My wife rules!

dabuddha

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Well the wife must have heard my interest in a xbox360 awhile back because she got me the premium version for my burfday :D

Are there any must haves for the system? I haven't had a chance to hook it up yet to my tv. Is there a cable that provides digital out sound so I can hook it up to my receiver?

BTW Holy moly the power brick is freaking huge!
 

Maxspeed996

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Yea , the power brick is bigger than anything I've seen before! It looks like a darned power strip almost...must have would be Dead Rising.....
 

Tiamat

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lucky she didnt get you the core system, otherwise it would be divorce time. :laugh:
 

Nohr

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I don't have a 360 but I believe there's an optional optical cable you can get to output digital surround sound to a receiver.
 

Ramma2

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The cable that comes with the system has an optical audio out jack. It is on the back of the gray part that plugs into the system.
 

BobDaMenkey

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Dead Rising and Chromehounds seem to be major must haves for the system. The Pingpong game from Rockstar I hear is really good as well.
 

CVSiN

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Originally posted by: dabuddha
Well the wife must have heard my interest in a xbox360 awhile back because she got me the premium version for my burfday :D

Are there any must haves for the system? I haven't had a chance to hook it up yet to my tv. Is there a cable that provides digital out sound so I can hook it up to my receiver?

BTW Holy moly the power brick is freaking huge!

Nyko Xbox 360 cooler... extended warranty..
Saints Row, Test Drive unlimited, dead rising... and way more coming..

GET THE COOLER it works and will save your 360..
 

FreedomGUNDAM

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nice. Been looking at the 360 myself.

My wifey got me a Vizio 36" LCD HDTV and wall mount for my birthday
 

dabuddha

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Originally posted by: CVSiN
Originally posted by: dabuddha
Well the wife must have heard my interest in a xbox360 awhile back because she got me the premium version for my burfday :D

Are there any must haves for the system? I haven't had a chance to hook it up yet to my tv. Is there a cable that provides digital out sound so I can hook it up to my receiver?

BTW Holy moly the power brick is freaking huge!

Nyko Xbox 360 cooler... extended warranty..
Saints Row, Test Drive unlimited, dead rising... and way more coming..

GET THE COOLER it works and will save your 360..

Should i get the Extended warranty through Circuit City or the one from Microsoft (I think its from microsoft. The paperwork was inside the box)
 

CVSiN

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Originally posted by: dabuddha
Originally posted by: CVSiN
Originally posted by: dabuddha
Well the wife must have heard my interest in a xbox360 awhile back because she got me the premium version for my burfday :D

Are there any must haves for the system? I haven't had a chance to hook it up yet to my tv. Is there a cable that provides digital out sound so I can hook it up to my receiver?

BTW Holy moly the power brick is freaking huge!

Nyko Xbox 360 cooler... extended warranty..
Saints Row, Test Drive unlimited, dead rising... and way more coming..

GET THE COOLER it works and will save your 360..

Should i get the Extended warranty through Circuit City or the one from Microsoft (I think its from microsoft. The paperwork was inside the box)

Is the CC an instant replacement at the store bro?
if it covers it use that one..
much better than having to send it off for a refurb..

 

dabuddha

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Originally posted by: CVSiN
Originally posted by: dabuddha
Originally posted by: CVSiN
Originally posted by: dabuddha
Well the wife must have heard my interest in a xbox360 awhile back because she got me the premium version for my burfday :D

Are there any must haves for the system? I haven't had a chance to hook it up yet to my tv. Is there a cable that provides digital out sound so I can hook it up to my receiver?

BTW Holy moly the power brick is freaking huge!

Nyko Xbox 360 cooler... extended warranty..
Saints Row, Test Drive unlimited, dead rising... and way more coming..

GET THE COOLER it works and will save your 360..

Should i get the Extended warranty through Circuit City or the one from Microsoft (I think its from microsoft. The paperwork was inside the box)

Is the CC an instant replacement at the store bro?
if it covers it use that one..
much better than having to send it off for a refurb..

Good question. I'm headed over there today after work. I'll find out from them. I'm sure it'll be stated in the warranty book too cause I'm not gonna take just their word for it :)
 

dabuddha

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Well I ordered the Nyko intercooler and Burnout Revenge. Now I just need to wait for some of the other games to drop in price :)
 

CVSiN

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Originally posted by: dabuddha
Well I ordered the Nyko intercooler and Burnout Revenge. Now I just need to wait for some of the other games to drop in price :)

good calls on both of your last posts..

I hope you really enjoy your new toy.. I adore mine..

if youre a car guy you should try test drive unlimited too... it really is pretty darn cool..

 

dabuddha

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Originally posted by: CVSiN
Originally posted by: dabuddha
Well I ordered the Nyko intercooler and Burnout Revenge. Now I just need to wait for some of the other games to drop in price :)

good calls on both of your last posts..

I hope you really enjoy your new toy.. I adore mine..

if youre a car guy you should try test drive unlimited too... it really is pretty darn cool..


To be honest, I'm really not into racing games too much. I just remember playing an earlier version of burnout on my xbox and I loved the crashing part! Kept me busy for hours on end. :)
 

MaxDepth

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What have you gotten her, in return?


Ohhh...I get it! See, she buys yu the cool system which means you'll be hunkered down in front of that thing for eight hours a day and she'll have time to slip out out to have "drinks with the girls."
:thumbsup:
 

nakedfrog

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Originally posted by: CVSiN
Nyko Xbox 360 cooler... extended warranty..

GET THE COOLER it works and will save your 360..

It's a shame they couldn't have designed it properly with all the time they had.
That said, I remember the exact same sort of thing for the PS1 9-10 years ago.