Xbox 360 HD-DVD Player

As I mentioned in the Netflix post, we recently picked up an Xbox 360 HD-DVD player from Costco. I had a few gift cards lying around that I received from the Sharebuilder Costco bonuses so it was worth a shot. What really spawned the purchase was the fact that the Planet Earth series were available in high definition and Netflix had them. We didn't get the chance to catch the series on Discovery HD because we only have basic cable so we had been waiting a while for these to come out.

Installation was simple - just connect the HD-DVD player to the 360 via USB. It has its own power supply, and the 360 just needed a quick CD install and online update to make it work with the player. We popped in the 1st HD-DVD Planet Earth disc, and it was wow, this is awesome.

The package comes with a free King Kong HD-DVD, as well as a remote control. For a limited time there is a five free HD-DVD promotion via mail also. For $170, it's not a bad deal at all to be able to watch movies in HD, plus there's the lifetime Costco warranty in case things go bad.