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| From: Microsoft
Category: Video Games
Buy New: $47.99
New (5) Used (3) from $40.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 4444
Platform: Xbox 360
Media: Video Game
Operating System: Xbox 360
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5.5
Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 7.7 x 5.2
MPN: 9Z5-00009
UPC: 882224259958
EAN: 0882224392426
ASIN: B000FNKQCE
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
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 Think before you purchase??? November 25, 2007
4 out of 8 found this review helpful
I bought this item last year in November after Thanksgiving and it stopped working by early March. Just out of warrenty time...I called Microsoft and they said it would be $60.00 to have it fixed...which I might still do. But these obviously have problems. One day I after having numerous problems with it the whole time, like freezing, having to restart, etc., I went to turn it on and it wouldn't even power up. That was the last time it worked, so if I were you I would tend to think you are better off with a normal stand-alone HD or BLU-RAY player.
 Great add on solution, impressive performance, run really hot November 21, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
After seeing a HD DVD for the first time, and comparing with Blue ray, I decided to make the jump and buy a 360 elite and the HD DVD ad on. It is the perfect combination for me, as I enjoy playing on Xbox Live, and like the HD feature. The image is perfect, far deeper than on BR, and it does not lockup or freeze like movies on a blue ray disc.
Minor grip: this thing needs to be left outside, not enclosed in a cabinet. It will run really hot, and the fan will spoil the sondtrack.
Very good picture quality, very good price June 1, 2007
16 out of 18 found this review helpful
I bought an Xbox 360 after Thanksgiving of 2006 and I was immediately impressed with the system. It was so good, in fact, that I went out after New Year's and upgraded my entire entertainment center with a new Samsung LN-S4051D, Samsung DVD-HD860, and Yamaha YSP-800. If you're going to do it, do it right. First off, the Samsung DVD-HD860 was a dismal player. The thing kept freezing up during playback and the image wasn't anything to write home about. I mean, my LCD is only 720p and I was seeing a lot of artifacts.
I returned the Samsung DVD player and decided to take a chance on the HD DVD add-on for the Xbox. The way I looked at it was it was only $100 more than what I already paid and then I could watch some movies in true High Definition. That was one of the best moves I made because not only do the HD movies look fantastic but it absolutely DESTROYS the Samsung in upconverting my standard-def DVDs. Regular DVDs look excellent.
One very big drawback is the amount of noise the Xbox makes while watching a movie. It's absurd. Not a big deal if you're watching The Matrix and you've got the volume cranked with Dolby TrueHD sound. But it's a constant nuisance when you're trying to get into a more dramatic and quiet movie like Unforgiven (which looks absolutely stunning on HD DVD).
Another concern I'm having is that my Xbox is on almost all of the time now. I'm either playing a game, watching a DVD or HD DVD, or I'm watching a movie from my iTunes library on my computer. The Xbox has truly become the center of attention in my living room. I just don't know if it can handle that kind of workload for long.
Seriously though, for $199 it's not that bad of a gamble. You can rent HD DVD movies from Netflix or Blockbuster so you don't even need to invest in the movies. I bought 4 and I now own the Matrix trilogy but I'm probably not buying more until I see what happens with HD DVD and Blu-ray. I have picked a side but if HD DVD loses I'm really not out that much. And I get to enjoy some great HD content while I'm waiting.
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