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Subject: HD DVD Question

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Name: tab
Date: January 10, 2007 at 03:36:28 Pacific
Subject: HD DVD Question
OS: win xp
CPU/Ram: 2.4GHz/512MB DDR
Model/Manufacturer: Intel/Pentium 4

Comment:

Hi Guys Is it possible to run the HD DVD Discs on DVD-ROM or the BD-ROM will run HD DVD Discs? I have a DVD-ROM Can i run HD DVD Discs on my DVD-ROM?

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Response Number 1

Name: Sabertooth
Date: January 10, 2007 at 08:23:05 Pacific
Subject: HD DVD Question

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Negative - your standard DVD-ROM is incompatible.
At the present time, you'll need to purchase either a Blu-Ray drive for Blu-Ray discs or an HD-DVD drive for HD-DVD discs.
While I can't tell you what to go for, I'd say to hold out for now, there are "Hi Def" drives in the works that when released will read both formats.
I'll tell you this though. While each side of the format camp is simulteanously declaring propaganda victory, almost on a weekly basis - in actuality, there is no clear winner as of right now & I don't even see any at the end of the tunnel. Only gullible losers, which unfortunately, are those buyers that are letting themselves get carried away by the mindless frenzy - trying to quickly get their hands on one over the other.
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Response Number 2

Name: Cobra_R
Date: January 10, 2007 at 18:04:33 Pacific
Subject: HD DVD Question

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LG just made a BD/HD-DVD home threater drive the LG Electronics BH100. Which is prob going to be the standard in compatiblity in the near future which makes sense.
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Response Number 3

Name: benganley
Date: January 17, 2007 at 08:43:00 Pacific
Subject: HD DVD Question

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ya mum?

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Response Number 4

Name: 1stepbeyond
Date: February 4, 2007 at 03:41:21 Pacific
Subject: HD DVD Question

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slightly off post re: HD DVD Discs on pc,
the xbox 360 hd player conveniently has usb connection and is a toshiba based unit,
google away to see what can be done
:)

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