HDDVD Drive on PS3

Loki047Loki047
edited October 2007 in Gaming
I've been looking around for this but I figured you guys would be a good resource. I bought a PS3 mostly to act as a media extender which has been perfect. Im now looking to make it all encompassing.

Is there a way to the Xbox HD-DVD drive to work with a PS3? Ideally through its native os, but through linux would work awesome. Although if thats the case I would just run it through my media server and not have to dual boot.

Or if you guys think there will be a possibility of this in the future.

Comments

  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited October 2007
    It's not possible, as it requires a device driver that yellow dog Linux does not have. Future support is unlikely as well.
  • Sledgehammer70Sledgehammer70 California Icrontian
    edited October 2007
    Why would you want a HDDVD drive when you have Blu Ray :) oh I see for those 1 or 2 titles that are only coming to HD DVD :(

    But as Thrax said not going to happen anytime soon if ever.
  • Loki047Loki047
    edited October 2007
    Really? Is it that hard to port the drivers to linux? I don't know whats involved just seems like something that wouldn't be that hard.

    What about a way to rip back up my blu-ray discs from the PS3 to my media server?

    PS. This because I think blu-ray will end up losing as with all Sony's format wars
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited October 2007
    The PS3 is also incapable of ripping discs. Secondly, the drivers exist only on Windows, and because they're owned by Microsoft, it's a federal offense to reverse engineer them.
  • Loki047Loki047
    edited October 2007
    No it not, oh and you can rip movies with the PS3.
  • consou1consou1
    edited October 2007
    The XBox 360 DVD drive does work with the PS3 and Linux.
    The PS3's DVD player is hardware locked, and you cannot play DVDs from it. Libdvdcss can't crack the CSS.

    Plugging in the XBox360 HD DVD drive is a work around to allow you to play DVDs from within Linux, and to use your PS3 as a dedicated DVD ripper.
  • consou1consou1
    edited October 2007
    Loki047, have you personally ripped DVDs from within Linux using your PS3 DVD drive? If so how? If you haven't personally, do you know of any resources that detail the process?
  • GnomeWizarddGnomeWizardd Member 4 Life Akron, PA Icrontian
    edited October 2007
    U can plug in your HD dvd drive into your PC IF your vid card is an HD card and alos have the proper software, The software part is the one I am working on as i type
  • Loki047Loki047
    edited October 2007
    I havent done it..

    http://www.ps3news.com/forums/ps3-linux-chat/comprehensive-guide-blu-ray-back-up-decryption-via-ps3-54213.html

    But you can play DVDs with the PS3 i just like to back up my stuff
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