Will the DVD player be able to upscale regular DVDs?

What I like about Blu-ray is that ALL of the players are 1080p, where as the HD-DVD drives have to be a high end model to be 1080p. What I still like about HD movies though is that if you don’t have or can’t afford an HD player but know that you want HD movies, you can go ahead and buy movies so that when you do get a player you’re ready. Only problem is that you don’t have that big of a selection because some movies are only coming out to BD. Which is why its too early to decide.
But I still think its a good idea for Microsoft to include it in the Xbox. If you think about it this way, if the difference in price of the 360 and the price of a 360 including a HD DVD drive is less than $180, you are saving money than by buying them seperately.

I doubt many people will openly balk now because it is two years later and the HD-DVD format has proven that it has staying power and will be around for a while … so now there are more than enough games and movies so that people won’t mind spending upwards of $600 for a complete system that is wireless, can do 1080p, has HDMI, has a Hi-Def video format, has huge storage capacity (120 Gbs), and has a proven library of excellent games and solid movies for the HD-DVD format. I know I don’t mind although I do hope they can find a way to keep the price around $475-$550.