This goes out to all my fellow 360-ers who are looking for the best HD deal you will probably see. Despite the fact that HD-DVD will be "no more" shortly, there are still some great titles out on the format currently (The Matrix Trilogy, The Bourne Ultimatum, etc.). The deal is the current price-cut on the external HD-DVD drive!

50 BUCKS! Thats less than the price of a new game on the console and if you want a very affordable solution for HD... this is right up your alley!

* If you are planning on getting one, I would double check that you are running a 360 model with the falcon chip. An elite will also work well. I especially reccomend the falcon chip models due to the HDMI output (also on the elite).

Here's the full story:

"Boston (dbTechno) - Microsoft has confirmed that they are dropping the price of the external HD DVD player for the Xbox 360 from $129.99 to $49.99. This comes just two days after Microsoft confirmed that they would no longer produce the HD DVD player.

Bloomberg is reporting that a Microsoft spokesman has told them that the price point of the external HD DVD player for the Xbox 360 will drop to $49.99.

The reports state that the price cut of the external HD DVD player for the Xbox 360 will go into effect as of tomorrow.

Amazon still has the player listed at $129.99, but this is likely going to be changed in the next 24 hours.

Microsoft is trying to get rid of whatever stock they have left with the Xbox 360 HD DVD players.

Rumors persist that Microsoft is getting an external Blu-ray player ready to release on the Xbox 360 this coming May, now that the Blu-ray format has won the high-def format war."

Tags : HD-DVD : High Definition : Xbox 360

Comments

By: Dragonfly On: 06:17 Feb 26th, 2008 Offline	Cheap as it might be, no future support really convinces me not to fork out on this, especially as I could just buy the Blu-ray and get everything on it anyway. Still, smart move on Microsoft's part, and it should at least help them get rid of the excess stock.

By: Evren On: 10:09 Feb 26th, 2008 Online	Interesting, But I dont think it'll be that cheap over here, I know what the UK is like. FAIL. and all that. =(