xbox 360 HD-DVD drive now just $49.99

desiibond said:

xbox 360 HD-DVD drive now just $49.99

Microsoft has started selling its Xbox 360 HD DVD drive for the ultra-bargain price of $49.99

source: xbox.com

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can it write HD-DVDs ? If so, a 2k HD-DVD writer is definitely a good bargain, just like the 2K DVD Writer of 3 years ago.

^Of course it won't write HD-DVD's.It's the add-on HD-DVD drive for the 360 which could only playback HD movies.

allwyndlima said:

^Of course it won't write HD-DVD's.It's the add-on HD-DVD drive for the 360 which could only playback HD movies.

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if thats the case, I would say:

M$ is disparate to clear the stocks. Buy.com is giving away 5 HD DVD + drive for $49..

amitava82 said:

M$ is disparate to clear the stocks. Buy.com is giving away 5 HD DVD + drive for $49..

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You get 5 HD-DVD movies with any HD-DVD drive you buy .

this also applies to stand-alone players n all .

Zeeshan Quireshi said:

You get 5 HD-DVD movies with any HD-DVD drive you buy .

this also applies to stand-alone players n all .

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that means 5 movies and a movie watching drive for 2k ? not a bad deal, but the problem is simple. If I can't write that movie to another disc for backup, whats the point ?

and those 5 movies may be anything. How can I be assured that the 5 movies I get are all brand new blockbuster movies ?

You can choose from a list on the HD-DVD forum website .

it's like this , you buy HD-DVD player . then there's coupon in the packaging with some code and website , you open website , enter your code , select 5 movies n then get them in mail.

Zeeshan Quireshi said:

You can choose from a list on the HD-DVD forum website .

it's like this , you buy HD-DVD player . then there's coupon in the packaging with some code and website , you open website , enter your code , select 5 movies n then get them in mail.

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tell me some good native HD-DVD movies.

and is the offer true for Xbox 360 Games too ? Can I take 5 game DVDs instead of 5 movie HD-DVDs ? I will gladly buy these drives then