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11-14-2006, 08:01 AM
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In you haven't had enough <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/12/wii-playstation-3-xbox-360-coverage-roundup/">Xbox 360 (let alone Wii and PlayStation 3) news</a> lately, we've got one more tidbit for you. While we knew the device would <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/17/xbox-hd-dvd-drive-to-connect-to-PCs-via-usb/">sport USB connectivity</a>, the recently released (and <a href="http://gaming.engadget.com/2006/11/09/xbox-hd-dvd-hands-on/">unboxed</a>) <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/27/xbox-360-hd-dvd-drive-hitting-states-for-200/">HD DVD add-on</a> drive has reportedly already been hacked to function on plain ole PCs, no Xbox 360 necessary. Utilizing Toshiba drivers, users have apparently been able to not only view the file contents of their HD DVD flicks directly within a Windows XP environment, but have been able to play back the film on PCs well-spec'd enough to handle the load. By enabling the computer to read the UDF (Universal Disc File system) v2.5 -- which is currently used by Toshiba's first generation HD DVD drives -- you can avoid throwing down the coin required for an Xbox 360 if you so choose. But as these roundabouts always go, we wouldn't count on things working out so smoothly for too much longer, especially with <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/14/princeton-professor-sez-cracking-hdcp-is-eminently-doable/">HDCP</a> always lurking and waiting to pounce.<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">*</p><p><a href=http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=562281>Read</a> | <a href="http://hdtv.engadget.com/2006/11/12/xbox-360s-hd-dvd-drive-already-functioning-on-pcs/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://hdtv.engadget.com/forward/700970/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?rank=&fc=1&url=http://hdtv.engadget.com/2006/11/12/xbox-360s-hd-dvd-drive-already-functioning-on-pcs/" title="Linking Blogs">Linking Blogs</a> | <a href="http://hdtv.engadget.com/2006/11/12/xbox-360s-hd-dvd-drive-already-functioning-on-pcs/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p><hr /><p><a title="Sponsored By" href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/click;h=v2|3747|0|0|%2a|u;44404524;0-0;0;13519412;31-1|1;17996600|18014495|1;;%3fhttp://www.fordboldmoves.com/default.aspx?bannerid=%esid!|%epid!|%eaid!|%ecid!" target="_blank">BOLD MOVES: THE FUTURE OF FORD</a> A new documentary series. Be part of the transformation as it happens in real-time<img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/imp;v1;f;44404524;0-0;0;13519412;1|1;17996600|18014495|1;;cs=g%3fhttp://m.doubleclick.net/dot.gif"></p><p><a title="Sponsored By" href="http://www.officedepot.com/ddSKU.do?level=SK&id=432220&cm_ven=360i&cm_cat=Media&cm_pla=engadget&cm_ite=rsslink" target="_blank">Office Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System</a> Packs the power to bring games to life!</p>
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