What type of DVD players can play hddvd movies now?

[jesse40902]

There are some movies in WMV format and its called hddvd. What type of DVD players can play these movies? Can the 360 play it?

[jesse40902]

If most dvd players cant play it, Can i convert the files to .vob format? Thanks

[kschang]

AFAIK, if you mean that WMV-HD stuff like T2: Extreme Edition, it's ONLY playable on a PC, since it's DRM protected.

[BJ_M]

https://www.videohelp.com/dvdplayers?DVDname=&Search=Search&dvdportable=&dvdchanger=&dv...Submit2=Search


and yes - sometimes you can convert the WMV hd to dvd (reducing res in the process) , but not if copy protected

[jesse40902]

If i convert it to Dvd format, it will still look great right? It will still look like a regular dvd movie? Thanks.

[BJ_M]

it will look fine - if you do a good job of it

[jesse40902]

wait, i heard wmv dvd roms are drm protected. Can i still convert it?

[bits]

BJ_M wrote:

it will look fine - if you do a good job of it

And of course, it had to look good to start with!

Most WMV is DRM protected and yes DRM has been decrypted BUT it is
very difficult and messy. Not worth the effort!

[jesse40902]

Messy as in the audio is not in sync?

Any dvd converter will get the job done right? I just need to change it to .vob settings...

[BJ_M]

messy as in not easy to do - next to impossable for the avg. joe ..

that is - if it has drm ....

[jesse40902]

um.. does .iso files have drm protected? its actually a iso file, not a actual dvd rom right now.

[bits]

jesse40902 wrote:

um.. does .iso files have drm protected? its actually a iso file, not a actual dvd rom right now.

iso does not determine whether it has DRM or not. DRM is embedded right into the video file itself.

Try playing it on your PC and see what happens.

[whitejremiah]

messy as in, requires a fresh install of windows xp without any service packs...if i remember correctly at least...then there's still other things you gotta do after that, even.........i'd be more interested in taking the HD WMV though, and converting it to HD Divx and playing it back on one of the few dvd players that can do that.........now THAT would be a cool sight after all was said and done

[edDV]

All of those WMV-HD movies (disc 2) come with the same movie on regular DVD on disc 1.

You won't be able to get better quality in your DVD conversion from WMV-HD than they did for their DVD coming from a film transfer.