Audio Video Revolution Forum - View Single Post - Blu-ray and HD DVD in one box

JerryDelColliano · 08-21-2007

I had a conversation with an advertiser of mine who personally built a media center PC with both Blu-ray and HD DVD in the same chasis.

He used the drive from an Xbox 360 and an off the shelf BR drive. He said the video card was $60 - amazingly and that the system unlike earlier versions of his creation used like 19% of the computer's processing - not more than it had.

Computer geeks might be onto something here assuming you have the guts to use a PC for your home theater. I say "why not" my BR and HD DVD players as much as a PC and until Steven Jobs has a player for me with the Mac interface - its going to take making frankenstein-like systems above for people on the cutting edge.

Tell us about your home theater PC rig and what you are doing with it (the legal parts)

08-21-2007	#1
JerryDelColliano Super Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Beverly Hills Posts: 1,419	Blu-ray and HD DVD in one box I had a conversation with an advertiser of mine who personally built a media center PC with both Blu-ray and HD DVD in the same chasis. He used the drive from an Xbox 360 and an off the shelf BR drive. He said the video card was $60 - amazingly and that the system unlike earlier versions of his creation used like 19% of the computer's processing - not more than it had. Computer geeks might be onto something here assuming you have the guts to use a PC for your home theater. I say "why not" my BR and HD DVD players as much as a PC and until Steven Jobs has a player for me with the Mac interface - its going to take making frankenstein-like systems above for people on the cutting edge. Tell us about your home theater PC rig and what you are doing with it (the legal parts) __________________ --- Jerry Del Colliano