Soo..(Question for HD-DVD player Owners)

okay, so with recent news about the HD-DVD player price drop plus the 5 movie offer, I'm feeling pretty confident in walking out a Best Buy with one in hand.

My question is... Does the 360 HD-DVD player still come with King Kong? I know Nosferatu posted about the breaking news but I just wanted to confirm that it did indeed come with the remote AND King Kong PLUS the 5 movie mail-in rebate. I really don't want to get hassled.

Thanks in advance!

I bought my Xbox360 HD-DVD player at Best Buy the day that it was released and it only came with the King Kong HD-DVD movie but not the remote. What remote are you talking about? Also I can't be any happier with the player, besides the HD-DVD movies regular dvd movies look better too then compare to my Magnavox and Samsung upconverting dvd players.

i just got mine literally 2 hours ago and i am not impressed. both 300 and king kong in hd are not much of an improvement over upscalling...returning it first thing tomorrowHolmes5788

[QUOTE="Holmes5788"]i just got mine literally 2 hours ago and i am not impressed. both 300 and king kong in hd are not much of an improvement over upscalling...returning it first thing tomorrowbillyforde

I was amazed by King Kong. Bought 300 have not watched it yet. V for Vendetta is pimp too. Just got Matrix thru netflix for HD. Need to watch that as well..... As far as if the HD player has king kong---go w/ others suggestions, goto the store and check it out.

i just got mine literally 2 hours ago and i am not impressed. both 300 and king kong in hd are not much of an improvement over upscalling...returning it first thing tomorrowHolmes5788

Either your tv is total trash or you need lasik. If you cant tell the difference between upscaled and true 1080P content...

Or 3rd option, you are trolling.

i just got mine literally 2 hours ago and i am not impressed. both 300 and king kong in hd are not much of an improvement over upscalling...returning it first thing tomorrowHolmes5788

You get to pick one from each category

Category A: Apollo 13, Seabiscuit, The Chronicles of Riddick

Category B: Casablanca, Constantine, Dukes of Hazzard

Category C: Four Brothers, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

Category D: The Rundown, Blazing, Saddles U2: Rattle and Hum

Category E: U-571, The Perfect Storm, We Were Soldiers

i just got mine literally 2 hours ago and i am not impressed. both 300 and king kong in hd are not much of an improvement over upscalling...returning it first thing tomorrowHolmes5788

are those really the actual list of HD-DVD's you can only choose from?--MAV3R1CK--

Sadly, yes...but hey they are free. :) I wouldn't expect them to give away blockbusters like The Departed or 300.

I would NEVER buy the 360 HD-DVD player as the only 360 that can play PCM is the elite and that's only 2 channel pcm. for those of you who don't know PCM is an uncompressed sound format which gives you much better sound. It's like comparing a mp3 (compressed) to a actual cd song (uncompressed), the difference is pretty clear if you have a half decent sound system. firebreathing

Who cares? People get the add-on for the gorgeous high-definition picture, first and foremost, and it does a VERY good job in that department. Lots of people don't have high-end sound setups and if they did they probably have the resources to buy a stand-alone Blu-Ray or HD DVD player.

sooo for the people who got it? hwats your call on it? Is it worth it?

Also people said on here in another thread that it was 150 in bestbuy but online it says 179.....any info?

Also that "near cd quality" setting you see when you burn mp3 songs is no where near cd quality as that would be over 1,000kbps. firebreathing

i have a 40 inch samsung lns40501D...its a damn good tv, i have an hd cable box as well and the content on that compared to the HD DVD player is much better. I'm just saying for 2 bills its not worth it. THEY PUT THE MOVIES IN WIDESCREEN STILL! WHY THE HELL WOULD HD DVD's BE WIDESCREEN AGAIN IF THEY CAN ONLY PLAY ON WIDESCREEN TELEVISIONS!Holmes5788