Renting HD Movies

BennyV04988 · 05-10-2007, 05:49 PM

Okay, I have an XBOX 360 Premium, and my brother has a 32" LCD TV. I think it only goes up to 720P. How much better would a rented HD movie look than a DVD movie (480P)? Do the rentals only go up to 720P?

idiotec · 05-10-2007, 07:17 PM

The downloaded HD movies look great IMO. They are all 720p AFAIK.

HD movies look WAY better than DVD IMO.

BennyV04988 · 05-10-2007, 07:37 PM

Freakin awesome. So I can just rent a movie and it will charge the credit card connected to my xbox live account? Does it take long to download?

idiotec · 05-11-2007, 01:21 PM

You just pay for it with points like you do with other Market Place downloads.

I have only rented two, and it took a bit to download them, and I am on 10Mb Fiber. I think they were between 4-6GB a piece, so you will want to plan ahead.

However, they said that they increased the download speed of media content by up to 3x with this latest update, so hopefully that will speed things up.

Gilinator · 06-01-2007, 12:42 PM

It is so annoying that the Video Marketplace hasn't come to the UK (and the rest of Europe I think)!

cichlidkeeper91 · 06-03-2007, 12:36 AM

The Xbox doesn't play HD movies.

idiotec · 06-11-2007, 12:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cichlidkeeper91

The Xbox doesn't play HD movies.

TheEnd187 · 06-11-2007, 01:08 PM

I think he meant that the dowloadble HD movies are in 720p, which isnt true HD

Danks · 06-11-2007, 01:14 PM

I also like to Download HD movies on my 360.

cichlidkeeper91 · 06-12-2007, 07:19 PM

Actually I am not retarded. You have to get the HD drive separately he is not downloading the movies he is renting them.

05-10-2007, 05:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
BennyV04988 Monster Techie Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 1,826	Renting HD Movies Okay, I have an XBOX 360 Premium, and my brother has a 32" LCD TV. I think it only goes up to 720P. How much better would a rented HD movie look than a DVD movie (480P)? Do the rentals only go up to 720P? __________________ 3DMARK VANTAGE: 10,850 GPU: MSI GTX 260 @ 650MHz/1200MHz CPU: Intel E6750 @ 3.6GHz/1.37v/60c HSF: Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro MOBO: MSI P6N SLI-FI 650i RAM: G.SKILL 3x1GB DDR2 800 SND: Creative Audigy 4 SPK:Logtech X-540s MOS: Logitech MX600 Wireless Laser LCD: Acer 20" 5ms Widescreen Last edited by BennyV04988; 05-10-2007 at 05:52 PM.

05-10-2007, 07:17 PM	#2 (permalink)
idiotec Monster Techie Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,758	Re: Renting HD Movies The downloaded HD movies look great IMO. They are all 720p AFAIK. HD movies look WAY better than DVD IMO. __________________ BE HEARD - Techonvent DS3 \| E6400 - 3.2GHz 24/7 \| 2GB OCZ PLat. PC6400 \| 6800GT \| Zippy 460W What the world needs is more geniuses with humility, there are so few of us left.

05-10-2007, 07:37 PM	#3 (permalink)
BennyV04988 Monster Techie Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 1,826	Re: Renting HD Movies Freakin awesome. So I can just rent a movie and it will charge the credit card connected to my xbox live account? Does it take long to download? __________________ 3DMARK VANTAGE: 10,850 GPU: MSI GTX 260 @ 650MHz/1200MHz CPU: Intel E6750 @ 3.6GHz/1.37v/60c HSF: Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro MOBO: MSI P6N SLI-FI 650i RAM: G.SKILL 3x1GB DDR2 800 SND: Creative Audigy 4 SPK:Logtech X-540s MOS: Logitech MX600 Wireless Laser LCD: Acer 20" 5ms Widescreen

05-11-2007, 01:21 PM	#4 (permalink)
idiotec Monster Techie Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,758	Re: Renting HD Movies You just pay for it with points like you do with other Market Place downloads. I have only rented two, and it took a bit to download them, and I am on 10Mb Fiber. I think they were between 4-6GB a piece, so you will want to plan ahead. However, they said that they increased the download speed of media content by up to 3x with this latest update, so hopefully that will speed things up. __________________ BE HEARD - Techonvent DS3 \| E6400 - 3.2GHz 24/7 \| 2GB OCZ PLat. PC6400 \| 6800GT \| Zippy 460W What the world needs is more geniuses with humility, there are so few of us left.

06-01-2007, 12:42 PM	#5 (permalink)
Gilinator Super Techie Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 278	Re: Renting HD Movies It is so annoying that the Video Marketplace hasn't come to the UK (and the rest of Europe I think)! __________________

06-03-2007, 12:36 AM	#6 (permalink)
cichlidkeeper91 True Techie Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 148	Re: Renting HD Movies The Xbox doesn't play HD movies.

06-11-2007, 01:08 PM	#8 (permalink)
TheEnd187 Banned Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,740	Re: Renting HD Movies I think he meant that the dowloadble HD movies are in 720p, which isnt true HD

06-11-2007, 01:14 PM	#9 (permalink)
Danks True Techie Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 159	Re: Renting HD Movies I also like to Download HD movies on my 360.

06-12-2007, 07:19 PM	#10 (permalink)
cichlidkeeper91 True Techie Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 148	Re: Renting HD Movies Actually I am not retarded. You have to get the HD drive separately he is not downloading the movies he is renting them.

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