xbox 360 hd dvd player The HD DVD fire sale continues as Microsoft has lowered the price of the Xbox 360 HD DVD Player by $50 dollars – going from $179.99 to $129.99. While it certainly appears that HD DVD will lose the high definition fight to Blu-ray, it doesn’t mean that one should NOT consider getting this player. Think of it this way. For $130 dollars you can also get in on the 5 free HD DVD offer. Factor in an average price of approximately $25 dollars per HD DVD, that’s $125 dollars worth of movies – making this a pretty sweet deal overall. From the list of free HD DVDs, this is my personal picks:

  • Babel
  • The Hulk (grudgingly picked this one)
  • Swordfish (or Full Metal Jacket)
  • Firewall (or possibly U2: Rattle and Hum)
  • Troy

Oh yes – one more thing. If you head over to Best Buy this week, you can enjoy the buy one get one free HD DVD deal. I got Disturbia today and received 40 Year Old Virgin for free. Not bad.

Even if HD DVD loses out in the end, I’m fairly confident you’ll see new titles coming from both Paramount and Universal for some time (though Paramount could pull out any day now). Check out my original review of the HD DVD Player from Microsoft from way back in 2006.

[Check it out via Major Nelson's blog]

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