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Hacking XBox 360 HD-DVD To Play On XP

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the cheap-HD dept.

Dan writes, "The XBox 360's affordable HD-DVD, with the help of some custom drivers and a specific player, has been hacked to work with any Windows XP machine. This may have created the cheapest HD-DVD player on the market to date."

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  1. Application available to public by Skaber · · Score: 5, Informative

    Xboxhacker forums has links that points directly to the files. http://localhostr.com/files/c46c39057dc3fbe73d9f.r ar Xboxhacker points out that there is currently no available PC player for hddvd, so all you get is access to the dvd content.

    1. Re:Application available to public by Rakishi · · Score: 4, Informative

      Uh, RTFA? WinDVD 8 seems to play HD-DVDs just fine.

  2. Re:it's all in the pricing by Kenja · · Score: 5, Informative

    "I've never even seen an actual computer monitor (not LCD TV/monitor) that can display in full HD"

    You've never seen a computer able to display 1920x1080?

    --

    "Have you ever thought about just turning off the TV, sitting down with your kids, and hitting them?"
  3. Re:DVD-HD or Blu-ray by jonnythan · · Score: 4, Informative

    HD DVD discs are outselling Blu-Ray discs by a large margin, at least at Amazon.

    http://www.thedvdwars.com/index.cfm