String said it was cut short because the player needed to be updated. He is now trying to arrange for a new time and date for the demo

Im afraid the playtest had to be cut short, due to the HD-DVD player have to be update its firmware. Mediaplex's player is the Toshiba HD-XA1, and has problem accessing U-Control. Because there is no point playing HD-DVD at half its features, we decided to cut it short.

However, to make up for today's unfortunate events, Garry gave me the green light to do another playtest. So i suggested Thursday 5pm till their store closes, so that he can have the HD-XA1 firmware updated, prep his showroom ready, plus he can do a bit of tour of Mediaplex and the HDTVs they offer.

Thanks to Corez, Alkt and Yjtay for coming, and im sorry for any shortcomings. A huge thanks to Garry and the Mediaplex crew for hosting this, they are awesome!

The date and day for the next playtest are not set in stone, you guys decide if Thursday or that date/time is not good for you and we can reschedule. Garry gave me that much leeway for the playtest, but he need some time to do the player firmware update. Cheers Garry for your generosity!

Im really sorry for those who made plans and unable to do so

cool thursday I am off, count me in, string.

Venue: Mediaplex Auditorium KLCC
Date/Time: 21st December 2006 5pm till store closes. *tentative, or suggest your preferred time*
Agenda: HD-DVD movie experience on 100 inch screen auditorium, cinema seating, 1080p Sony projector, but at 1080i playback *thanks to the HD-XA1 player*

Details here.

Eh? The player doesn't support 1080P output?

haha cool. Coz i wanna see at 1080i ehehe

When we tried it, it doesnt. Maybe something good will happen once it has its firmware updated?

Ok dont chainsaw me string but what is U-Control?

U-Control Up Close: A Field Report.

You owe me a limb. Muahahahahaha!

Well, today I bought this ...



From Gamer's Hideout, of course. Got home and immediately did a 6 hour GoW co-op session with my brother. Haven't explored Live yet though, will do it coming XMas weekend

Man, what's up with GoW player liking Viva Pinata?

Welcome to the club dude

congrats bro......

i had GOW and viva pinata too

me 3. omg we so gangsta with a soft innards. w00t. viva pinata lots of fun, lots of fun. viva pinata its fun for everyone. omg

Just my 2 cent...i guess this problem can be solved by using the vga connection instead of the component input. As I read somewhere in the forum, eventhough the 1080p is supported by the component input, but it has been disable due to the licensing factor. ..N00b about this technology..and I might be wrong here..jst dont flame me....
I guess..maybe this is only applicable for xbox 360 HD-DVD player and not for the dedicated HD-DVD player with the HDMI connection...

This post has been edited by silencer: Dec 20 2006, 06:47 AM

now feel like wanted to chainsaw some of the pinatas

It's the player not the connection, bro. The standalone player was running on older firmware, whereas the 360 has itself updated constanty everytime the 360 connects itself to Live. Even the AVSForum guys are admitting that the 360 addon would probaby be the most updated HD-DVD player in the market due to its constant connection to the net. Remember, standalone HD-DVD players now comes with Ethernet connection, because HD-DVDs with the right content will allow internet connection with interaction with the movie you're watching.

This post has been edited by stringfellow: Dec 20 2006, 09:38 AM

hehehehe pinata~~~~ 1 whole day dint play OMG...

damn where is my PA package lah... already 13 days and still not here yet... anyone got delay also from PA?

Mine just got shipped, so I wouldnt know. But another package from Hong Kong is also taking quite long to arrive.

Judge-the usually comes on Saturdays, i dont know why but i always order from PA and all of a sudden most of their orders will only come on Saturdays.

Depends also on your order. So What did you order??