HDTV News Poster
12-16-2007, 08:31 AM
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We can't say we saw this one coming down the pike, but Microsoft has unveiled a new piece of software designed to "streamline development / testing for HD DVD content" as well as "accelerate the advancement" of next-generation interactivity (<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/hdi">HDi</a>, in particular). Simply put, the Xbox 360 HD DVD Emulator allows studios the flexibility to "model the behavior of HD DVD disc content, including encoded video and HDi interactivity, in a virtual environment." When put to use, companies can purportedly cut down on coasters and wasted time, but in order to do so, they'll need an Xbox 360 + HD DVD peripheral, a connection to Xbox Live and $2,999. Thirsty for more? There's <a href="http://www.thisishddvd.com/emulator/details.aspx">plenty</a> where that came from.<br /><br />[Thanks, Erie T.]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/prnewswire/AQTH03513122007-1.htm>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/13/microsoft-unveils-xbox-360-hd-dvd-emulator-hopes-to-speed-up-de/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1062329/" 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://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/13/microsoft-unveils-xbox-360-hd-dvd-emulator-hopes-to-speed-up-de/" title="Linking Blogs">Linking Blogs</a> | <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/13/microsoft-unveils-xbox-360-hd-dvd-emulator-hopes-to-speed-up-de/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><br /><p><map name="google_ad_map_65-1062329"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/65-1062329?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28" /><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23" /></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_65-1062329" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-aol_weblogs_xml&channel=Engadget_Mobile_07_RSS&output=png&cuid=65-1062329&url=http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/13/microsoft-unveils-xbox-360-hd-dvd-emulator-hopes-to-speed-up-de/" /></p>
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We can't say we saw this one coming down the pike, but Microsoft has unveiled a new piece of software designed to "streamline development / testing for HD DVD content" as well as "accelerate the advancement" of next-generation interactivity (<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/hdi">HDi</a>, in particular). Simply put, the Xbox 360 HD DVD Emulator allows studios the flexibility to "model the behavior of HD DVD disc content, including encoded video and HDi interactivity, in a virtual environment." When put to use, companies can purportedly cut down on coasters and wasted time, but in order to do so, they'll need an Xbox 360 + HD DVD peripheral, a connection to Xbox Live and $2,999. Thirsty for more? There's <a href="http://www.thisishddvd.com/emulator/details.aspx">plenty</a> where that came from.<br /><br />[Thanks, Erie T.]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/prnewswire/AQTH03513122007-1.htm>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/13/microsoft-unveils-xbox-360-hd-dvd-emulator-hopes-to-speed-up-de/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1062329/" 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://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/13/microsoft-unveils-xbox-360-hd-dvd-emulator-hopes-to-speed-up-de/" title="Linking Blogs">Linking Blogs</a> | <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/13/microsoft-unveils-xbox-360-hd-dvd-emulator-hopes-to-speed-up-de/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><br /><p><map name="google_ad_map_65-1062329"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/65-1062329?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28" /><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23" /></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_65-1062329" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-aol_weblogs_xml&channel=Engadget_Mobile_07_RSS&output=png&cuid=65-1062329&url=http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/13/microsoft-unveils-xbox-360-hd-dvd-emulator-hopes-to-speed-up-de/" /></p>
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