Xbox 360 - Great game console, lousy DVD player

The XBox 360 is a horrible DVD player, apparently.

http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,2088565,00.asp

I'm usually pro-X360 on System Wars, but this is just inexcusable.

im so screwed!!!!!!! i bought my 360 just for dvd playback!!!!

Yeah, but seriously what f*cking moron buys a games console to play DVD's? Im getting a 360 for the games, like most ppl, so this news means nothing really.

One thing that made me laugh was a fanboy argument about how the Wii was rubbish because the inclusion of DVD playback was apparently important to consider when buying a console - when pretty much everyone has at least one stand alone player anyway :lol:

Also another reason why im not interested in the HD - DVD VS. Blu-Ray format war....because I want a games machine, not a multimedia centre. Buying individual components would be more expensive but would be more reliable. Like how buying an MP3 player is better than getting a phone with a useless MP3 player built in that only holds 10 songs when the standalone holds 1000......

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It has been discussed, and pretty old, that Xbox360 put a new DVD in their Xbox360, as of November 15. So if ur xbox was manufactured then, it is somewhat quieter. And no I don't have a link, I read it off a site.Taiko88

Yeah, but seriously what f*cking moron buys a games console to play DVD's?Quofan

Umm....PS3 owners. Execpt they play Blu-Ray also. :P

I use my DVD player on the 360 all the time.And everything runs very smoothly.vgmkyle

The XBox 360 is a horrible DVD player, apparently.

http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,2088565,00.asp

I'm usually pro-X360 on System Wars, but this is just inexcusable.

caywen

The HD-DVD attachment has also been called the worst HD player you could buy.jigglebilly1983

[QUOTE="Quofan"]

Yeah, but seriously what f*cking moron buys a games console to play DVD's?Kizzle28

Umm....PS3 owners. Execpt they play Blu-Ray also. :P

The XBox 360 is a horrible DVD player, apparently.

http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,2088565,00.asp

I'm usually pro-X360 on System Wars, but this is just inexcusable.

caywen

Actually, I think its ability to upscale with VGA is pretty darn nice.  Looks great.  Of course, I didn't buy the 360 to watch movies...

[QUOTE="Kizzle28"][QUOTE="Quofan"]

Yeah, but seriously what f*cking moron buys a games console to play DVD's?LoserMike

Umm....PS3 owners. Execpt they play Blu-Ray also. :P

[QUOTE="Kizzle28"][QUOTE="Quofan"]

Yeah, but seriously what f*cking moron buys a games console to play DVD's?LoserMike

Umm....PS3 owners. Execpt they play Blu-Ray also. :P

[QUOTE="LoserMike"][QUOTE="Kizzle28"][QUOTE="Quofan"]

Yeah, but seriously what f*cking moron buys a games console to play DVD's?magus-21

Umm....PS3 owners. Execpt they play Blu-Ray also. :P

[QUOTE="magus-21"][QUOTE="LoserMike"][QUOTE="Kizzle28"][QUOTE="Quofan"]

Yeah, but seriously what f*cking moron buys a games console to play DVD's?LoserMike

Umm....PS3 owners. Execpt they play Blu-Ray also. :P

[QUOTE="LoserMike"][QUOTE="magus-21"][QUOTE="LoserMike"][QUOTE="Kizzle28"][QUOTE="Quofan"]

Yeah, but seriously what f*cking moron buys a games console to play DVD's?mjarantilla

Umm....PS3 owners. Execpt they play Blu-Ray also. :P

[QUOTE="mjarantilla"][QUOTE="LoserMike"][QUOTE="magus-21"][QUOTE="LoserMike"][QUOTE="Kizzle28"][QUOTE="Quofan"]

Yeah, but seriously what f*cking moron buys a games console to play DVD's?LoserMike

Umm....PS3 owners. Execpt they play Blu-Ray also. :P

[QUOTE="LoserMike"][QUOTE="mjarantilla"][QUOTE="LoserMike"][QUOTE="magus-21"][QUOTE="LoserMike"][QUOTE="Kizzle28"][QUOTE="Quofan"]

Yeah, but seriously what f*cking moron buys a games console to play DVD's?mjarantilla

Umm....PS3 owners. Execpt they play Blu-Ray also. :P

I use the Xbox 360 and only the xbox 360 to watch DVDs.. and I watch DVDs very often.. Seems to run just fine!Huxley_00

Yeah, seriously. I hear all these terrible reviews about the dvd drive and then find no flaws in playing a movie.

The XBox 360 is a horrible DVD player, apparently.

http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,2088565,00.asp

I'm usually pro-X360 on System Wars, but this is just inexcusable.

caywen

[QUOTE="Taiko88"]It has been discussed, and pretty old, that Xbox360 put a new DVD in their Xbox360, as of November 15. So if ur xbox was manufactured then, it is somewhat quieter. And no I don't have a link, I read it off a site.LoserMike

i have no complaints with my 360 dvd playback....

i guess some people aren't happy until they find SOMETHING to whine about...:roll:

The HD-DVD attachment has also been called the worst HD player you could buy.jigglebilly1983

The XBox 360 is a horrible DVD player, apparently.

http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,2088565,00.asp

I'm usually pro-X360 on System Wars, but this is just inexcusable.

caywen

[QUOTE="jigglebilly1983"]The HD-DVD attachment has also been called the worst HD player you could buy.Eddie5vs1

[QUOTE="magus-21"][QUOTE="LoserMike"][QUOTE="Kizzle28"][QUOTE="Quofan"]

Yeah, but seriously what f*cking moron buys a games console to play DVD's?LoserMike

Umm....PS3 owners. Execpt they play Blu-Ray also. :P

Seriously though, I thought everyone learnt their lesson after trying to play DVD's in a PS2. No way in hell I'd use my 360, or any other console, as a DVD/Blu-Ray/HD-DVD player. Except maybe for the HD-DVD addon, but I don't want any HD player. But any built in DVD (or whatever)player I won't use for media, only games.

You can also get Dolby TrueHD and DTS HD with 5.1/7.1 analog as well :P  ...............game consoles don't have these but standalone players do.

The HD-DVD attachment has also been called the worst HD player you could buy.jigglebilly1983

The XBox 360 is a horrible DVD player, apparently.

http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,2088565,00.asp

I'm usually pro-X360 on System Wars, but this is just inexcusable.

caywen

I'm not completely surprised about this. Both Sony and M$ uses the cheap DVD - Blu-Ray drives in their game consoles. The CD & DVD player that was in the PS1 & PS2 where utter crap. Just about anyone, even cows can agree with that. The Blu-Ray player in the PS3 is not top quality either. It's one of Sony's lowest cheapest model. It does what it needs to do, but it's no where as good as their $1000 Blu-Ray player obviously. The XBox360 DVD player is not top notch either. All that noise it makes is for a reason. It's a cheap DVD drive. I played a couple movies on it just to see if it actually worked and it did. The picture quality and sound was decent, but no as good as my Pioneer progressive scan DVD player with 5.1 Dolby digital sound w/subwoofer. So honest, I don't really care how great the DVD player is in my XBox360 as long as it plays the games I want to play on it.

[QUOTE="Quofan"]

Yeah, but seriously what f*cking moron buys a games console to play DVD's?Kizzle28

Umm....PS3 owners. Execpt they play Blu-Ray also. :P

Seriously though, I thought everyone learnt their lesson after trying to play DVD's in a PS2. No way in hell I'd use my 360, or any other console, as a DVD/Blu-Ray/HD-DVD player. Except maybe for the HD-DVD addon, but I don't want any HD player.  But any built in DVD (or whatever)player I won't use for media, only games.

Yeah.. and that player is pretty crappy as well. I wonder when they will compare the PS3 Blu-Ray -vs- Sony $1000 Blu-Ray player. I'd like to see some expert stats on that comparison.

[QUOTE="mjarantilla"][QUOTE="LoserMike"][QUOTE="mjarantilla"][QUOTE="LoserMike"][QUOTE="magus-21"][QUOTE="LoserMike"][QUOTE="Kizzle28"][QUOTE="Quofan"]

Yeah, but seriously what f*cking moron buys a games console to play DVD's?sebbi11

Umm....PS3 owners. Execpt they play Blu-Ray also. :P

Seriously though, I thought everyone learnt their lesson after trying to play DVD's in a PS2. No way in hell I'd use my 360, or any other console, as a DVD/Blu-Ray/HD-DVD player. Except maybe for the HD-DVD addon, but I don't want any HD player. But any built in DVD (or whatever)player I won't use for media, only games.

Serious Owned. :lol: