I can vouch for the "Share the internet Connection" method for WinXP SP3 laptop. You may need to disable firewall for the LAN connection for your Xbox (keep the wireless firewall enabled) for it to work. I had trouble "Bridging" the LAN...
What's sad is this MSRP of 10K PJ now costs less than its bulb once refurbed with only 30D warranty which means it's essentially disposable once bulb burns out after 2000H (or less). It's still hard to justify buying this monster when...
Philips 5990 or 5992 for $50 or less: region free (with remote key punches), Mediatek chipset (good scaling, fast layer changes, no macroblocking, supports Blacker than Black on calibrating DVDs, decent deinterlacing), DivX supports, USB...
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WinX DVD Ripper Platinum is being given away free until 10/25/09--Hurry and download it fast. It's great to rip DVDs and convert directly to AVI--Might need AnyDVD to rid of copy...