XBOX HD-DVD Drive worth it?

**bidzer** · **03-03-08, 11:29 AM**

I was thinking of picking one of these up even though the HD-DVD is dead. How is the upconverting quality of this unit? Can it be done over HDMI?

Thanks

**bonehead848** · **03-03-08, 01:25 PM**

If your 360 has hdmi then you can use that. The HD-DVD player uses a usb to connect to the 360 so whatever connections are on the 360 are the ones you can use. I have heard bad things about the upconversion on this unit so if I were you I would consider picking up a clearance toshiba hd dvd for $75.

**bidzer** · **03-03-08, 02:13 PM**

I have a Bravo D1 pixel mapped to 720p over DIV now, but I may be able to do better.

**UFGrayMatter** · **03-07-08, 05:54 AM**

Quote:

bidzer wrote:

I was thinking of picking one of these up even though the HD-DVD is dead. How is the upconverting quality of this unit? Can it be done over HDMI?

Thanks

The drive does not do upconverting, the PC/XBOX does the upconverting. The drive just reads the raw data.

If you are using a PC, then it depends on how good your graphics card is, how good your settings are (ffdshow) etc..

**Wayde** · **03-16-08, 07:58 PM**

For $50 I say Hells YEAH, bro!

It's been my HD DVD player. It's not 1080P and it's only S/PDIF audio but it's HD DVD and it works. And it only costs a little more than a new disc.

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