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The next time you sign into Xbox Live, you’ll be prompted for a dashboard update. The update contains:
* Improved support for HD video output over VGA, including 1080p resolution
* Improved plug and play performance for wired headsets when being used with wireless controllers
* Changes made to recently played games list to improve accuracy
According to posters over at the AVS Forum, it appears that Sony's XBR3 television can now correctly display in 1080p with the new update. But on the other hand, Joystiq's Christopher Gant states...
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The website Uneasysilence has decided to look closer to the HD-DVD player sold as an extension option to the Xbox360:
Knowing there was already software available for Windows XP to play HD-DVD’s, could simply plugging the HD-DVD drive into a PC work? Well, no Windows needs drivers.
If Windows wants drivers, drivers it will get. After installing these drivers magic started to happen. The HD-DVD drive was now recognized in Windows XP. Now we needed a piece of software to actually play the HD-DVD. And after some hard work we managed to...
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Microsoft is scheduled to demonstrate the first Xbox 360 featuring an HD DVD drive on Monday afternoon at the DVD Forum in Los Angeles, according to event organizers.
HD DVD is the next generation of DVD, and Microsoft is among those supporting the technology in its struggle against the rival Blu-ray format. Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates said in January that Microsoft would roll out an HD DVD-equipped Xbox before the end of the year.
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