package includes Microsoft's Universal Remote, and a copy of King Kong on HD DVD. The picture and sound quality is superb, as advertised, almost identical to the quality produced from Toshiba's newer HD DVD model. Add all this to the fact that installation and operation is quick and seamless, with load times for discs quicker than that of the Toshiba. Finally, for those of you with super-nice TVs, at the time of release the XBox 360 HD DVD drive is the only HD source (apart from Blu-Ray) that is capable of outputting in 1080p (full HD), if you have a TV that will accept a native 1080p signal.

CONS: There is only one real 'con' that I can think of - the drive's lack of HDMI connectivity. Although you can view the stunning 1080i picture over the XBox's HD component cables, for (I believe) copyright protection reasons you can't output HD DVD picture over component, despite the cable's capability. Therefore, if you want to take full advantage of the drive's picture capabilities, you'll have to utilize the seperately-sold VGA HD cable ($39.99), and this will only work if you have an 1080p HD monitor with PC/VGA input. Even with this, on my TV (Samsung 1080p DLP), a little black box is drawn around the picture frame, which slightly reduces the picture size, despite the increadible quality. Also worth mentioning is that while the drive has the same upconversion cababilities as the other HD DVD & Blu-Ray models for standard DVDs, this too is only obtainable through use of the VGA cable. Finally, without HDMI, the drive can't make full use of the newest HD Dolby Digital & DTS surround audio tracks, instead downconverting to the standard DD & DTS tracks you're used to on standard DVDs (still good quality, though).

In conclusion, the drive is fantastic, a tremendous value. Although the capability range of the drive is limited through the lack of HDMI connectivity, for most people this isn't going to be an important factor. Most people, even those with nice HDTVs, don't have 1080p TVs or 7.1 channel audio receivers with HD decoding capabilities. Hopefully, though, Microsoft will eventually produce an HDMI port for the XBox, which will unleash the drive's potential. In the meantime, this wonderful, small HD DVD player will be more than sufficient for most everyone looking to step in to the world of True HD (even those of us that can currently get around the 1080p issue with an extra cable).
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13 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   
This is an incredible HD-DVD player! Setup was a breeze. Just plug it in and pop in the install disc included. That's it. Just be sure to reboot your 360 after the install. Otherwise when you try and play a movie it will be incredibly jerky. A quick reboot and you're up and running.

Next, it's FAST. I mean REALLY fast. Not quite as snappy as a DVD, but still it's quick. It loads the movie in about 30 sec., the menus are responsive, and chapter skipping is quite good. If you've ever seen an Toshiba HD-A1 boot up, it's like comparing a Yugo to an F1 car.

Next the picture is amazing. I only have a 720p set running through component, but the detail and crispness are striking. I'll have to compare "King Kong" to "Batman Begins" when it comes tomorrow, but so far I am VERY impressed. The sound is also very good. I don't have a system that can handle anything better than DTS, so anything with Dolby TrueHD will have to be evaluated by someone else. However I don't know if the 360 can actually output Dolby TrueHD yet, but since everything is being done via software that's easy to remedy.

If you have a 360, buy this drive. It's the cheapest and best HD-DVD player out there for the price.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars How did Blu-Ray win?
This is an amazing peripheral device for the xbox 360. Great way to watch cheap HD movies since HDDVDs are so cheap everywhere. Get one!
Published 1 month ago by Evan J Engle
4.0 out of 5 stars not a bad player with cheap movies avalible
not a bad investment when you can find these on average for 30-50 with box, remote ,accessories and 1-10 movies. then you can find many good movies even new for dirt cheap. Read more
Published 2 months ago by warpedrenderings
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing
Looks nice, plays regular movies in addition to HD DVD's Great addon to your system, Saves your main disk drive from extra wear from watching movies.
Published 3 months ago by Honest Review Guy
4.0 out of 5 stars Gift
This was the second unit I ordered had trouble with the first one and returned it. All the parts were there, which was why I returned the other one (different seller).
Published 4 months ago by J. Valente
5.0 out of 5 stars Great player for a great format
I just recently acquired this item for dirt cheap ($15) and figured I'd post an honest review and impressions. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Adam J. Kalina
5.0 out of 5 stars YES!
This fancy gadget is a beautiful device that looks incredible sitting next to my beta-max player and my laser disc player.
Published 5 months ago by soys4uce™
1.0 out of 5 stars Didn't work
I wish I could give a more thorough review, but it didn't work. It played regular dvd's fine, but would not read HD dvd's at all. Kind of odd for an HD Dvd player.
Published 5 months ago by F. Brainard
1.0 out of 5 stars No use
This thing is useless. Format war ended, and HD DVDs are near impossible to find. No not buy this. Waste of money.
Published 5 months ago by M. Schnackenberg
5.0 out of 5 stars best bang for your buck
Had a chance to buy this a few years ago new for cheap. It has been worth every penny. The picture quality is great and all the hd movies are very cheap now. Read more
Published 9 months ago by James
5.0 out of 5 stars Xbox 360 HD DVD Player
I bought this player basically just to have it as a part of my collection. I notice that alot of people were having problems with it and didn't really understand the way it works. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Big Abe
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Yea, you can. But it's preferably better with the Media Remote than the controller itself.
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HD DVD Xbox 360 Installation Disc and cords
The cable to connect the HD DVD Player to the Xbox 360, is just a normal USB mini USB to normal USB size cable (pretty much like a PSP USB cable).

As for the power cable, that you'll need to buy online.

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Can you use your Xbox 360 Controller to control your HD DVD?
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Are you sure? Have you done it before?
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Does the Xbox 360 HD DVD Player enhance regular DVD's?
Yes it will upscale standard DVD's.
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Whoever buys this from now on is a moron
I would have to be crazy to purchase this now? Really? Absolutely crazy?
Reasons why purchasing the HD-DVD player now is not crazy:
1.) This thing is only $150.
2.) I want to watch Billy Madison in Hi-Def now.
3.) I already have Xbox 360
4.) You buy a new DVD player every 6 months anyways.
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