Use Xbox 360 HD-DVD on PC
November 14, 2006 | 10:24
US gamers are just starting to get their hands on the HD-DVD add-on drive for the Xbox 360. The drive, which costs $199, allows users to play next-gen movies through their next-gen console.
The add-on unit is basically a 5.25" drive in a USB housing, and enterprising hackers have discovered that you can hook it up to a PC and play HD movies through that.
The hack seems to be as simple as finding a generic HD-DVD drive driver, then getting PowerDVD or WinDVD with the HD-DVD upgrade on, then plugging in the drive over USB and sticking a disc in. Hardly rocket science!
Presumably, you could even remove the drive from the casing and plug it directly into your PC over SATA, mounting it in a spare drive bay and earning some serious kudos.
The guys at UneasySilence, who discovered the hack, have also got some good pictures of the drive stripped down.
Give us your thoughts on the add-on, and the hack, over in the forums.
The add-on unit is basically a 5.25" drive in a USB housing, and enterprising hackers have discovered that you can hook it up to a PC and play HD movies through that.
The hack seems to be as simple as finding a generic HD-DVD drive driver, then getting PowerDVD or WinDVD with the HD-DVD upgrade on, then plugging in the drive over USB and sticking a disc in. Hardly rocket science!
Presumably, you could even remove the drive from the casing and plug it directly into your PC over SATA, mounting it in a spare drive bay and earning some serious kudos.
The guys at UneasySilence, who discovered the hack, have also got some good pictures of the drive stripped down.
Give us your thoughts on the add-on, and the hack, over in the forums.
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