Microsoft Brings Xbox 360 HD DVD Player to $179

by Nick Breckon, Jul 26, 2007 8:34am PDT

Related Topics – xbox 360, Microsoft, Sony, HD DVD

In the first news coming out of this year's San Diego Comic-Con, Microsoft today announced it would lower the price of its Xbox 360 HD DVD add-on player from $199 to $179 starting next Wednesday. The company also noted that it will throw in five free HD DVD titles as an extra incentive, although the selection of titles amounts to a meager 15 offerings. Anyone buying the player between August 1 and September 30 will be eligible for the movies. HD DVD proponent Toshiba already offers the five-movie deal on its line of stand-alone players. Competitor Sony also doles out a similar coupon with the purchase of qualifying Blu-ray players, including the PlayStation 3, allowing you to choose five free Blu-ray discs from a pool of 21 films.

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By: Sturm08 x Show Full Post

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I don't care who wins, I just want a single format to be declared the winner so I can finally watch movies on my pretty TV.

Jul 26, 2007 8:44am PDT

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  dual format player will keep the "war" going on forever. Actually, I bet MS pushes for a dual format play... : edgewise
- consumer wins if both are sucessful. Competition is a good thing. I dont want sony or toshiba to have a ... : gyokuro

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If you have a decent audio system the XB360 HDDVD player is balls. It doesn't even support Dolby Digital Plus let alone PCM 7.1 Dolby True HD or Master HD. I have this player and the PS3 for my "HD" movies and rarely use the hd-dvd player due to the poor audio options. I have come close to buying a stand alone but if Blu Ray wins that means I have 2 HDDVD players to trash :\

Jul 26, 2007 9:05am PDT

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If you have a decent audio system the XB360 HDDVD player is balls. It doesn't even support Dolby Digital ... : 00kewk00
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- tell your 360 to output 1.5M/s DTS instead of the Dolby signal it does by default. This will sound a lot ... : dopefish
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  so you think a $199 item should have the same functionality as a $600 item? give me a break. you should... : vassili_zaitsev
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    You don't have to be a cock monkey to get your point across. It's absolutely NOT at $199 Item. You still ... : 00kewk00
    - I have a Pioneer amp that can receive WMA audio. If you have a WMA supported amp you can configure the HD... : Stebet

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By: Gyruss x Show Full Post

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$20 is a pointless price drop. With the PS3 at $500 and stand alone prices dropping this thing should be selling at $99.

Jul 26, 2007 9:02am PDT

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$20 is a pointless price drop. With the PS3 at $500 and stand alone prices dropping this thing should be ... : Gyruss
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I wonder how, and if, this will effect the pricing in the UK?

Jul 26, 2007 9:28am PDT

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I wonder how, and if, this will effect the pricing in the UK? : MaverickUK
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- Yeah, I'm just considering buying one, so if they drop the prices and/or throw in freebies, that'll push ... : Rolphus
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  Well it's been Ã‚Â£109.99 on play.com for a couple of weeks now but i don't think we are getting the... : Rizob
  - Amen brother! : MaverickUK

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What are the 15 movie choices?

Jul 26, 2007 8:40am PDT

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What are the 15 movie choices? : Johnny Law
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  http://www.tacp.toshiba.com/hddvd/data/pdf/Toshiba_Online_Rebate_R08.pdf Note that you have to pick on... : Evil Benius
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    Wow, that is a much better list and selection (throughout the tiers) than what the BR titles were... some... : dedgecko
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      I have a Vizio VX32L from Costco that I really like. : aethyr
      
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      Its the best of the "budget" brands. Really the worst thing is SDTV on the vizios, but if you use it f... : chilln
      
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      no shit? So if I was looking at a Vizio or the Samsung... which would steer me towards? : dedgecko
      
      meh... my grammar is failing me. What makes the Vizio such a value? Breaks easily? The quality looked ... : dedgecko

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By: thaperfectdrug x Show Full Post

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I was thinking of picking this up, but it sounds like there are a bunch of nifty movies that won't play in it. Such as Children of Men and maybe a Matrix disk?

Jul 26, 2007 8:39am PDT

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By: Fred Garvin x Show Full Post

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It really depends on the titles. 15 good movies > 21 crap movies.

Jul 26, 2007 8:46am PDT

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It really depends on the titles. 15 good movies > 21 crap movies. : Fred Garvin
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  What about 15 crap movies vs. 15 crap moves? : jtthe2nd
  - ...er 15 crap movies vs. 21 crap movies I meant. : jtthe2nd

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By: theflux x Show Full Post

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With stand-alone player prices already so low, I just don't think this cut is big enough -- especially considering Toshiba is likely to cut prices again soon.

Jul 26, 2007 9:00am PDT

With stand-alone player prices already so low, I just don't think this cut is big enough -- especially co... : theflux

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