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Video Games : Xbox 360 Console Core System (Includes: Xbox 360, wired controller and composite TV connection & SCART adaptor)
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- not neccessarily...
just wanna point out that the xbox now comes witha fan that stops it overheated, and you can buy this pretty cheaply now. i reccomend this becos otherwise you will be constantly paranoid about the dreaded "red ring" that signifies the death of you`re console. so always buy one. this is very, very important. if you do the console is brilliant the games are excellent and its much cheaper than a ps3.
Rating:
- broken
just as i was about to play rainbow 6 the three red lights appeared on my xbox and now i must call customer support aand hope they will fix or replace it and also when i took the disc out of my machine it had a crack in it good console just not reliable
Rating: - The best console of the 7th gen!
I got mine for my birthday, and I love it. I've only eever had older consoles and this has a lot of great games.
Rating: - Brilliant if You Get a Good One
Had the original XBOX, never had a PS2 so it was inevitable that I'd get a 360. I purchased mine at launch, and although I wasn't impressed with the quality of the launch games my opinion soon changed when the big guns arrived like Gears of War.
The graphics on the console are stunning, the detail as never been so intense and real. Gears of War, Call of Duty 3 and Fight Night Round 3 represent some of the best games visually and also in terms of gameplay. Obviously with the added bonus of high definition gaming it adds to detail, which offers almost surreal picture quality, although 720p is superior to 1080i simply beacause it's progressive and therefore offers smoother gameplay.
The 360 dashboard offers many feature you won't be finding on the PS3 such as connection to Windows Messenger to chat to your friends on their home computers and also built in Windows Media Center. Media Center allows you to get video, photo and sounds from all computers in your home and stream them to you TV. Above all the dashboard is very easy to use and navigate allowing you to access videos, images and music stored on the hard drive and browse files up for download on the web.
The controller differs only slightly from the original XBOX, which are larger than the PS3 ones but in my opinion it makes them more comfortable and easy to use.
I would have given the console a 5 but I've had a few technical issues with it. Not as many as other people thankfully. My system very rarely locks up but every now and again I do get the classic "Dirty Disc Error", not yet had the red ring of death (thank god)! My 360 does get roastin just like many have pointed out, and yes it's true you can pritty much fry an egg on it. My key issue has been with the DVD drive not opening when the console is stood vertically without a disc in the drive. So I have to constantely leave a disc in the drive as I don't have space to lye it flat. My other issue is how loud it tends to be, it seriously does sound like a fighter jet is taking off! The faceplates are also mass produced junk and the flaps that protect the USB and memory slots break off very easily - as I found. Microsoft did however provide a replacement.
One thing to avoid if your buying a 360 is being conned by the reduced price of the core system. Your more than likely going to purchase the extras. Infact to even save your games a memory unit is needed, which can set you back around 15 pounds. The console is nothing without the hard drive which will set you back around 70 quid. You will also lack the headset to talk to your friends if you connect up to the net and you'll have to cope with the wired controllers. Another issue is that if your buying the 360 for High Def playback then you need the component leads that come with the premium package otherwise you will also need to purchase those before you can get High Def graphics. Unless you simply just want to play a quick game and not even save it get the premium package it saves allot of money in the long run, I ended up spending around £100 more than I should have by getting the core and then upgrading later.
So to conclude, the 360 is a great console but has allot of technical issues.
Rating:
- It just runs to damn hot!!!
Ive waited nearly a year to write my review on xbox 360 and now Im gonna have to base it on the fact that mine just died! Yes the red ring of death has occured. 11 months it lasted. I use it a lot, everyday in fact. It just runs to damn hot! playing something like gears of war and rainbow 6 you could fry an egg on the discs, the hot air fired out the rear vents was heating my room better than my radiators! Im so gutted it has died, I feel lost without it. I phoned microsoft and was on hold for 40 mins before they answered!! Im thinking they're either under manned or they gotta lot of technical issues out there! Really they to come up with an official accessory that cools the units down, believe me anything that runs as hot as an xbox 360 does is gonna have a real short life span!
- not neccessarily...just wanna point out that the xbox now comes witha fan that stops it overheated, and you can buy this pretty cheaply now. i reccomend this becos otherwise you will be constantly paranoid about the dreaded "red ring" that signifies the death of you`re console. so always buy one. this is very, very important. if you do the console is brilliant the games are excellent and its much cheaper than a ps3.
Rating:
- brokenjust as i was about to play rainbow 6 the three red lights appeared on my xbox and now i must call customer support aand hope they will fix or replace it and also when i took the disc out of my machine it had a crack in it good console just not reliable
Rating:
- The best console of the 7th gen!I got mine for my birthday, and I love it. I've only eever had older consoles and this has a lot of great games.
Rating:
- Brilliant if You Get a Good OneHad the original XBOX, never had a PS2 so it was inevitable that I'd get a 360. I purchased mine at launch, and although I wasn't impressed with the quality of the launch games my opinion soon changed when the big guns arrived like Gears of War.
The graphics on the console are stunning, the detail as never been so intense and real. Gears of War, Call of Duty 3 and Fight Night Round 3 represent some of the best games visually and also in terms of gameplay. Obviously with the added bonus of high definition gaming it adds to detail, which offers almost surreal picture quality, although 720p is superior to 1080i simply beacause it's progressive and therefore offers smoother gameplay.
The 360 dashboard offers many feature you won't be finding on the PS3 such as connection to Windows Messenger to chat to your friends on their home computers and also built in Windows Media Center. Media Center allows you to get video, photo and sounds from all computers in your home and stream them to you TV. Above all the dashboard is very easy to use and navigate allowing you to access videos, images and music stored on the hard drive and browse files up for download on the web.
The controller differs only slightly from the original XBOX, which are larger than the PS3 ones but in my opinion it makes them more comfortable and easy to use.
I would have given the console a 5 but I've had a few technical issues with it. Not as many as other people thankfully. My system very rarely locks up but every now and again I do get the classic "Dirty Disc Error", not yet had the red ring of death (thank god)! My 360 does get roastin just like many have pointed out, and yes it's true you can pritty much fry an egg on it. My key issue has been with the DVD drive not opening when the console is stood vertically without a disc in the drive. So I have to constantely leave a disc in the drive as I don't have space to lye it flat. My other issue is how loud it tends to be, it seriously does sound like a fighter jet is taking off! The faceplates are also mass produced junk and the flaps that protect the USB and memory slots break off very easily - as I found. Microsoft did however provide a replacement.
One thing to avoid if your buying a 360 is being conned by the reduced price of the core system. Your more than likely going to purchase the extras. Infact to even save your games a memory unit is needed, which can set you back around 15 pounds. The console is nothing without the hard drive which will set you back around 70 quid. You will also lack the headset to talk to your friends if you connect up to the net and you'll have to cope with the wired controllers. Another issue is that if your buying the 360 for High Def playback then you need the component leads that come with the premium package otherwise you will also need to purchase those before you can get High Def graphics. Unless you simply just want to play a quick game and not even save it get the premium package it saves allot of money in the long run, I ended up spending around £100 more than I should have by getting the core and then upgrading later.
So to conclude, the 360 is a great console but has allot of technical issues.
Rating:
- It just runs to damn hot!!!Ive waited nearly a year to write my review on xbox 360 and now Im gonna have to base it on the fact that mine just died! Yes the red ring of death has occured. 11 months it lasted. I use it a lot, everyday in fact. It just runs to damn hot! playing something like gears of war and rainbow 6 you could fry an egg on the discs, the hot air fired out the rear vents was heating my room better than my radiators! Im so gutted it has died, I feel lost without it. I phoned microsoft and was on hold for 40 mins before they answered!! Im thinking they're either under manned or they gotta lot of technical issues out there! Really they to come up with an official accessory that cools the units down, believe me anything that runs as hot as an xbox 360 does is gonna have a real short life span!