"Despite their claims of "high demand" -- if it's so high, why didn't the 360 ship with an HD DVD drive in the first place..."
Umm...because they wanted to get the 360 to market in Nov. 2005 (as opposed to Nov. 2006 for Sorny), and HD-DVD wasn't ready to market yet at that time. Kinda like how Bluray still isn't ready for primetime... (cropping? On 1080p? Seriously!?)
“Measuring 21.5 inches each, with 1920 x 1080 resolution, 1,000:1 contrast ratio, and optical multitouch technology under their chunky bezels, these two models represent the biggest mainstream push for touchscreen computing yet.”
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"Despite their claims of "high demand" -- if it's so high, why didn't the 360 ship with an HD DVD drive in the first place..."
Umm...because they wanted to get the 360 to market in Nov. 2005 (as opposed to Nov. 2006 for Sorny), and HD-DVD wasn't ready to market yet at that time. Kinda like how Bluray still isn't ready for primetime... (cropping? On 1080p? Seriously!?)