They are looking to make the Xbox 360 the centerpiece of the living room and this little drive is another step in the right direction



Being the proud owner of an Xbox 360 console and a Toshiba HD-A1 player, I was placed in a position to review the new HD-DVD drive and put it through its paces in a head-to-head comparison to the Toshiba unit. I have been an advocate of HD-DVD thus far, but I do own the Samsung BD-P1000 and a few dozen Blu-Ray titles.

I am certainly curious to see how this 'High Definition Generation' of video games consoles will help determine the outcome of the HD formats as a home video medium. Currently, the HD-DVD drive is listed on Amazon.com as the number seven best seller and was previously sitting at number five. I have talked to store managers at Circuit City and EB Games and they have reported strong interest and sales in the unit, so it seems that early on, Microsoft's decision to provide the HD-DVD add-on was a wise choice and the unit is going to find itself in many a home. At an early point, it looks like the second question is that Microsoft may indeed find success with a hardware module. However, how does it perform?

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