2. What is the current take on hd movies and will the player play the movies there or will I have to get their version of the hd player and will that play with a uk 360 elite etc?
All HD-DVD players and movies are region free, so youll have no problem playing movies you buy there. I now have over 20 movies on the format and they all look and sound great, Ive even stopped buying standard DVDs now and only buy on HD-DVD.