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Xbox 360 Elite
Reply #15 on: March 21, 2007, 09:24:22 AM
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Hard to pirate?  There are Bluray rips flying around the tinternet...


Im well aware that both encryptions have been hacked open for quite a while.  I got tons of hidef stuff here.

but if BlueRay was only for Movies & Consoles &  HD-DVD for Computers, It would put a huge dent in your average Joe Pirating stuff.
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Reply #16 on: March 21, 2007, 09:28:58 AM
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Id be suprised if Blu-ray misses out TBH.

Its the Perfect Anti Piracy for a Start
Computers get HD-DVD & movie studios get Blue-Ray

The extra sales from hard to pirate, will easily offset the higher production expense.

I would guess one thing Electronic Manufacturers do want to do is drive a wedge between Computing/gaming & Movie Watching.

IMO Blue-Ray has the bigger & better groups backing it than HD-DVD does.

Its also worth remembering that the price is quoted in $. The PS3 is just $20 more & you get a next Gen Movie player for that as well ;-D

BluRay has been cracked, itll be wide open by the end of the year at the very latest.  If they do decide to change the central key then all it will do is give the DVD Copy folks at places like Doom9 another target, and i gather itll mean they can then break anything.  If a 3rd central key is generated they are guaranteed to break it to the point its completely useless.  Reason being is that people who have bought the early players are not going to accept not being able to buy newer films, so the new keys would need to be compatible with the older keys.  
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Reply #17 on: March 21, 2007, 12:46:27 PM
Its all fun it gives the Encryption Geeks something new to crack and then the Pirates higher quality copies :)
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Reply #18 on: March 21, 2007, 13:42:58 PM
seems you have missed my point

If there was no BlueRay Drives for PCs - IE they was restricted for Entertainment machines only, Then it would stump your Average Joe Downloader
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Reply #19 on: March 21, 2007, 13:49:07 PM
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seems you have missed my point

If there was no BlueRay Drives for PCs - IE they was restricted for Entertainment machines only, Then it would stump your Average Joe Downloader


They are already on the way

Xbox and MS will win win with this tbh, Better features bit cleaner, better chips and only a little more then premium now and tbh the external hd drive is a good thing because it is portable you could whip it out take it around your m8es or what ever and wath a movie via their pc or xbox360 rather then the whole thing
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Reply #20 on: March 21, 2007, 18:38:13 PM
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Quote from: Eggtastico
seems you have missed my point

If there was no BlueRay Drives for PCs - IE they was restricted for Entertainment machines only, Then it would stump your Average Joe Downloader


They are already on the way

Xbox and MS will win win with this tbh, Better features bit cleaner, better chips and only a little more then premium now and tbh the external hd drive is a good thing because it is portable you could whip it out take it around your m8es or what ever and wath a movie via their pc or xbox360 rather then the whole thing



Didanyone READ THE POST
Try re-reading what I said.
Its not a win win for microsoft at all.
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Reply #21 on: March 21, 2007, 18:56:16 PM
Indeed.
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Reply #22 on: March 27, 2007, 23:24:19 PM



Weve got a couple spy shots hot off the production line in China of the Xbox 360 Elite. They were taken with a cellphone so the shots arent of the highest quality, but they get the job done. The site hosting the thread is TGFCer, which stands for "TV Game Fans Club", and according to our tipster, is one of the biggest Chinese bbs for video game enthusiasts. A later shot was provided of the top of the hard drive, and you can barely make out the "12" in "120G HDD" due to over exposure, but with some Photoshop wizardry (Command+I, or Control+I for PC users) we were able to get the text to become more apparent. More pictures (including aforementioned inverted color shot) after the break.







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Reply #23 on: March 28, 2007, 12:13:13 PM
Its official now:
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/hardware/x/xbox360elitesystem/default.htm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6502421.stm

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   * Xbox 360 Elite console: The Xbox 360 Elite is equipped with a premium black finish and three powerful core processors capable of producing the best in HD entertainment (up to 1080p, like any Xbox 360), 16:9 cinematic aspect ratio, anti-aliasing for smooth textures, full surround sound, HDMI output and DVD playback with upscaling capabilities right out of the box.
    * Xbox 360 120GB hard drive: The huge 120GB detachable hard drive allows gamers to save their games and store television shows, movies, music, pictures, trailers, extra game levels, demos and other content available from Xbox Live Marketplace.
    *  Xbox 360 Wireless Controller (black): The sleek black finish of this high-performance wireless controller matches the style of the Elite Console. It has a range of up to 30 feet and a battery life of 30 hours on two AA batteries.
    * Xbox 360 headset (black): Now available in black, the headset lets you strategize while playing together online or trade taunts with your opponents. You can also send voice messages to friends on Xbox Live.
    * Xbox 360 HDMIcable: New to Xbox 360, HDMI lets you get HD video (up to 1080p) and multichannel surround sound, all from one cable.
    * Xbox Live Silver Membership: With this, gamers can chat with friends online, collect achievements and gamerscores, send and receive voice and text messages, and access Xbox Live Marketplace content such as game demos, HD movies and TV, as well as the best in downloadable games from Xbox Live Arcade.
    * One-month subscription to Xbox Live Gold: An Xbox Live Gold Membership provides a complete online entertainment experience. Subscribe to this premium service and engage in competitive online multiplayer matches, tailor your matchmaking via feedback and accomplishments, chat with more than one person at a time, and take advantage of unique privileges in Xbox Live Marketplace and Xbox Live Arcade.


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Reply #24 on: March 28, 2007, 12:26:06 PM
Those cables look interesting and answer quite a few questions people have had about how the audio would work alongside HDMI.

From those pictures it looks like you have the HDMI cable for video and then the standard VGA output for purely stereo/optical audio out.
I wonder whether there is any audio on the HDMI output, I for one would be a little pissed if I had to use 2 cables to my receiver when 1 wouldve done. But then having HDMI video is better than not.  

I wonder if there will be any sort of audio-sync settings in the 360 ? That is the one area I have had problems with when using HDMI and optical from my DVD player.
The HDMI goes straight into the TV with the audio going via my receiver. This introduces (at worst) a 3-5ms lip-sync delay. I can compensate for this on the receiver but those who are HDMI->TV, Optical->AMP may well be screwed !
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Reply #25 on: March 28, 2007, 12:55:17 PM
I thought HDMI carried audio as well?
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Reply #26 on: March 28, 2007, 14:12:56 PM
Its does but in some (my) case, my receiver doesnt take HDMI and my TV doesnt output a digital audio feed. As a result I use HDMI for video (TV) and optical for audio (receiver).

I wouldve thought that there are quite a few people in this position; at least those who use a stand-alone amp for their HT audio. They will want the HDMI direct to TV with seperate optical for audio (which appears to be supported looking at those cables) but how will they cope with lipsync issues ?
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Reply #27 on: March 28, 2007, 14:24:11 PM
I think they just by the sounds of it just gave you every option in case one thing does not work out more then it being a fiddle due to limitations.
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Reply #28 on: March 28, 2007, 14:29:57 PM
My projector has no sound output, but does have HDMI

Anyway....skip the crap, When are they coming to the UK?
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Reply #29 on: March 28, 2007, 14:59:19 PM
id have one just cos its black tbh lol
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