POLL: XBOX360 People...

[KentState]

Originally posted by: SonicIce

Originally posted by: crizzar
720p>1080i

even though 1920x1080 has 125% more pixels. but who here really has a TV that can do both to compare?

The 125% more pixels comes at the cost of being interlaced which isn't as impressive. I haven't seen the Xbox360 to compare, but I have seen a tv that can do both and 720p is superior.

 

[theMan]

i played on a friend's. i just dont like consoles very much. its just not the same as a PC.

 

[SPARTAN VI]

Originally posted by: aswedc

Originally posted by: SPARTAN VI
So far the graphics are amazing.. PDZ has this neat, fluid, motion blur thing going on. When you move/look around, it just feels so smooth. Along with parallax mapping, bump and normal maps, the game definitely keeps up with the likes of FEAR (except for the shadow effects and the neat pixel shaders FEAR uses).

Cool effect, but any sense of graphical polish gets taken away as soon as you notice there is no V-Sync!

Although tearing sticks out like a sore thumb, it doesn't bother me unless there's clear differences in contrast. For example, an FPS that has a room with flashing lights like FEAR; in between flashes, half the screen is black, the other white, and it's painfully obvious. Other than that, tearing never really bothered me.

 

[xanis]

Personally, I'm thinking about getting one. Even if you prefer PC gaming, you have to admit that for $400, the Xbox360 gets a lot of bang for the buck. As for myself, I prefer PC gaming. However, I have no money and to build a decent computer that would produce a playing experiece nearly on-par with a Xbox360, I would have to spend around $750 minimum. I just don't have the sort of cash, and probably won't for a while, so Xbox360 is a good choice for me at $400 or $300 if I can live without the removable HDD.

What about the features and performance? I found both of those to be impressive on the Xbox360. I liked the wireless controllers, the design and especially the fact that you could turn it on and off through the controller. The performance was great, although less impressive than I thought it would be. Bottom line: if you don't own an HDTV that supports 720p or 1080i, then the playing experience will not be as great.

The thing that really irked me about the Xbox360 was the 2 different systems. I was really pissed that even though I only wanted the removable HDD, I would have to spend an extra $100 from the Base system just to get it. I didn't want or need all of the other features that came with the Premium system, I just wanted that damned removable hard drive.

All-in-all, the Xbox360 is a great system. I own an HDTV and since $400 is a hell of a lot cheaper than $750 for a new PC, I would definitely get it.

 

[Oyeve]

Played it, wasnt impressed. Sticking with my PC FOREVER motto. Waiting to see what the PS3 will offer. Im content.

 

[ShadowBlade]

unless i get one for xmas, i will not buy one til the good ones are $200 or less

 

[w00t]

My little bro is probably going to end up getting one for x-mas so i will test it out see how i like it i see that is has usb ports in the front that means i am plugging in my keyboard and mouse 🙂

 

[Trey22]

Mine worked fine, but was disappointed w/ the games, so I sold it for MSRP.

 

[Venomous]

Originally posted by: Matt2
I just played XBOX360 at Best Buy tonight running 720p on an LCD.

Not impressed.

It looks like 800x600... and the jaggies!!! You'd think that ATI/Microsoft would have made sure that XBOX360 ran games at 4xAA

Umm, than it wasnt in full high def dude. There NO Jaggies on anything ive played at 1080ii @ 65 Inches.

 

[Schnozzinkobenstein]

Poo on the XBux. I'm hoping something good comes of the Revolution, but I'm not holding my breath.

 

[Oyeve]

Originally posted by: Schnozzinkobenstein
Poo on the XBux. I'm hoping something good comes of the Revolution, but I'm not holding my breath.

All previous games (excluding GC games) for free is sweet. Gotta get it just for the Zelda games. 🙂 I luv Zelda.

 

[Wingznut]

Originally posted by: Oyeve
All previous games (excluding GC games) for free is sweet. Gotta get it just for the Zelda games. 🙂 I luv Zelda.

I hadn't heard that they will be free downloads.

 

[leglez]

Im sticking with my xbox with 200GB hdd, debian, and other goodies until the price comes down to about $250

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

the best thing an Xbox 360 can do for me is make me more money off it from E-bay other-wise my console days are over... and if you look at the trend, the consoles are becoming more like pc's, LMAO! you can d/l stuff from the net, play online etc.

 

[Newfie]

I might be getting it for christmas. Ive got nothing else that I want to get. I got like everything I ever wanted (Tv, Computer, guitar, bike) so an xbox 360 would be sweeeeet. If I get it im selling my old xbox and its games (except halo 2). Gotta stick with my SDTV until I can get the Toshiba 26" CRT HDTV i always wanted to get =). I never experienced HDTV for longer then 10 minutes. Im sure ill be blown away once I can afford the set.

P.S: Pardon my terrible grammer