Used Xbox 360 HD-DVD - £49.99 - in store @ Gamestation

This will be because Toshiba, the main proponent of HD DVD, is on the verge of dropping the format

See http://uk.news.yahoo.com/electric/20...70a53e7_2.html

Voting cold as I dont think a HD-DVD drive is worth more than £20 as Blue-Ray is creaming the market

meant to vote on the deal not the mechanics of the market!
Like saying - yeah these beans are good at 4p/can but voted cold because spaghetti hoops taste nicer..
Dying format or not - there's some real bargains around on HD-DVD films at the moment, and you have to play em on something - blueray players wont work,

Great deal - voted hot.

excellent deal voted hot,

I agree with the article, neither will win in the long run - its a bit of a hollow victory for Blue-ray if thats the way its going. The lifespan of HD or Blue Ray was never going to match that of VHS videos or DVD's as the technology is evolving faster now. By the time this battle is completely settled then it will be irrelevent. To the ordinary man on the street its not worth upgrading to HD or Blue-ray at the moment as they have probably got 2 or 3 dvd players around the home and lots still haven't got HD TV's to take advantage of the format. I think we will be downloading more to our PC's or devices in the coming years and streaming stuff around the house, so discs won't be needed. You can already do it, but it will become cheaper and easier. We may even be going to shops with memory sticks to put into a machine and select a movie to buy then taking it home to plug into your PC or other device to watch in glorious HD. Whatever happens you are guaranteed that something is around the corner to replace Blue-ray and HD. Anyone else got any ideas for the future?

p.s. I have an Xbox360 but I wouldn't buy the HD drive, but its still a good price if you really want one

Fair points but digital downloads wont meet the quality of HD-DVD or Blu for years to come, when we can shift 30gb down someones home internet then things will change.

(Although by that time there will be another war with huge 100gb to 1000gb disc formats all competing all over again.)

The quality isnt massively different but considering the codecs are similar to disc formats then something has to go to make up for the 20gb lost.

Voted cold for 3 reasons

1) its second hand and should be cheaper for something used

2) leave the 360 for what it does best playing games, and if you really want a HDDVD player get a standalone one. They will be much quieter.

3) the format is DEAD , its deceased , its no more etc.

good deal as I want transformers in HD

yawnnnnnnnn

actually you may want to consider buying one if you use your xbox for playing DVDs as using this drive will increase the life of the one inside your xbox and reduce wear and tear.....

Looks like it really is over.

http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/16/t...d-dvd-already/

Regardless of format; it is good for using as a Upscaling Dvd player.

I'm lazy and would rather put a movie in the that drive than swapping the game disc over each time..

Its a good price for an add DVD drive. plus it can be used as a portable DVD on a normal PC

Worth picking up a drive when they become £20. It's would be a quick and cheap way to enter to HD. I'm sure you'll be able to pick up HD-DVDs for under£5 soon

Not to sound geeky or anything but 30gb connection is possible and has been done. Somewhere in germany someone has a 40gb connection meaning she can download a hd film in 2 seconds lol