Microsoft Shows Off HD-DVD Drive for Xbox 360
Microsoft just can’t stop strutting its stuff.
Recently, Microsoft’s Senior Program Manager Kevin Collins, demonstrated the HD-DVD Drive to the attendees of the DVD Forum. According to Mr. Collins, this contraption will be available this holiday season. The MS officer flaunted the HD-DVD drive which is about the same size as that of a usual hardback book, as it played Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera. He also showed the menu bar which gives a glimpse of its navigation and interactive features.
Amidst all that, he also mentioned that MS’ HD-DVD drive is among the least expensive HD-DVD players around. He also mentions how the Xbox 360 fuels audio and video processing, according to him “all the audio and video processing is done inside the Xbox…An Xbox drive provides them with all the other equipment they need to watch HD DVD movies.” Only time could tell if MS’ gamble will pay big dividends as it goes head-to-head with PS3’s built-in Blu-ray drive. For now, all we mere mortals could do is speculate and speculate some more.
Via CNET
Microsoft just can’t stop strutting its stuff.
Recently, Microsoft’s Senior Program Manager Kevin Collins, demonstrated the HD-DVD Drive to the attendees of the DVD Forum. According to Mr. Collins, this contraption will be available this holiday season. The MS officer flaunted the HD-DVD drive which is about the same size as that of a usual hardback book, as it played Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera. He also showed the menu bar which gives a glimpse of its navigation and interactive features.
Amidst all that, he also mentioned that MS’ HD-DVD drive is among the least expensive HD-DVD players around. He also mentions how the Xbox 360 fuels audio and video processing, according to him “all the audio and video processing is done inside the Xbox…An Xbox drive provides them with all the other equipment they need to watch HD DVD movies.” Only time could tell if MS’ gamble will pay big dividends as it goes head-to-head with PS3’s built-in Blu-ray drive. For now, all we mere mortals could do is speculate and speculate some more.
Via CNET
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