Yesterday I got a very nice email from Marco Slootmaekers, VistaJuice reader from Belgium and here is what he says:
Hi there.
You've got a fantastic website here, very informative, full of useful tips, reviews, and suggestions for Windows Vista users!
Keep up the great work! You are one of my favorite websites.
As a happy owner of a "reasonable" priced Xbox hd dvd-player (attached to my vista pc), I thought it would be an interesting idea to share some hardware tips/links I found on the internet, in order to playback all your favorite hd dvd movies......
First: Thanks for the nice comments about the web site, and for sharing the info with VistaJuice readers on how to do this.
Marco continues:
* Here some useful links for the use and configuration of the xbox hd dvd player on a pc:
http://www.t3.co.uk/news/247/daily_columns/how_to_xbox_hd-dvd_on_your_pc
http://www.whatpc.co.uk/personal-computer-world/features/2170703/xbox360-hd-dvd-pc
http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=325&type=expert&pid=3
* The software needed to play hd dvd's on your pc:
Knowing that most HD-DVD and BluRay DVD players go for well over $500 bucks, it's really nice to know this info - especially when Microsoft's HD-DVD Player for X-Box is around $200!
If you have Vista, all drivers needed for the device to work are already there. It is Plug-and-Play. If you have XP - in the links above you'll find where to find the drivers you may need.
The only thing you may need will be a good graphics card (which if you have Vista you'll probably already have) and the software required for the playback.
So, there you go! Even more reasons to get Vista and the HD-DVD Player :)
I have a PS3, but having an HD-DVD player for $200 bucks which can work on all my Vista computers out of the box really makes me think about getting one soon! Heck, maybe even more :) That Xbox HD-DVD sure is sexy!
Check out Marco's photo gallery - his pc setup and hd dvd output :)
You may be interested into looking up these apps too now that HD-DVD became more "affordable":
Thanks Marco!
