sembra fantastico da quel che dicono...
Inserisco tutta una serie di informazioni poiche' sono molto interessato a questo accessorio (si dice poi che tutti i titoli HD-DVD siano region-free con anche l'italiano come lingua e' vero? confermate?)...
Premessa.
Lista titoli HD-DVD attualmente in vendita:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_HD_DVD_releases :D
Come va?
Dai test fatti su AVS Forum hanno detto che è migliore dello stand alone da 500$, con qualità d'immagine a 1080 ineccepibile. Addirittura velocissimo nel caricare il film (solo 10 secondi contro i 30-40 dello A1).
Un test fatto da un utente del forum di DVDFILE.COM:
I was recently able to check out the XBOX 360 HD DVD addon on an immaculately calibrated 65" Pioneer 1080p Plasma display w/ 1:1 pixel mapping. The 360 was running 1080i Component video to the Pioneer which deinterlaces the signal to 1080p using inverse telecine.
VIDEO: A-
Compared to the Toshiba XA1 on the same setup, I'm happy to report that the 360 HD DVD addon looked fantastic based on the comparisons I was able to see - nearly as good, if not just as good. Yes, the 360 HD DVD addon kicks ass in video quality. You will not be disappointed. The 360 loses some points here for not supporting HDMI, but this is not from a quality perspective, only for DRM reasoning - however latest word on ICT is that it will likely not come until 2010 if ever. By then you'll surely have replaced this addon anyway. Therefore, I can't subtract much from the 360's gorgeous vid quality for a pithy $199 entry fee that includes King Kong and the 360 Media Remote.
AUDIO: B
The XBOX 360 addon is able to decode Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby TrueHD. However, due to the lack of 5.1 analog or HDMI on the 360, these formats are output as standard Dolby Digital. While this is a bummer, it is a good thing that the 360 can read these formats, as it means that studios can encode titles in TrueHD and know that every single player out there can read it (even if the user isn't getting full resolution).
FUNCTIONALITY: A-
The 360 HD DVD addon was much, much faster than the XA1, spinning up discs in a fraction of the time. If you hate loadtimes, you'll most likely want to elect the XBOX 360 HD DVD addon as your first hidef disc player. The drive was also quiet and the 360 is much quieter watching HD DVD movies compared to playing games. The HD DVD addon plugs into the USB port on the back of your 360, and the HD DVD addon provides two additional USB ports on the back for a wireless networking adapter or Xbox Live Vision cam.
Overall, highly recommended for the price and really exceeded my expectations!
http://forums.dvdfile.com/showthread.php?t=60615
Ecco l'hands on da AVS Forum di cui parlavo:
Well I finally got to play around with the HD DVD addon drive for the 360 this evening and I have to say I am incredibly impressed. I haven't read the Cnet reviews and such, so just incase some of my comments are duplicated, I apologize. But this is a report from a forum member.
First off I have to comment on the access time. WOW this is easily on par if not faster than most DVD players I've used. If there is a disc in the player, the moment you boot your Xbox up and gets past the intro screen, you're immediately in the opening of the disc. Less than 3-4 seconds loading. As far as chapter advances, it's instantaneous.
Now what does the picture look like? It wasn't on a properly adjusted display nor was the player a final build, but it's really really close to the A1 or XA1. The player is remarkably quiet since there really isn't a fan in it. Even the 360 runs just like a DVD on one CPU resulting a more silent experience.
The remote that comes with it is RF just like the controller so that's a bonus for those that are using non-RF or UHF based remote. It's not so great if you want to get the code into a Pronto or MX3000.
Now release date in North America is still next month but they aren't saying which day yet. The good news for Canadians, like myself, is we get the better deal. It's only $199 CANADIAN! as well with Kong/Remote. It's very rare that an item is cheaper in Canadian than the US. Not by much, but most were expecting $250. You can get a couple of flicks with the savings. Booyah!
All in all if only a million users purchase the drive and support it, which isn't asking a lot especially with a 6 million user base, we might see software sales hitting in the hundreds of thousands this Christmas. I don't think Warner will be crying the blues if that happens.
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...p;#post8629132
Voi cosa ne pensate?
Ciao
Andrea
