Info: Which HD-DVD is better than Blu-Ray?

XBOX360 HD-DVD player

I am unsure if you will be able to rip with this drive.  I have AnyDVD-HD and an LG Bluray/HD-DVD writer which does this fine.

Check around before you get too excited Andrea.  I've seen threads where folks have had trouble doing with it what you want to do.

Shawn

LMAO! I just have to answer this, do not listen to him, go ahead and get excited, the Xbox 360 HD DVD player is what most people, if not all I know that does these kinds of projects use, I use it myself, so YES you can rip your HD DVD's with what you have, you just need to make sure you get the driver is all.

U571 (though the DVHS beats them both) and the Bourne films.

Yep, the Xbox drive is just great. I've used AnyDVD to rip to a folder, and then ClownBD to restructure it into a Blu-ray... just be aware that Dolby Digital Plus isn't supported by Blu-ray players so needs to be downconverted to standard DD (unless you're replacing the soundtrack altogether).

Also Apollo 13 is much better in HD-DVD.

Dolby Digital+ shows up on my BD's when played, my HD receiver even shows DD+ when watching.

Fair enough, I guess some decks are more flexible than others. I should have been more specific - it's an 'optional' format for BD but a standard for HD-DVD, and since the HD-DVD version has no core DD stream you won't hear anything if your player doesn't support it.

dark_jedi said:

LMAO! I just have to answer this, do not listen to him, go ahead and get excited, the Xbox 360 HD DVD player is what most people, if not all I know that does these kinds of projects use, I use it myself, so YES you can rip your HD DVD's with what you have, you just need to make sure you get the driver is all.

d_j,

If you HAVE a problem with me, take it to pm, do NOT bring it into someone's thread.  Otherwise I WILL ask a moderator to step in.

Thanks

Flexicon9 said:

Animal House is much much better on HD-DVD and also Streets of Fire with Diane Lane is only available on HD-DVD.  It looks incredible if you're into DL in her prime.

This is one I am doing, I did not get many HD-DVD's myself just the titles that really interest me, the titles I have are these,

Seed of Chucky
King Kong (came with the player)
The Thing
Sneakers
The Hitcher
Black X-Mas Unrated
Army of Darkness
Feast Unrated
Slither
Streets of Fire
Midnight Run
Cat People
The Dukes of Hazzard Unrated

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I paid all less than a brand new HD-DVD movie, so it's not a huge problem, at the end (^^,)

The question is still open, though!

My apologies Andrea, I was only trying to help.  I'm glad it's going to work just fine.  Very cool for you to have a new format to check out. 

Jonno said:

Also Apollo 13 is much better in HD-DVD.

I own this HD-DVD and I can attest to it's awesome picture.

:)

Flexicon9 said:

Streets of Fire is visually stunning and even better in HD.  It ain't a perfect film but it sure does look great.

It is on my to do list but probably not by the whole Team, we have to many projects going at once lol for me to add more, so what I am doing is just getting the movie on BD with the audio and chapters, so it is a "movie only" but at least it can be watched and enjoyed.

Except for Feast, since this is the only Unrated version I wanted to include this film and the other 2 sequels as extras since I am fairly certain those will not get a BD release.

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Jetrell Fo said:

Jonno said:

Also Apollo 13 is much better in HD-DVD.

I own this HD-DVD and I can attest to it's awesome picture.

:)

Maybe it's time to do "Apollo 13 [spoRv]" (new acronym, do you like it?) - HD-DVD video with LD DTS audio (and, if needed, LD chroma too...)

I do have cinema DTS for this one ..... so if it's a consideration, let me know.  We'll get it worked up for you.

:)

Jetrell Fo said:

dark_jedi said:

LMAO! I just have to answer this, do not listen to him, go ahead and get excited, the Xbox 360 HD DVD player is what most people, if not all I know that does these kinds of projects use, I use it myself, so YES you can rip your HD DVD's with what you have, you just need to make sure you get the driver is all.

d_j,

If you HAVE a problem with me, take it to pm, do NOT bring it into someone's thread.  Otherwise I WILL ask a moderator to step in.

Thanks

Feel free to do what you feel you need, I was just correcting your falsehoods, maybe you need to calm down there little guy.