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We’re giving it away: The XBox HD-DVD Player

Posted in Contest, Site News by Dan at 7:31 pm
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Update: Comments are now closed. Winner was announced.

Good things come to those who wait! From the beginning of this project, I had planned to give away the XBox 360’s HD-DVD drive. But now since the the player can be used on any Windows XP machine, more people can enjoy it!

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As my accountant shakes her head in horror, let me rattle off the rules.

  • This give away is only open to residents of the US
  • All postage will be paid to ship the drive
  • And you understand that the player has no warranty (Obviously!)

All you need to do is subscribe to our feed:

http://feeds.uneasysilence.com/uneasysilence/blog

Then add a comment (please use your real email address – we respect your privacy) to this post saying that you subscribed to your feed with your favorite feed reader.

The winner will be announced in the feed exclusively, and nowhere else on the site. So, if you don’t subscribe you’ll miss it. The winner will be announced before 11:59 EST Friday November 17th.

Good Luck!

316 Responses to “We’re giving it away: The XBox HD-DVD Player”

  1. Daniel says:
    11/14/2006 at 3:26 pm

    I’m on it. Subscribed via Google Reader, NetNewsWire and SharpReader.

    thanks!

  2. Katherine says:
    11/14/2006 at 3:50 pm

    Subscribed with Sage

  3. Ziggy says:
    11/14/2006 at 3:58 pm

    I subscribed to your feed through the Google reader, very nice, and very nice.
    Thank you.

  4. Adam Spooner says:
    11/14/2006 at 4:14 pm

    I read this feed via NetNewsWire Lite and NewsGator. Cheers!

  5. mo says:
    11/14/2006 at 4:16 pm

    i subscribed more than 4 months ago! choose me!

  6. Jeff says:
    11/14/2006 at 4:23 pm

    too poor to buy one myself but would love to have one for the HD DVDS i get as gifts. SUBSCRIBED

  7. Jonesy says:
    11/14/2006 at 4:58 pm

    subscribed via Firefox live bookmarks, great!+

  8. Matt says:
    11/14/2006 at 5:07 pm

    Totally subscribed to your feed Yo ! With Firefox.

  9. Justin says:
    11/14/2006 at 5:08 pm

    have subscribed to your feed like i was told too. I was a god boy and did what i said!

  10. Megan says:
    11/14/2006 at 5:58 pm

    I’ve been subscribed for some time with NetNewsWire :)

  11. Jon says:
    11/14/2006 at 6:04 pm

    I’ve subscribed. Cool site.

  12. Michael Nunes says:
    11/14/2006 at 7:59 pm

    I have been subscribing with Safari since the integration of RSS into the browser.

  13. Pat says:
    11/14/2006 at 8:11 pm

    I subscribed with Safari. Cool.

  14. streambeam says:
    11/14/2006 at 8:16 pm

    Well I subscribed with my yahoo, now all there is to do is wait. By the way, what is a 360 XBOX?

    P.S. I’ve been visiting your site for a few months now, its awesome, I have it as one of my favorites and hardly ever miss a day checking out your site. Keep up the good work and thanxs.

  15. GuyHersh says:
    11/14/2006 at 8:45 pm

    Subscribed through firefox as well. That HD-DVD Player would be SWEET! Been using this website for over a year, keep it up!

  16. Ashraf Ali says:
    11/14/2006 at 9:00 pm

    God bless Opera’s built in RSS reader. Deal me in!

  17. Joe says:
    11/14/2006 at 9:13 pm

    Subscribed for a while with netnewswire (lite). Love the site!

  18. caleb j says:
    11/14/2006 at 9:50 pm

    i subscribed firefox

  19. Rian says:
    11/14/2006 at 10:15 pm

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  20. Matthew Rodgers says:
    11/14/2006 at 10:51 pm

    Subscription. Fun.

  21. Simone Manganelli says:
    11/14/2006 at 11:47 pm

    Me with Vienna?

  22. Braley says:
    11/15/2006 at 12:05 am

    i subscribed to the feed with google reader………….

  23. Michael says:
    11/15/2006 at 9:10 am

    Subscribed with Firefox 2.0 ( Live Book Marks )

  24. Michael says:
    11/15/2006 at 10:33 am

    hey, i wonder. will this work if ‘attached’ to on old school xbox 1? you send it to me and i will do a writeup for you guys to post!

    previous post: http://uneasysilence.com/archive/2006/11/8326/#comment-289733

    ahh, there is no shame in begging for free schwag!

  25. Caff1neAdd1ct says:
    11/15/2006 at 10:57 am

    Hey all. I just subscribed with google. I had never heard about this site until I read about the HD-DVD PC mod, but looking around for a day or so, it has some really cool stuff here. Keep up the good work!

  26. Dan says:
    11/15/2006 at 12:16 pm

    I’ll take a piece of that action!
    (I subscribed with my google homepage)

  27. Gregory Cornelius says:
    11/15/2006 at 1:13 pm

    I subscribed. Love your site BTW

  28. Donnellb says:
    11/15/2006 at 1:17 pm

    This seems to be a good addon. Well worth the 200. Hopefully I’ll get one for my B-Day the 27th of this month.

  29. Ben R says:
    11/15/2006 at 1:32 pm

    subscribed via newsgator

  30. jeff says:
    11/15/2006 at 2:09 pm

    Subcribed by way of blogliness and firefox. Woot Great site man.
    One question though that is bugging me :) If you pluck the wings from a fly, Would it be then called a crawl, or a walk ?

  31. David says:
    11/15/2006 at 2:13 pm

    I subscribed to your feed with my favorite feed reader. I LOVE THE WEBSITE!

  32. Chi says:
    11/15/2006 at 2:39 pm

    I went with Bloglines and Firefox… does that count?

  33. John says:
    11/15/2006 at 3:10 pm

    Awesome, and you’ve already loosened the screws for me! Subscribed with google reader.

  34. Sebastian says:
    11/15/2006 at 3:41 pm

    I’ve subscribed with firefox.

  35. Mike says:
    11/15/2006 at 4:10 pm

    I subscribed to the feed with Yahoo, and newsfire

  36. Anthony Garcia says:
    11/15/2006 at 4:19 pm

    I subscribed to your feed with my favorite feed reader.

  37. Tony Aveyard says:
    11/15/2006 at 4:41 pm

    I subscribed using IE 7. Please dont hate me.

  38. KC says:
    11/15/2006 at 4:46 pm

    I subscribed to the feed with Mozilla Firefox 8).

  39. s8ist says:
    11/15/2006 at 5:04 pm

    I’ve subscribed using firefox!

  40. BB Jones, III says:
    11/15/2006 at 5:06 pm

    The heavens opened up and doves flew forth – for I hath subscribed to thine feed using Firefox Live Bookmarks.

    Perhaps now, the bitter (and bloody) battle between the Underpants Gnomes and the Smurfs will now cease and may they live happily and peacefully ever after.

  41. Paul says:
    11/15/2006 at 5:06 pm

    Subscribed to the feed using Firefox’s built-in Live Bookmarks :)

  42. Pat says:
    11/15/2006 at 5:23 pm

    Powered by Sage, the firefox plugin.

  43. Derek says:
    11/15/2006 at 5:24 pm

    Subscribed using firefox

  44. Jon says:
    11/15/2006 at 5:38 pm

    Oh yes, subscribed! Nice, wah wah wee wah.

  45. pcolag8r says:
    11/15/2006 at 5:45 pm

    I subscribed with google reader.

  46. Travis Pinsonnault says:
    11/15/2006 at 6:04 pm

    I subscribed using firefox!

  47. mb says:
    11/15/2006 at 8:23 pm

    I subscribed with Firefox 2.0

    Thanks.

  48. taggs mcgee says:
    11/15/2006 at 9:19 pm

    I’ve subscribed with Opera. :-)

  49. Vian says:
    11/16/2006 at 12:04 am

    signed with AT&T Yahoo

  50. Austin Johnson says:
    11/16/2006 at 12:54 am

    Subscribed with Google :>)

  51. Jorge says:
    11/16/2006 at 1:08 am

    Subbed W/ IE

  52. Paul Stamatiou says:
    11/16/2006 at 3:54 am

    holy crap that’s a lot of comments. good thing i have my trust mx revolution to help me scroll like butter.

  53. Gary says:
    11/16/2006 at 3:56 am

    Subscribed with Firefox.

  54. NozzY says:
    11/16/2006 at 4:25 am

    I subscribed with Firefox 2.0 !
    (Sweden)
    No we dont have polarbears on the streets :>

  55. Dyna Prom says:
    11/16/2006 at 5:13 am

    Subscribed using FireFox.

  56. sameer says:
    11/16/2006 at 5:35 am

    subbed with google!

  57. Michael says:
    11/16/2006 at 5:46 am

    Subscribed with Firefox. I hope I win.

  58. Ray says:
    11/16/2006 at 8:55 am

    Subscribed with Firefox. Thanks for the contest!

  59. LostSoul says:
    11/16/2006 at 10:13 am

    Well, looks like I won’t get a PS3 (since I did’nt start camping out yesterday), but this would sure make up for it!

  60. LostSoul says:
    11/16/2006 at 10:15 am

    Oops. Subscribed with google.

  61. John says:
    11/16/2006 at 10:34 am

    i have suscribed using firefox. on mac osx.

  62. BootDisc says:
    11/16/2006 at 11:30 am

    GOGO Subscription.

  63. DaFox says:
    11/16/2006 at 11:53 am

    This would be hacked into my PC for sure!
    Subscribed with Firefox 2!

  64. 'thon says:
    11/16/2006 at 12:27 pm

    I’m subscribed now too…and not just for the HD-DVD drive, but for the fine content you provide to your readers….

    ….and for the drive. ;-)

  65. Jack says:
    11/16/2006 at 1:32 pm

    subscribed via safari rss.

    i’m determined to make this work on a mac if i get a hold of it.

  66. Andrew says:
    11/16/2006 at 2:59 pm

    Subscribed with Safari

  67. Charles says:
    11/16/2006 at 3:40 pm

    Totally subscribed to this feed with IE7 (ugh!) Hope to try this on my Mac Mini and my 360!

  68. Akukami says:
    11/16/2006 at 5:34 pm

    Subscribed in Thunderbird :D

  69. Adam says:
    11/16/2006 at 6:00 pm

    I subscribed to your feed with my favorite feed reader

  70. Paul says:
    11/16/2006 at 6:05 pm

    I’ve subscribed to your feed using Firefox live bookmarks.

  71. Chris says:
    11/16/2006 at 6:44 pm

    Subscribed on my Google Homepage.

  72. Mike Meyer says:
    11/16/2006 at 7:07 pm

    Subscribed on my Google Homepage

  73. William says:
    11/16/2006 at 7:24 pm

    I just subscribed to your feed using Firefox.

  74. Joe says:
    11/16/2006 at 7:32 pm

    Subscribed through Google. Just found this site through an IGN article.

  75. Hutch says:
    11/16/2006 at 7:47 pm

    I subscribed to your feed!

  76. __Kev__ says:
    11/16/2006 at 8:19 pm

    What fun is it if it *works* right out of the box?

  77. Julian says:
    11/16/2006 at 9:37 pm

    Subscribed on my Google Homepage

  78. brad says:
    11/16/2006 at 11:00 pm

    wewt, google reader sub’d!

  79. Travis Addington says:
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  80. Justin says:
    11/17/2006 at 1:16 am

    I just subscribed to your feed using Firefox 2.0. Great Site, btw!!!

  81. The Greg says:
    11/17/2006 at 1:57 am

    Been reading for awhile under the old URL, but resubscribed with the updated URL in RSSOwl.

  82. Jarette says:
    11/17/2006 at 9:55 am

    Just subscribed to your feed with Firefox.

  83. WhackyMcTiger says:
    11/17/2006 at 10:43 am

    Subscribed using IE7.

  84. Denis says:
    11/17/2006 at 10:57 am

    Subscribed with firefox!

  85. teknomusik says:
    11/17/2006 at 11:41 am

    Subscribed with IE7.

    Xbox 360 FTW! :)

  86. Mark says:
    11/17/2006 at 11:45 am

    Ha! I’ve been a subscriber since the days of your tinkering with OSx86!

  87. Kris says:
    11/17/2006 at 11:50 am

    i subscribed using google

  88. Davis Freeberg says:
    11/17/2006 at 11:58 am

    Sign me up. Life is more fun when there are no warranties.

  89. Roberto Felgueiras says:
    11/17/2006 at 12:14 pm

    Count me in Please.

  90. Andrew Whitaker says:
    11/17/2006 at 12:27 pm

    Sign me up!

  91. ~Alfie says:
    11/17/2006 at 12:42 pm

    HELL YEAH… Subscribed with Firefox Live Bookmarks

  92. Dave says:
    11/17/2006 at 12:53 pm

    Subscribed a few days ago using newsgator and feeddeamon

  93. Jim says:
    11/17/2006 at 1:10 pm

    I subscribed using Google reader!

    Count me in, please!

  94. Sujay says:
    11/17/2006 at 1:15 pm

    Subscribed using NetNewsWire.

  95. Kris says:
    11/17/2006 at 1:18 pm

    I suvscribed using google reader
    give me the drive I dont have a 360 anymore it got stole

  96. Darren says:
    11/17/2006 at 1:20 pm

    Count me in! Got you all loaded up in NetNewsWire..

  97. Crateman says:
    11/17/2006 at 1:22 pm

    Subscribed with Sage (a firefox extension)
    I’m sure I’m not to get a PS3 soon but this will sure make up for it!

  98. Dennis Rvr. says:
    11/17/2006 at 1:24 pm

    Well I actually was subscribed long time ago with RSS menu. Ok sign me in please!

  99. Trent says:
    11/17/2006 at 2:22 pm

    Subscribed with NetNewsWire baby!

  100. Corey says:
    11/17/2006 at 2:54 pm

    i’m in it to win it

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