Eric, I wrote a review of the 360 HD DVD at Amazon. Bottom line, standard DVDs played back on the HD DVD at 480p look better than on the 720p upconverted Oppo 971 (not this model). If you use the 360 VGA cables, the upconversion looks even better.
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Eric, I wrote a review of the 360 HD DVD at Amazon. Bottom line, standard DVDs played back on the HD DVD at 480p look better than on the 720p upconverted Oppo 971 (not this model). If you use the 360 VGA cables, the upconversion looks even better.
http://www.amazon.com/Xbox-360-HD-DVD-Player/dp/B000JHO4L0/sr=8-1/qid=1165522281/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/002-7839280-4681649?ie=UTF8&s=videogames