There is no point in waiting for the new 65nm processor. The only reason Microsoft is putting it in is so they can lower the cost of production and gain more profit on each unit sold. There would be no logical reason for putting a faster processor because of risk of alienating the early adopters. The only benefit the consumer will receive from the 65nm processor is lower heat production which means lower fan noise.
Whoa whoa whoa. Is this through the DVD drive in the 360 or the external HD-DVD drive? We just got a new TV 2 weeks ago and it has a VGA input ... a 360 just might be worth it ...
Also, are there any VGA switches available? Cause my family often connects a laptop to the TV and I don't want to have to fiddle with cables if I get a 360 ...
Where?! :Q That's an excellent price!
As my old HS Biology teacher used to say, "Ya did good! :thumbsup:"
man get xbox live, you don't know what you are missing, it is awesome. if you are really afraid of getting your ass kicked, play some co-op. playing by yourself is not nearly as fun as playing co-op. good co-op games:
gears of war
Rainbow 6 vegas
you can play online co-op on those games, and I'm sure there will be many more.
gears of war
Rainbow 6 vegas
you can play online co-op on those games, and I'm sure there will be many more.
As of right now the same dealer has another $325 Premium 360 deal. I just thought I would mention it.
Also, why is it considered bad to use your console as a DVD player? Excess wear?
Also, why is it considered bad to use your console as a DVD player? Excess wear?
purbeast0
No Lifer
- Sep 13, 2001
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it's not. people just use that excuse to justify their purchase of an external dvd player.
ive used my ps2 as a dvd player and my xbox as a dvd player, and now i use my 360 as a dvd player. granted it may not have the greatest set of features (especially the freakin ps2), it still gets the job done.
It isn't under the "Featured Merchants." It is listed under the "New" section. The seller is Bookqueen28. I got it through amazon with this dealer. The dealer has a good rating. If you click on "Bookqueen28" you will see that it is DandE Enterprises.
Wow, I kinda feel like an idiot. Right after I buy a 360, HDMI ports are rumored to be the next thing on 360s. Is this true?
How much better would the rumored HDMI make the picture quality? My TV is only listed as having HDMI IN video as 1080i, 720p, 480p, and 480i, so a 1080p HDMI connection doesn't really pertain to me?
How much better would the rumored HDMI make the picture quality? My TV is only listed as having HDMI IN video as 1080i, 720p, 480p, and 480i, so a 1080p HDMI connection doesn't really pertain to me?
It won't make a big difference. HDMI is better than Component quality wise because its all digital, but you probably won't be able to tell a big difference.
The big reason for HDMI is HDCP, which is an encryption technology used to encrypt the signal from your player to your TV. The reason its important is because Hollywood wants it so that when playing back HDDVD and BluRay discs that the player must use encryption or it will downres the video to 540p. But -- since most people don't have HDMI ports on their TV, the ICT (image constraint token) shouldn't be used on discs until 2010 or so -- by then, a standalone player should be much cheaper.
The short of it is that HDMI will eventually be important for movies because of HDCP, and HDMI is slightly better than component. It is also more widely supported for 1080p (not all 1080p TVs support 1080p over component or VGA - while most "Full HD" 1080p TVs will support it over HDMI 1.3).
If you're a videophile, and you have a really expensive TV, you can probably tell the difference between component and hdmi. Personally, I can't tell the difference on my Sony KDS-R60XBR1. If I had the choice, sure I'd choose HDMI over Component, but I don't think I'd re-buy my 360 just for hdmi.
hdmi is not a big deal, the better reasons to wait are the 120 gig hard drive and cooler running processors. I don't really care about those things so I'm sticking with the launch version.
Saint Nick
Lifer
- Jan 21, 2005
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But 1080p doesn't really matter in my case, because my TV is only listed as having 1080i, correct? I have a Sony Grand Wega. I'm not even sure if my TV has a VGA input.
I looked on the back and it has an input called "RGB." Does anyone know what this is?
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