From: "Rich Gauszka" 

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?? on the HDDVD player and a driver. If I attempt to connect  ( not that =
I'd want to as it's not worth the bother )  my Xbox 360 usb HDDVD drive =
to my computer I will surely need a driver - at least every review I've =
seen states that

http://reviews.cnet.com/Microsoft_Xbox_360_HD_DVD_player/4505-6463_7-3213=
8037.html

Microsoft didn't market the Xbox 360 HD DVD player to work with PCs, nor =
does it officially support PC connectivity, but there are reports on the =
Web that you can indeed hack the player to work with a PC. However, on =
top of a set of Windows drivers, you'll also need a copy of DVD playback =
software, such as WinDVD8, that supports playback of HD DVD discs.

  "Rich"  wrote in message news:4595e9ee$1{at}w3.nls.net...
     =20
  As he notes, this is part of AACS and has nothing to do with Windows.  =
I suggest to visit http://www.aacsla.com/specifications/ which gutman =
can't be bothered to provde.  This is no surprise given the general lack =
of factual support throughout his rant. =20

  As for your specific question, why would an HDDVD player have a =
driver?  I don't see any need for one.

  Rich




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?? on the HDDVD player and a =
driver. If I=20
attempt to connect  ( not that I'd want to as it's not worth the = bother=20
)  my Xbox 360 usb HDDVD drive to my computer I will surely need a =
driver -=20
at least every review I've seen states that
 
http://reviews.cnet.com/Microsoft_Xbox_360_HD_DVD_player/4505-646=
3_7-32138037.html">http://reviews.cnet.com/Microsoft_Xbox_360_HD_DVD_play=
er/4505-6463_7-32138037.html
 
Microsoft didn't market the Xbox 360 HD DVD player to
work with =
PCs,=20
nor does it officially support PC connectivity, but there are
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reports=20
on the Web that you can indeed hack the player to work with a PC. = However, on=20
top of a set of Windows drivers, you'll also need a copy of DVD playback =

software, such as WinDVD8, that supports playback of HD DVD =
discs.
 

  "Rich" <{at}> wrote in message news:4595e9ee$1{at}w3.nls.net...
      
  As he notes, this is part of
AACS and =
has nothing=20
  to do with Windows.  I suggest to visit http://www.aacsla.com/spec" target="new">http://www.aacsla.com/spec=">http://www.aacsla.com/specifications/">http://www.aacsla.com/spec=
ifications/ which=20
  gutman can't be bothered to provde.  This is no surprise given =
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  general lack of factual support throughout his rant.  =

   
  As for your specific question, why =
would an HDDVD=20
  player have a driver?  I don't see any need for
one.
   
  Rich
   
   
   
  
   
 

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