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Xbox 360 Elite
Thanks in large part to the advice received from you guys I've decided to buy and Xbox 360. But should I shell out the money for the Elite or will the regular 360 suit me? Is it worth the extra cash? What are the major benefits of the elite? Thanks in advance
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The Elite has a much larger HD, if you're planning on storing a massive media library. Also the elite is black, and has an HDMI cord included. If you have an HD TV, an HDMI cord is a must.
But the Pro is supposed to drop to $299 here in a week or so, and the Elite is still about $450 I believe. |
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HDMI is nice but unnecessary on the 360 for gaming.
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But you don't get the full 1080p with component, HDMI gives a better picture. |
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Notice I said the 360 upscales games to 1080p. There are only 3 games that even support 1080p on the 360. I jumped mine back to component as there was really no real noticeable difference between HDMI and component.
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So if you have an expensive HDTV, and you really want a 120GB HD as opposed to a 20GB HD, you could go ahead and get the Elite.
But I believe the newer pro models are supposed to have an HDMI port, but no cord included. I'm not sure though, and if that's the case, and you don't care about all the extra storage, I'd buy the Pro for $300 and spent $70 on an HDMI cord. |
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If I don't have HD TV is there any reason to get the Elite?
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The massive amount of storage. 120GB is totally excessive and unnecessary in my mind, but I suppose there are a select few people that can actually use that much space on their gaming console.
If you're just planning to play sports games and such, go with the Pro. I'm not sure when the price drop goes into effect, but $300 for the supposedly reconfigured 360 Pro is a great deal. |
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Why spend that much for an HDMI cable?
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.12836 I have purchased from them before. It takes a bit since it is comming from China but everything I have purchased from them is extremely well made and cheap as dirt. |
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There ya go.
Hold off until Sunday it appears. You'll save yourself $50, and you could use that money to buy NCAA '09 here in a few days. |
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