i had the add on but sold it to a friend, its ver y well put together and gives exactly what you want in hd, but i was not willing to put money into a collection i am fine with dvd for now and run them on a standalone player
I have one and I love it. I don't have much of a collection of HD-DVD's -- I just rent them (I've heard I may be getting Planet Earth for Father's Day -- *crossing fingers*). The difference is quite impressive on a good TV. My Sony LCD TV is 42" -- some people say it's not really worth it to have HD-DVD unless you go bigger than that, but even on a 42", the colours are so vibrant and the details are very impressive. The contrast is much better than DVD. I've tested the difference with combo discs that have HD on one side and standard def on the other -- the HD is 10 times better. If you're into movies, it's a worthwhile purchase -- try to find a deal like the King Kong bundles with the remote -- that's pretty good value for 200 bucks.
i was thinking about getting the add on, the only con for me about the add on is no "true dolby digital" which makes me sad. if i'm going hd with movies i wanna have the picture along with the sound
I got mine at Circuit City when the $40 off $200 coupon still worked for it. For $160 it was a steal. Combine it with a Netflix subscription and it's a great product.
I have it as well...for $200 you cannot go wrong if you want a HD player and already have a 360.
If you do have one get a copy of "Planet Earth" in HD...that has the WOW factor for HD.
Yuck_Too
When I got it thats what I was looking for, that " WOW " feeling, but I only got it real good with like 2 or 3 movies. Most of them just didn't seem too much different than that of a regular DVD, therefore I sold it. Got rid of it for $225 to some guy in Spain, so I ended ahead a bit.
I got mine at Circuit City when the $40 off $200 coupon still worked for it. For $160 it was a steal. Combine it with a Netflix subscription and it's a great product.nosferatu
yeah netflix plus hd-dvd add on = awesomeness
also besides planet earth, get the matrix trilogy. that is pretty amazing
I have been thinking about getting one but im not too sure if I should spend my money on that when dvd's get the job done. Will it look good hooked up to component at 1080i or should I just skip it ? I dont have a 360 elite so I wouldnt be able to display the picture in 1080p :(.
upscaling doesn't work, trust me. I have one and love it. I have a 42" plasma and it makes a big difference. If your into movies than you should get one.
With the elite its a better value but at $199.99 you really can't go wrong.
creekfan_basic
What exactly do you mean "With the Elite its a better value"? Better value than what? Do you just mean for the HDMI connection you get with an Elite connectingto an HD DVD add on?
yah i do and i really like it but there is a lot more blu ray movies comming out then HDDVDs right now but i also have a ps3 so im lucky
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But it is what it is a great HDDVD player the only downside is that there is no HDMI unless you have an elite but on a plus side you can hook it up to a pc if you want unlike if it was a full player
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