XBox360 HD DVD Player
Well that is if you already own a HDTV first and if you have your Home Theater PC or a your PC hooked up to your HDTV. If you do have a Media Center PC already hooked up to your HDTV and as long as the hookup is using a at least Component Video,DVI or HDMI from the Media Center PC to the HDTV then your golden. All you need is the XBOX 360 HD DVD drive for 200$. Hook that up via the USB port on your Media Center PC and Windows should detect it,if not you can google the "HD DVD xbox drivers for windows" to find the drivers. All the drivers do is allow Windows to read the HD DVD formatting on the HD DVD movie.
There is one catch, you need to buy the Japanese version of WinDVD platinum 8, other english version of WinDVD will play the HD DVD but not at High Definition quality. Cyberlink will be coming out with their HD DVD Player software early spring, but the Japanese version of WinDVD 8 will play the HD DVD at full High Definition resolution.
Check this discussion for lots of great info about playing the XBOX 360 HD DVD drive on your HTPC and HDTV.
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/printthread.php?t=748426&page=8&pp=30
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