The handful of people or so who actually went out and purchased the HD DVD add-on for the Xbox 360 will get a pleasant surprise update when they boot up their player today. Here are the goods for what Microsoft has done to improve the product:
Added option for user to select from the following audio output formats via TOSLINK or HDMI:o Digital Stereo (2 channel PCM)o Dolby Digital 5.1o DTS 5.1o WMA ProAdded “Dynamic Range Control” toggle for digital audio outputImproved HD DVD networking supportImproved HD DVD title compatibilityImproved performance with MPEG-4 AVC / H.2641080p via HDMI is supported on the Xbox 360 Elite with HDCP compliant displaysImproved parental controls
Is it too early to say HD DVD doesn’t even matter anymore?
[ViaMajor Nelson]
