Xbox 360 HD DVD Addon -- Works on an HTPC!? - Page 31

I am unfamiliar with with ICT flag, so i will research it so I am more aware.

Originally Posted by trueimage

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Also, should I try a different HD-DVD without U-Control? If so, what are some good ones.

Originally Posted by wridave

How do I get rid of the picture in picture in HD-DVD KingKong? I know it can be done because my son did it by clicking the mouse and hitting the keyboard. He can't repeat the success though.
Thanks
David

You'll get to the point where the film starts to play but the picture freezes

press chapter back

next problem is the subtitles are stuck on - select title menu (on the right click menu) then use the cursor keys to go to setup > no subtitles, then cursor left to close the menu

next problem the u-control icon and picture-in-picture are stuck on , press space to toggle the PinP till its off, then press A to close the U-control icon. Note this bit is a bit temperamental, you may have to wait for the u-control icon to highlight.

Originally Posted by CHoKPoP

Hey everyone I am at my wits end trying to get hd dvd movies to work on this addon drive.

here are my specs

athlon 3800+
1.5 gig memory
geforce 7600 GS
powerdvd 6.5
display connection type: digital (without HDCP)

my display is a samsung syncmaster 215tw. i've done some research and it should be hdcp compliant. when i try to play an hd dvd it'll stop after a few seconds to say that it's protected. i've tried using VGA too but it does a weird picture in picture thing. any ideas?

Originally Posted by MC FLMJIG

btw my AM2 3500 OCed to 2.6 stays at around 50-70% cpu usage with acc on.

Originally Posted by talon95

Definitely try something without U-control. Although I've gotten them to work with PDVDHD, they're a PITA. Superman Returns played really well. I've also got "The Perfect Storm". It works well also.

That said, you really should at least be getting a picture, even with the U-control disks. I've only tried King Kong, but it plays, but defaults to that stupid PIP.

I don't really have any suggestions though. Maybe try switching to analog audio if you're using S/PDIF. I've had some problems with choppy video when using S/PDIF. Switching to analog fixed it.

Originally Posted by MC FLMJIG

True Image...Is your monitor HDCP ready?

Also it is not uncommon that if a monitor has DVI and HDMI one of them might not be HDCP.

Originally Posted by stevo714

Just bought a HP DV9000t laptop which has the HD DVD Drive Add On option. I opted for not to upgrade to the HD DVD Drive for $450 but I'm wondering if I would be able to hook my Xbox 360 HD DVD Drive right up to this and run it without any problems. Should have all the software I need on it correct and it has HDMI out. Should be here in a week to test this out.

Originally Posted by trueimage

Sounds good, I will try another HD-DVD this weekend.

Also, I will try the "king kong fix" as mentioned above lol

I was thinking spdif was the best connection for me to use? How would I setup analog 5.1ch and would this be a good choice for other sources on the htpc too? (dvd, xvid with 5.1, 1080i .ts with 5.1)

Originally Posted by mystery

trueimage,

Your post reminded me that I haven't announced my purchase on Dec. 9th of the new HP Pavilion m7690n Media Center with HD DVD drive.

I'm still very new to it and have to read manuals, etc..., but I've checked out how HD discs play and it's flawless! Very smooth with no dropped frames at all. It doesn't use PowerDVD or WinDVD that I can tell. It seems to be a proprietary player from HP. I could be wrong about that. Like I said, I haven't had much time to play with it yet and am still setting the computer up.

The unit came with 'The Bourne Supremacy' HD DVD which was a total surprise to me and a very pleasant one at that. So I have that one and 'Serenity' (which I'd purchased a while back when I demo'd the HD-A1) to use for now.

CPU usage has been as low as 36% and does go higher but not by much and it fluctuates. Fan noise is a bit of a disappointment and I'll be investigating that. The culprit seems to be a case fan at the back of the tower, just underneath the power supply. I already am planning on switching to a fan with lower dbs if needed. All in all I'm very impressed with this HD DVD drive and it's operation. It's not too slow either. Much faster than I remember the HD-A1 was. No handshake problem with my Monoprice HDMI 5 x 1 switcher.

The 22" widescreen monitor that I also bought at the same time is HDCP compliant. It doesn't appear to be on the list on the Nvidia website but HD movies play over DVI beautifully. When comparing regular DVD on this same monitor the difference is easily seen so I know that I'm getting full HD.

I briefly checked it out of course on my Optoma H78 projector and was absolutely thrilled. I could have shut everything off and been satisfied just viewing the FBI warning screen and the Universal screen where the studio's moniker glides horizontally around the globe.

I hadn't seen any reviews yet on the forum so I thought I'd post this mini one.

Wayne

Originally Posted by AlphaFox

http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2886
This is scary, basically a C2D 6400 is needed not to have dropped frames with the highest blueray quality disks........ ;(

Originally Posted by avdesignshouston

A little help, please. I have a HP Z558 Media Center. Is it possible to use the XBOX360 HD DVD player with my machine? What software is required if so?
Is there a plugin that would allow me to access the HD drive in MCE?

Thanks

Originally Posted by brandonshope

The idea of the article was to test how much load the GPU is taking off the CPU. If you don't have a GPU that can accelerate H.264. Then yes you need at least a C2D 6400 and from what their tests revealed most likely a 6800 to be safe. But you shouldn't be putting all the load on the CPU anyhow. Also, it's much more cost effective to buy a middle of the road GPU and CPU than to go all out in either direction (the best CPU and/or GPU).

Bottom line if you don't have the GPU, that accelerates the new HD codecs, then you will need to upgrade. Unless you are several generations behind with your CPU, you will be fine with just the GPU upgrade.

My 2 cents.

-B

Originally Posted by AlphaFox

http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2886
This is scary, basically a C2D 6400 is needed not to have dropped frames with the highest blueray quality disks...

As for recommendations, based on our testing, we would not suggest anything less than an Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 for use in a system designed to play HD content ... But keep in mind that X-Men: The Last Stand is only one of the first H.264 movies to come out. We may see content that is more difficult to decode in the future, and faster processors are definitely a good place to pad your performance to ensure a quality HD experience on the PC.

Originally Posted by MidnightWatcher

With an HTPC, you have the option to output 1080p/24, and are free to apply any enhancements you like to the picture. A set-top DVD player could never beat a good HTPC, and I think it will also be true for HD DVD as well.