When will internal HD-DVD players (or recorders) be available??? - Club CDFreaks

RWP · 31-10-2006

Did a search here and Google but couldn't find anything related except for laptops and playstations...

Pinnacle's Studio 10 currently has a public beta involving a new feature to burn HD-DVD on standard DVDs. Now all we need is an affordable internal player so HDV can be played on a PC monitor. Most people don't have $1500 (minimum!) to buy a standalone HD-DVD player and entry-level HDTV...

*_chef_* · 31-10-2006

This is crap, we already had this with "Mini DVD" when DVD were not affordable...

**platinumsword** · 31-10-2006

Don't forget that you will have to have Window Vista 64bit edition to be able to run HD material properly. The 32bit edition will not support it.

RWP · 01-11-2006

That new Studio 10 feature will give people a way record HDV NOW on cheap media until the HD burners and media become available and affordable. No difference in HD image-quality, just a shorter recording time. With Bluray discs selling for $16/ea and quality standard discs costing $0.25-0.50/ea, this new transitional feature will be very popular.

But the primary question remains: when will we be seeing internal HD-DVD players??? It bugs me that the current set top models are basically a P4 PC with a standard 5" internal player tied into a proprietary OS. I already have a Conroe PC and don't want a second PC (especially a hot running, inefficient P4!) when all I need is the optical drive...

*DeadMan* · 04-11-2006

Well I can playback HD material right now. Usually .TS rips or reencoded .AVI or .MKV. I have some material that looks awesome and fits on a DVD nicely. However will it play on a standalone? No. But that does not bother me much.

*_chef_* · 05-11-2006

You could use a WMV9HD capable standalone - this would work but require re-transcoding.
Other methods wont work yet.

ROPC · 08-11-2006

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Originally Posted by RWP

But the primary question remains: when will we be seeing internal HD-DVD players???.

HP has announced an external HD DVD-ROM drive bundled with Cyberlink software for release sometime over the holidays.

_ck_ · 13-11-2006

The Xbox 360 HD-DVD drive has been proven to work with PC's btw.
http://club.cdfreaks.com/showthread.php?t=199158

Chick_Hearn · 14-12-2006

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Originally Posted by DeadMan

Well I can playback HD material right now. Usually .TS rips or reencoded .AVI or .MKV. I have some material that looks awesome and fits on a DVD nicely. However will it play on a standalone? No. But that does not bother me much.

Impressive. What kind of rig are you running (GPU, Monitor, etc)? Must have been expensive to get all of those HDCP compliant parts? And do you really need a dual core CPU (as claimed by some)?

Some Random Guy · 04-01-2007

You could always take out the disc drive from a standalone HD-DVD player like this crazy guy.

Vizual · 16-01-2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by Some Random Guy

You could always take out the disc drive from a standalone HD-DVD player like this crazy guy.

do u know what he used to make that run, maybe power dvd?

and check this out toshiba also makes the xbox unit lol for 199.00 US

http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/17/x...o-pcs-via-usb/

31-10-2006	#1 (permalink)
RWP CD Freaks Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota - USA Posts: 462	When will internal HD-DVD players (or recorders) be available??? <a href='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/ck.php?n=a13febf7&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE' target='_blank'><img src='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/avw.php?zoneid=30&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE&n=a13febf7' border='0' alt='' /></a> Did a search here and Google but couldn't find anything related except for laptops and playstations... Pinnacle's Studio 10 currently has a public beta involving a new feature to burn HD-DVD on standard DVDs. Now all we need is an affordable internal player so HDV can be played on a PC monitor. Most people don't have $1500 (minimum!) to buy a standalone HD-DVD player and entry-level HDTV...

31-10-2006	#2 (permalink)
_chef_ CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: @FX labs .de ...watching [Benders.Big.Score] [Tripping.The.Rift.The.Movie] Posts: 24,168	Re: When will internal HD-DVD players (or recorders) be available??? This is crap, we already had this with "Mini DVD" when DVD were not affordable... __________________ Started with burning capable optical drives (CD-R) in 1997. Bought optical drives from AOpen, HP, LiteOn, NEC, Philips, Pioneer, Plextor, Ricoh, Samsung, Sanyo, Toshiba and Yamaha. *'Things are now in motion that cannot be undone.' [Gandalf, LoTR]* Enable DMA with micrAp$0ft Enable DMA free at your will busTRACE => Upper/Lower Filters Util DevCon *HOW TO ... Delete the Upper & Lower Filters!* If you expect help then please start by using the powerful SEARCH.

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platinumsword Moderator Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 2,852	Re: When will internal HD-DVD players (or recorders) be available??? Don't forget that you will have to have Window Vista 64bit edition to be able to run HD material properly. The 32bit edition will not support it.

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RWP CD Freaks Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota - USA Posts: 462	Re: When will internal HD-DVD players (or recorders) be available??? That new Studio 10 feature will give people a way record HDV NOW on cheap media until the HD burners and media become available and affordable. No difference in HD image-quality, just a shorter recording time. With Bluray discs selling for $16/ea and quality standard discs costing $0.25-0.50/ea, this new transitional feature will be very popular. But the primary question remains: when will we be seeing internal HD-DVD players??? It bugs me that the current set top models are basically a P4 PC with a standard 5" internal player tied into a proprietary OS. I already have a Conroe PC and don't want a second PC (especially a hot running, inefficient P4!) when all I need is the optical drive...

04-11-2006	#5 (permalink)
DeadMan CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 1,204	Re: When will internal HD-DVD players (or recorders) be available??? Well I can playback HD material right now. Usually .TS rips or reencoded .AVI or .MKV. I have some material that looks awesome and fits on a DVD nicely. However will it play on a standalone? No. But that does not bother me much. __________________ My dongle broke! "Without challenging peoples perceptions, how do you expect to achieve the power to affect change?" Quote by me --- Benq 1640 @ BSPB Lite-on 1673S @ Quality Patched 1693S KC4B NEC 3540 1.01 W8 NEC 2500 @ 2510 2F9 (Retired) Lite-on DVD-ROM and 2 CD burners, 24x and 52x (Retired) MB Asus P5N-E SLI using XP Pro SP2 default MS IDE drivers

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05-11-2006	#6 (permalink)
_chef_ CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: @FX labs .de ...watching [Benders.Big.Score] [Tripping.The.Rift.The.Movie] Posts: 24,168	Re: When will internal HD-DVD players (or recorders) be available??? You could use a WMV9HD capable standalone - this would work but require re-transcoding. Other methods wont work yet. __________________ Started with burning capable optical drives (CD-R) in 1997. Bought optical drives from AOpen, HP, LiteOn, NEC, Philips, Pioneer, Plextor, Ricoh, Samsung, Sanyo, Toshiba and Yamaha. *'Things are now in motion that cannot be undone.' [Gandalf, LoTR]* Enable DMA with micrAp$0ft Enable DMA free at your will busTRACE => Upper/Lower Filters Util DevCon *HOW TO ... Delete the Upper & Lower Filters!* If you expect help then please start by using the powerful SEARCH.

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_ck_ CD Freaks Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 108	Re: When will internal HD-DVD players (or recorders) be available??? The Xbox 360 HD-DVD drive has been proven to work with PC's btw. http://club.cdfreaks.com/showthread.php?t=199158

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