Jamie Walby 
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I cannae wait captain. 
 
Is this available over here now then?
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dave17 
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check 1st link j 
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Jamie Walby 
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Dave reminds me. You have u2u.
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John 
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quote: Originally posted by Steve 
i was on about playing games 
   
 
Microsoft currently have no public plans to use the hd-dvd drive for games.
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topshot_2k 
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so they say at the moment but give it a year or so and i think they will 
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--Dave-- 
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Is the USB interface fast enough to transfer the data needed when playing games?
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topshot_2k 
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doesnt USB 2.0 support 448mbps? or 224? i cant remember
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--Dave-- 
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I honestly don't know, I just post random crap here   
 
 
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topshot_2k 
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   well im sure microsoft have thought it through i also heard that they decided on a usb plug in device in case blu ray wins the format battle, they can then bring out blu ray player
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Steve 
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in ALL honesty i cant see blu ray taking off now at all especially with the bad reviews
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--Dave-- 
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HD DVD for teh win!!!!1111   
 
[/geek]
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kz 
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so i can connect this to my pc? then run my pc to my tv, to see hd-dvds? but the pc wont stream in hd will it? so pointless? lol. unless theres an hdmi cable for pcs out!?
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Demo 
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quote: Originally posted by --Dave-- 
HD DVD for teh win!!!!1111   
 
[/geek] 
   
 
FPMSL   dave i love you. youre an uber-geek  
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Steve 
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quote: Originally posted by kz 
so i can connect this to my pc? then run my pc to my tv, to see hd-dvds? but the pc wont stream in hd will it? so pointless? lol. unless theres an hdmi cable for pcs out!? 
   
 
of course it will, a pc is capable of outputting far higher res than hdtv anyway. 
 
As long as your tv has a vga input then your fine
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bradgsi 
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It connects with usb      
 
microsoft should have put more ports on this thing if everything they are going to release is usb
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Jamie Walby 
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quote: Originally posted by Steve 
quote: Originally posted by kz 
so i can connect this to my pc? then run my pc to my tv, to see hd-dvds? but the pc wont stream in hd will it? so pointless? lol. unless theres an hdmi cable for pcs out!? 
   
 
of course it will, a pc is capable of outputting far higher res than hdtv anyway. 
 
As long as your tv has a vagweb input then your fine 
   
 
Cheap plug
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Rob_Quads 
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quote: Originally posted by supacook2k 
these can be connected to pc's and MACs via usb and are recognised by windows as a hd-dvd drive. need to install some drivers though 
 
[Edited on 22-11-2006 by supacook2k] 
   
 
Or even more funny - they could be connect to a PS3 running linux or windows lol
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--Dave-- 
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quote: Originally posted by Demo 
quote: Originally posted by --Dave-- 
HD DVD for teh win!!!!1111   
 
[/geek] 
   
 
FPMSL   dave i love you. youre an uber-geek   
   
 
 
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Jamie Walby 
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DAVES HERE EVERYONE! HOOORAY
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Steve 
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i actually checked to see if i hadnt typed that by accident  
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--Dave-- 
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Demo 
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quote: Originally posted by --Dave-- 
quote: Originally posted by Demo 
quote: Originally posted by --Dave-- 
HD DVD for teh win!!!!1111   
 
[/geek] 
   
 
FPMSL   dave i love you. youre an uber-geek   
   
 
  
   
 
ahem, please notice  
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Jamie Walby 
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quote: Originally posted by Steve 
i actually checked to see if i hadnt typed that by accident   
   
 
im lost
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Steve 
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Buy a map
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RyanSxi 
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quote: Originally posted by Steve 
Buy a map 
   
 
a map? thats soooo last year. 
 
sat nav is the way forward
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