Comments on: Xbox 360 HD DVD Playback: Over 4.7 Million Lines of Code

By: Peter Krikels

Peter Krikels — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 13:23:50 +0000

i like it

By: concatto

concatto — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 00:13:01 +0000

“Q: Couldn’t they just put a chip on the hd-dvd unit and let that do the processing??”
“A: Yes they could , but prob at an expense of $100 more”

Yeah, $100 is still cheaper than hired 100 programmers to write 4.7 million lines of code. Btw, have this “4.7 million lines of code” info been validated?

By: Dagget

Dagget — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 06:26:13 +0000

Don’t worry. Everything that we could possible think of has been thought out already by the microsoft team that developed the add on. If they thought that it could harm the 360′s processor then they wouldn’t have put it out right? After all, the 360 is a processing beat from the beginning. The processor can take the demand I’m quite sure.

By: Jordon F

Jordon F — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 19:26:04 +0000

You want to know whats dumb about all this?
The xbox360 can already play WMV720p and 1080i video files off of the Harddrive or a usb drive/dvd. I have tried it and it works flawlessley. What makes an HD-DVD mepg4 1080i stream sooo much harder to decode then an xvid, divx, wmv or even mpeg2 nativley???? Its all a load of crap. Bad coding by microsoft to pull off this add-on fast and cheap.

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By: manchicken

manchicken — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 15:25:11 +0000

I’m sure the picture clarity is spectacular… but I won’t be touching HD until it is DRM-free. If it never is, then I suppose I’ll have plenty of time to catch up on my reading.

By: saijao

saijao — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 15:28:05 +0000

Yes they could , but prob at an expense of $100 more

By: some street

some street — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 14:37:29 +0000

Couldn’t they just put a chip on the hd-dvd unit and let that do the processing??

By: technabob

technabob — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 13:47:57 +0000

What I’m most concerned about is having the fan going full-bore when watching HD DVDs. I mean, aren’t HD DVDs for home theater enthusiasts?… and aren’t home theater enthusiasts the most picky crowd when it comes to fan noise?

By: some guy

some guy — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 12:26:54 +0000

oh wow, smartass is an idiot. it doesn’t have to play video and the game at the same time, you realise, hd-dvd could be used as a storage medium just like any other.

By: smartass

smartass — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 08:17:00 +0000

thats why the 360 cant play games on hd dvd
i mean how could they when it uses up most the power with video only? “It?s one of the most demanding applications written for the 360 to date, using up all six of the system?s hardware threads.” try doing that and squeeze in a game too… not going to happen.

By: BrokenCrystal

BrokenCrystal — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 08:16:56 +0000

“Remember, there is no hardware HD DVD decoder chip set on board the Xbox 360.”

Now don’t get me wrong… I love the 360, but a software driven DVD player that puts high demand on the system processor and possibly other resources seems kind of stupid to me.

That said, what’s up with all the usb ports on the back? I can’t help but notice the mini B connection… Will this drive connect to a PC? Will it act as a USB hub?

BrokenCrystal

By: Justin

Justin — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 08:09:49 +0000

I wonder how many of those lines are devoted to DRM bullshit? I’ll wait for a haxed version that doesn’t have all the DRM stuff in. Sure it will take a long time, but I’m patient.

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 07:38:50 +0000

Given that the 360 likes to get “fairly warm” at the best of times, Im wondering how many Xboxs are going to meltdown at the end of Titanic or a LOTR marathon?!

By: Gary C

Gary C — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 07:28:58 +0000

Impressive. But how many of those are /* comments */?