Xbox 360

[AliasX]

I have come to the conclusion after a long long time that I am getting a 360. I loved my Xbox, and hope the 360 will bring me as much fun.

Problem #1. I have a SD TV. I'm just going to grit and bear it.

Problem #2. If I purchase the Arcade system, will my old XBlive headset from my Xbox work in the 360 controllers?

Problem #3. If I want to download a Halo 3 Map Pack or something, will it fit on my 256mb memory card, or do I really need the hard drive? I'm not really planning on downloading TV shows and tons of content, just stuff for Halo 3 lol.

 

[gorcorps]

#1 isn't a problem

#2 I'm not sure on that one. It's a standard jack on the 360 controllers that any simple computer mic would use, so if the old one uses that too it should be fine.

#3 If you're planning on saving anything OTHER than game saves, then get an HDD. 20gig is fine for game saves and content, and several demos/arcade games.

 

[DaveSimmons]

FYI, the hard drive is required to play xbox-1 games. Plus you also get Marvel Ultimate Alliance and Forza2 for the $70 difference.

 

[hdeck]

you really should get one with a hard drive.

 

[mugs]

You can't get the map pack without a hard drive.

 

[Killerme33]

Originally posted by: hdeck
you really should get one with a hard drive.

Agreed. You're gonna want to get more games eventually, and they are gonna have more game saves, and downloadable content. Also Halo3 has a system where it records games to the Hard Drive, which is obviously not possible w/o one.

 

[AliasX]

Ok, thank you for your input. I just got back from EBgames where the sales employee also talked me out of purchasing the Arcade system. Sadly, they were out of pro's, so I'm going to pick up a Pro tomorrow morning at Circuit City.

Edit: One more question. I have a 22inch Acer LCD Monitor, with 1680x1050 resolution. It does not support HDMI or anything, it is just a regular computer monitor.

http://www.ebgames.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=802129
Would that product work for my monitor? Would it stretch the image to 16x10, or would it stay 16x9 widescreen?

 

[iluvdeal]

What sort of monitor do you use for your computer? You could use the VGA adapter for the XBOX360 to hold you over until you get HDTV.

EDIT: Just saw your response about your monitor. The last I read, Microsoft does not support 1680X1050 so you'll need to choose a lower rez and have your monitor stretch the image which could result in distortion of the image. You may to search to see if they added a fix to support that resolution.

 

[SoundTheSurrender]

1366 x 768 or whatever is what I use on my Acer monitor. Natural rez is 1680 x 1050. Still looks great.

 

[Kirby64]

If you bought the 360 VGA cable, you could set the resolution of the cable to 1280x768 which is 16:10 so the aspect ratio would stay the same. The picture quality should look decent, assuming the scaler in the monitor is good (might be questionable..)

I run my 360 off my NEC 20WMGX2 via the component inputs @ 720p resolution, and it upscales to fill the screen (while keeping aspect ratio so black bars on top/bottom) beautifully. I would use the VGA cable I used to have, but my NEC monitor doesn't support aspect ratio over VGA, and I want to maintain the 16:9 ratio.

I say, try the cable. At worst, you're out the $30 or w/e. At best, you get awesome HDTV for 30 dollars!

 

[rainypickles]

this is the same product, but used and only $10:
http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=900640
use the store locator to find one near you.

my 19in widescreen lcd is 1440x900. i set the xbox to 1280x720 and it fills most of the screen. looks great.