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Any chance that someone bought these in the HD-DVD flavor and played them on their XBox 360 HD-DVD drive? Some on Amazon have reported that they don't play, and I was going to place an Amazon order today anyway........ I don't think they would be returnable if opened, so it would be great to find out before spending $70.... 
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I would try that out if I had a working Xbox 360. I'm still tempted to buy a new one, but every day I'm reading another article about how unreliable they are. I need to be patient and wait until Fall, when they're actually using the smaller CPU and GPU, and which apparently has to come with a motherboard redesign. Microsoft went from claiming the failure rate was within 3%, or whatever is common for electronic devices, to saying people should be concentrating on how good their customer service experience is when something does go wrong. It really doesn't instill a lot of confidence. You shouldn't feel like an extended warranty is a necessity, and in comments on video game blogs I read, many mention owning two Xbox 360s because of having to go without one for unreasonable lengths of time when it was out for repair. Anyway, hey, this is the wrong thread for that.
No, I haven't tried it on my 360. Someone here has to have tried, though, right?
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I watched the first disk with my son last night. Pretty cool stuff. Those photographers must have been waiting for quite some time to film some of those critters. I’m looking forward to watching the other disks.
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Charles wrote: Quote:
No, I haven't tried it on my 360. Someone here has to have tried, though, right?
There's a newer review on Amazon from someone that said the discs COULD be played on the 360 HD-DVD drive if the latest firmware was installed, so I went ahead and ordered the set.
I caught some of it on an HD broadcast, and it was amazing....I decided then and there that I would get it on an HD disc if ever available!
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Mine is waiting for me at the post office, I'll get it tomorrow, I've only seen three of the episodes so I'm really looking forward to watching the rest with the family on HD-DVD.
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This weekend I finally had a chance to sit down and watch several episodes, besides being a great series, the HDDVD version is absolutely stunning.
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Lol, Amazon has the series on Blu-ray for $66.95 also.
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