getting the 360

[Tifa's Real Lover(really]

so i made my decision.....im getting the 360

now which package should i get?

the pro or the elite

there is a $100 diffrence

idk what the diffrence is, my friend says that they fixed the overheating system in the elite which explains the price....and my other friend says that pro brings more

im so lost :confused:

which package should i get? or do you guys have any other suggestions....

also do i need to buy a wireless network adapter? (another $100) to be able to do xbox live? =/

[DMKA]

Pro. The overheating "fix" (which is, the new Falcon motherboard) is in all of them now, not just elite.

Personally, I bought the Pro. I don't think it's worth the extra $100 unless you have a black console fetish and an HDTV.

[Momiji]

Doesn't the Elite also come with a bigger hard drive? I have the Elite one and it came with a 120GB hard drive; I don't know what the Pro comes with.

[Dreddz]

Get the elite if you want to put alot of movies and music on your HDD.

If you dont then get a Pro. Your wasting $100 otherwise.

[Tifa's Real Lover(really]

Doesn't the Elite also come with a bigger hard drive? I have the Elite one and it came with a 120GB hard drive; I don't know what the Pro comes with.

pro brings a 20 gig harddrive

elite brings 120 :)

so i guess im going to get an elite.....

now i still need an answer to the online question =/

anyone know what my first game should be? i really want to impress my dad so he wont think he wasted his money :p

[Roto13]

The Wireless adaptor is only necessary if you plan to go online using a wireless connection.

[Tifa's Real Lover(really]

yea i have a wireless router =/

[Roto13]

Then if it's too far away to directly connect to, you'll need an adapter. Unless you want to try something like this. (http://forums.eyesonff.com/help-forum/117735-xbox360-wireless-connection.html)

[Shiny]

Pro is compatible with original xbox games, which is also a plus. But if you don't plan on playing those then I guess the elite is for you.

[Tifa's Real Lover(really]

woa woa, elite doesnt play original xbox games?! wtf O_O

edit: roto i dont know whats goin on in that thread, none of it makes sense to me =/

[Roto13]

All Xbox 360s are backwards compatible with the exact same Xbox games. I think Shiny might be confusing it with PS3 backwards compatibility. :P

[Shoeberto]

Yeah, pretty sure it's all software emulation (hence why they've had to patch in compatibility in the past), so there's not much worry about playing old games.

[Roto13]

Keep in mind, though, that there are still original Xbox games that don't work on the 360.

[Tifa's Real Lover(really]

is there a list? cause atm i want,

halo 1 and 2
kotor 1 and 2
star wars republic commando
ninja gaiden
elder scrolls (i guess i can play that on the pc?)

and some others i cant think of atm =/

[Roto13]

List of Xbox games compatible with Xbox 360 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Xbox_games_compatible_with_Xbox_360)

[Rye]

Yeah, you'll need the wireless adapter, if you have a wireless router for internet connection. Personally, I'd go with the Pro, which is what I have. It works great. You really don't want to shell a huge amount of money that could go towards that $100 adapter.

[Tifa's Real Lover(really]

wow, theres alot of glitches that make the game unplayable really....

[Vyk]

wow, theres alot of glitches that make the game unplayable really....

What game? O.o

[Citizen Bleys]

Definitely go with the elite. The 120 GB hard drive alone is $200, more than the price difference. It also comes with an HDMI cord, MSRP about $50. The Pro comes with an HDMI port, but not a cord. HDMI allows resolutions up to 1080p, which is awesome.

And your first game should be Lost Odyssey. Best RPG I've played in ages.

[Roto13]

That only matters if he has an HD TV.

[Proxy]

i got a pro.
if you want black, take the shell off and paint it. I find the pro has more than enough space. =)


Definitely go with the elite. The 120 GB hard drive alone is $200, more than the price difference. It also comes with an HDMI cord, MSRP about $50. The Pro comes with an HDMI port, but not a cord. HDMI allows resolutions up to 1080p, which is awesome.


my pro came with HD cables, so did my girlfriend's step-dad, and a few of my friends. sooo...huh?

[Shoeberto]

Yeah, if my friends at school are any sign, painting the 360 isn't a huge issue, if you really care about having it black all that much.

(well... as long as you don't mind voiding the warrantee, that is)

Aren't Live Arcade games capped at relatively low sizes? Like 100mb or something? I mean, even with DLC for games you're not necessarily going to fill that 20gb hard drive that fast. Not really enough to warrant the extra $100, especially if you lack an HDTV.

[Vyk]

That was the thing that sold me. The hard drive is worth more than the price difference (currently, anyway). But really that is the ONLY difference. I figured I'd be downloading a lot though and I have been. I've filled about 30 gigs with demos and videos for prospective games since February. But if you don't intend on going crazy with that kind of stuff you can definitely survive with just 20

[Quindiana Jones]

No point getting the Elite. Just get the Premium one with the average hard-drive.

[Tifa's Real Lover(really]

hmm i have an HD tv with 1080i, diffrence? O_o

[XxSephirothxX]

i got a pro.
if you want black, take the shell off and paint it. I find the pro has more than enough space. =)


Definitely go with the elite. The 120 GB hard drive alone is $200, more than the price difference. It also comes with an HDMI cord, MSRP about $50. The Pro comes with an HDMI port, but not a cord. HDMI allows resolutions up to 1080p, which is awesome.


my pro came with HD cables, so did my girlfriend's step-dad, and a few of my friends. sooo...huh?
It comes with component cables. Not HDMI. HDMI is better. Not that an Elite is worth it for the cable alone; you can pick one of those up individually on the cheap.

Microsoft's inflated prices for their harddrives are ridiculous, but that 120 GB drive is really a far better option than the 20 GB. For starters, you only have access to around 13 gigs of the 20 GB drive; the rest is reserved for system resources or some other http://forums.eyesonff.com/images/smilies/rpg_009.gifhttp://forums.eyesonff.com/images/smilies/rpg_009.gifhttp://forums.eyesonff.com/images/smilies/rpg_009.gifhttp://forums.eyesonff.com/images/smilies/rpg_009.gifhttp://forums.eyesonff.com/images/smilies/rpg_009.gifhttp://forums.eyesonff.com/images/smilies/rpg_009.gifhttp://forums.eyesonff.com/images/smilies/rpg_009.gifhttp://forums.eyesonff.com/images/smilies/rpg_009.gif. If you ever plan on downloading anything hefty such as Oblivion's Shivering Isles, Halo or Call of Duty map packs, or some television shows, you'll fill it up fast. As long as you don't mind deleting demos or videos after you've played/watched them you'll likely not run out of space, but the 20 GB is not large enough to really serve as a permanent storage space.

[Tifa's Real Lover(really]

this is pretty much my tv 52" Panasonic HD TV 1080i (http://denver.craigslist.org/ele/711521535.html)

idk if it has an hdmi port, but it has an s video port in the front

[Proxy]

It comes with component cables. Not HDMI. HDMI is better. Not that an Elite is worth it for the cable alone; you can pick one of those up individually on the cheap.

orly? thanks for the info! didn't know that, how much do the cables cost at best buy?

[JKTrix]

Microsoft - HDMI HD A/V Cable for Xbox 360 - 9Z3-00001 (http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8479158&st=HDMI&type=product&id=1185267959809)

Really, if you want HDMI and are apprehensive about the drive space, you should just go for the elite. The 'Pro' is $350, Elite is $450. That HDMI set for the 360 is $50 (others on the BestBuy site are actually more expensive), which makes that 'Pro' 360 cost $400 altogether.

Elite vote for me.