Comments on: Netflix Now Streams In HD? (Xbox 360)

By: Ivan Y

Ivan Y — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 18:36:58 +0000

@ Tom: Yes, I read that same article — too much work. Plus, 120GB is not enough these days. There’s no reason for them not to offer larger storage. There are plenty of 320GB and even some 500GB laptop drives around. Dirt cheap too — can pick up 7200 rpm Hitachi 320GB drive for $67 after rebate.

By: Tom M

Tom M — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:47:59 +0000

$140 is the lower price. It used to be $180 before the Xbox price drop.

I found this article on a DIY harddrive upgrade. http://www.pcworld.com/article/150970/upgrade_your_xbox_360s_hard_drive_on_the_cheap.html

By: Ivan Y

Ivan Y — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 23:24:52 +0000

I really hope that they allow us to buffer videos so you get a full-quality playback.

Hopefully, MS releases larger HDD and/or lowers prices on existing ones to take advantage of play-from-hard-drive feature. $140 for 120GB is craaaaaaazy!

By: Dave Zatz

Dave Zatz — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:04:39 +0000

I think the biggest impact will be reduced noise – no spinning DVD drive. Not sure if load times are reduced, but honestly I’ve glossed over that topic.

By: Tom M

Tom M — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:02:36 +0000

Dave, have you heard much about the play from harddrive feature with the NXE? If a 360 game is ~9GB, it seems that this feature won’t be particularly useful to those of us with 20GB HDDs.

I may need to invest in a 120GB one.

By: rob

rob — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 17:51:21 +0000

I think this could be huge for the non hard core gamer. Now a 360 can really offer something else to the family. Maybe even be a reason to add a 2nd 360 somewhere else in the house.

By: Tom M

Tom M — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:07:37 +0000

This is a very welcome addition. Gaming’s always been great on it, but I never thought I’d get so much extra use from my Xbox.

By: Brent

Brent — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:42:43 +0000

I hope this comes to the non-Xbox-360 crowd fairly soon.