good or bad? (360 & PS3 rather than Sony bdps-1)

[vick vega]

I think I'm going to get a xbox 360 and a PS 3 instead of the bdps-1 what do you think?

[Chris Beveridge]

It's certainly the cheapest way to get both players. It may be hard to get both depending on how many really get released.

I'm intending to sell my Toshiba HD-A1 once I get the 360 strap-on since I'm just renting HD DVD discs. If the format takes off long term then I'll get a better player when the prices drop down far more.

[Ascended_Saiyan]

Just remember that if the copy protection token is enabled. You won't get high-def video to play through the Xbox 360 component cables (you need HDMI to not be affected). Basically, you could be wasting $200 on the Xbox 360 strap-on.

[JTK]

Originally Posted by vick vega

I think I'm going to get a xbox 360 and a PS 3 instead of the bdps-1 what do you think?

Safest way out of town.

If you're a gamer anyways, why not use the game consoles as stop gaps until the format war is over, or at least until 2-3 gen standalones.

The more I look at this thing, the more I think I'm going to back to this original plan myself.


There's still all kinds of talk and speculation about the Xbox360 HD-DVD situation. Bottom line: They have to make it all work somehow.

The PS3 is a no brainer on the BD and gaming end. That speaks for itself.

[BTBuck1]

My only major problem with gaming consoles is there is no option for next gen audio aside from HDMI 1.3 & I don't want to have to buy all new audio equipment. So if your cool with lossy codecs, it's a bargain...otherwise i'd say swoop an HD-A1 while you can get in at the firesale prices.

I personally decided since I have two hometheatre setups in my home that both setups would have both HDDVD & BD.

My master bedroom will play host to BDP-S1 & my 360 w/add on drive.

My Living room will play host to HD-A1 & the ps3.

I connected up my HD-A1 to my receiver downstairs via 6channel analog and have already run the 6channel analog cables on the other setup in anticipation of the sony.

I can live without lossless audio in a "backup" or secondary situation, but I need to be able to experience the full situation If I need to show out a friend or something bragging about his "DoP3 H0m3tHe@tR3 sEtuP y0!

from reports i've read the 360 add on performs equally to the HD-A1 pq wise, and is allegedly faster to boot!

[JTK]

^^ That's a lot of extra effort and $$$ just to be able to play Universal discs short term.

[BTBuck1]

Originally Posted by JTK

^^ That's a lot of extra effort and $$$ just to be able to play Universal discs short term.

your probably right, and it may never see the light of day.

[JTK]

Originally Posted by Brian@BBY

your probably right, and it may never see the light of day.

Just take it slow, cautious, and easy.

[ethan]

If you haven't already, you might want to try the 360 in a home theater environment before you buy it. The thing is blowing a lot or air when the cpu is working hard (adaptative fan), the noise is ok for a video game but IMO unacceptable while watching a movie. Because it's the 360 doing all the decoding work, it certainly will speed up the fan when playing HDDVDs.

[theknub]

i've been back and forth on getting the sony bdp for awhile. at this point, it's going to be the ps3 and just deal with the lossy codecs until i either have a 1.3 receiver or a standalone player.