"any device that is that loud can't be that enjoyable to watch movies on."
At normal listening levels, I can barely hear my 360 unless there is noticeable silence in the film.
"We also find it hard to believe that a 6GB version could look as good as the 30GB version on HD DVD"
All Xbox Live Marketplace (XBLM) content is encoded at 720p using the VC-1 codec. HD DVD is encoded at 1080p using the VC-1 codec.
My concerns with XBLM movies are a) the rental period should be at least 72 hours and not 24 and b) they need to be putting new content up regularly every week.
I think they are following the Pay-Per-View schedule of releasing new movies though which is usually a month after the DVD release.
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"any device that is that loud can't be that enjoyable to watch movies on."
At normal listening levels, I can barely hear my 360 unless there is noticeable silence in the film.
"We also find it hard to believe that a 6GB version could look as good as the 30GB version on HD DVD"
All Xbox Live Marketplace (XBLM) content is encoded at 720p using the VC-1 codec. HD DVD is encoded at 1080p using the VC-1 codec.
My concerns with XBLM movies are a) the rental period should be at least 72 hours and not 24 and b) they need to be putting new content up regularly every week.
I think they are following the Pay-Per-View schedule of releasing new movies though which is usually a month after the DVD release.