IGN Blog talks about how inadequicies of HD DVD 360 add-on

[SlapnutsGT]

Was surfing IGN at work today and found this blog by someone at IGN. Talks about the limitations of the HD-DVD add-on for XBOX and even mentions how great his Blu-Ray looked!

http://blogs.ign.com/Zen_Dragon/2007/11/25/72679/

I switched to my Xbox 360 and popped in Transformers, with TMNT at the ready as another benchmark. Transformers and my 360 update the HD DVD drive, then the movie began playing per normal. However, my picture flickered ever so briefly as the HD DVD drive began outputting audio and video, and the signal display at the top right corner shocked me - 1080i? 1080i?! What the hell! I went back into the 360 configuration and found that yes, it was set to 1080p. Then it hit me - even though Xbox 360 games output at 1080p over Component Video, apparently HD DVD movie discs will not; they're limited to 1080i, tops.

I decided to try a BluRay disc first - Doctor Strange. The movie was smooth as silk, and suddenly I could distinguish the details hidden in the dark black shadowing of the movie, something I couldn't make out on my old TV. I could also see the detailed runes in the spell casting circles, a small detail that was unnoticeable in 720p. Audio was crisp and beautiful, and it really immersed me in the movie itself. I did a double-check of the signal - 1080p, as expected.

I have his exact TV and was seriously considering buying that HD DVD add-on a few weeks ago, glad I didn't!