Xbox 360 DVD/HD-DVD

PaulStat · 11 Jul 2007 at 09:36

Quick question(s)

A. When you buy the DVD remote for the 360 is it multi-region
B. If I buy the HD-DVD drive does it play standard DVD's and is it multi-region?

PaulStat · 11 Jul 2007 at 12:30

i-bert · 11 Jul 2007 at 12:34

The xbox isn't multi-region.
The HD-DVD drive plays multi-region HD films but not SD ones.It does play SD films though.

El_Watcher · 11 Jul 2007 at 12:36

What do you mean if I buy the remote, is it multi region?
If you mean can I use a remote on both US and UK console, then AFAIK yes.
If you mean does the DVD remote make the DVD drive multi region for films, then NO.

As for the HD-DVD drive, it is multi region for HD-DVDs but single region for SD-DVDs. I haven't seen whether Action Replay or Freeloader are designing something to make it multi region but I doubt it.
Oh and it is the console that decides the region, not the HD-DVD drive.

FrankJH · 11 Jul 2007 at 13:14

El_Watcher said:
Oh and it is the console that decides the region, not the HD-DVD drive.

Maybe splitting hairs - but surely its partly the disc (whether its HD or SD)also?

IE there are region free discs (isnt it region 0) as well as all region disc, and depending on the hardware you have will depend on the results you get with each disc.