Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> 'Children of Men' HD DVD Hits Xbox 360 Playback Snag?
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>> We've contacted both Microsoft and Universal, but have not yet
>> received any official word on whether it is a hardware problem,
>> a software problem, or both.
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> http://hddvd.highdefdigest.com/news/show/552
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> X360 Elite lacks PCM audio
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>> In a forum post, Microsoft techie Amir Majidimehr suggests that "If
>> you are keen on having 5.1 PCM output, I recommend purchasing the
>> Toshiba A2 player which after the price drop, will be much cheaper
>> than Elite," which we suspect isn't quite the company line.
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> http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=38648
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> Related:
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> Loot: Redmond, We Have a Problem, Or, What's Wrong With the Xbox 360
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>> At this point, Former becomes impassioned. That's not fair, he says;
>> we always saw this as a long-term venture. To which we reply that we
>> were talking about the original Xbox, and while other divisions of
>> the company throw off more profits in a single quarter than the
>> entire $5 billion or so lost in the home and entertainment division
>> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>> to date, the fact remains that, as we take-our-word-for-it predicted,
>> the Xbox group has been spectacularly unprofitable for Microsoft.
>> Hence, our heretofore unpublished Vietnam analogy. The rest of the
>> night is a blur, but we digress.
>>
>> [...]
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>> The worst case scenario for Microsoft, then, is one in which the Xbox
>> 360's bid for the mass market is blocked by the Wii for the next two
>> to three years, at which point the aging and underpowered Wii gives
>> way to a cheaper-than-it-is-now PS3 with a selection of AAA titles
>> that's far wider than what the PS3 has at the moment; new
>> installments of Playstation's own popular and casual-leaning games;
>> and a slew of
>> new franchises from Sony's much-larger studio operation.
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> http://ncroal.talk.newsweek.com/default.asp?item=533168
My 360 is fine...
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Mike
Scottish....and proud of it
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