Using an Xbox360 HD DVD Addon on a PC

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Nice to see an article like this, since the player is fairly affordable, and not a bad way to add HD-DVD to your HTPC. Of course, it does have the requirement of HDCP, so you Vista users will be somewhat limited depending on your video card…but I just checked prices, and you can pickup an HDCP-compliant card for not too much.

Legit Reviews

To be compliant with the Windows Vista Premium logo requirements, a system with enabled HDMI outputs must include two distinct audio source – one main system source and one for HDMI output. All ATI Radeon HD 2000 series cards have an HD-audio controller on the ASIC, which creates a protected audio path separate from the system’s main audio source. To use this source, one must use the ATI Radeon DVI-to-HDMI adapter to get full HD video and audio support. This adapter means that these cards can support Dolby Digital and DTS (AC3) enabling six channel (5.1) audio when connected to an HDMI receiver.