Microsoft Xbox 360 - A HD Gaming Machine

Advantages: impressive graphics, great gaming, good price
Disadvantages: building quality not great

...Intro The xbox is for the average gamer who likes impressive graphics. The 360 is very easy to use espicially with the new xbox experience operating system which will be installed automatically on the first system start up if you connect your xbox to a broadband internet connection. The xbox features many games which usually retail at £40 - 50 for each game. Most games also allow you to go on xbox live and play with your friends online. The xbox marketplace is also available if you have an xbox live gold subscription (you get a month free with the system and its £30 month afterwards) where you can download movies and lots of other extra content for games for a small fee for each item. Graphics The graphics of a console are one of the biggest reasons for buying a console, and the xbox really dosen't disappoint. When i got my xbox...

jbuchan12 03.06.2009 · Read review
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Xbox 360

Advantages: Cheaper setup than PS3, better pad, best game selection, xbox live is amazing
Disadvantages: Paying for xbox live (after 3years of live, a PS3 works out cheaper), can be noisey, Wi-Fi is extr

...live @ £40 a year), I could play most of my original xbox titles on it so the old system could go into the bedroom, & the biggest reason of all, NOTHING FOR THE PS3 EXCITED ME! Don't get me wrong, I've since bought a PS3, but there were no games out for it that weren't available on the 360 that interested me! That situation hasn't really changed with the exception of resistance & killzone2. The looks of the box, well, thats up to you, the brick power supply was a little odd, but it's hidden out of sight, so who cares, reasonably loud noise coming from the system when it is running, but to be honest, when I'm sucked into a game, I'm oblivious to it! Especially when the 5.1 is pumped up (my apologies to all my neighbours :D) Control pad? almost excellent, the D-pad lets it down (Sega managed to get the D-pad right almost 20 years ago, why can...

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Xbox 360 elite

Advantages: Large hard drive, HD 1080p and HDMI cables
Disadvantages: Small handheld controller

...Description The Xbox 360 Elite is the premier Xbox 360 console package coming with a massive 120GB hard drive, a HDMI port, and HDMI cable, all with a premium black finish. It also includes a black wireless controller and a black Xbox LIVE headset. Incredibably this Xbox 360 Elite has enough space for a whole library of Xbox LIVE Arcade games as well as downloadable high-definition TV shows, movies, music, and all the other content available from Xbox LIVE Marketplace. Xbox 360 Elite console: The console is equipped with an HDMI port, HDMI cable, a black wireless controller and black Xbox LIVE headset. It also comes with three powerful core processors, 16:9 cinematic aspect ratio, anti-aliasing for smooth textures, full surround sound, and DVD playback with upscaling capabilities right outof the box. The huge 120GB detachable...

makro74 04.08.2008 · Read review
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Xbox 360 - Review

Advantages: Fantastic graphical capability, Support for wireless controllers, looks sleek and sexy
Disadvantages: The Power Brick is well...A Brick, Noisy, Gets very hot.

...and are extremely smooth on a SDTV. Now, If you have a SDTV I recommend the Official Xbox 360 Advanced SCART Cable which will improve your 360s graphical performance on an SDTV and for just £17.99 is well worth it though you may feel that after forking out £279.99 or £199.99 respectivly that it should have perhaps been issued as standard. Trust me though, the 360 looks superb whatever TV you hook it up to, HD or SD! Core or Premium? Which bundle should I choose? PREMIUM!!! I cannot stress enough that the premium is the bundle to go for! The extra £80 is well worth it in the long run and will save you alot of hassle in the long run. Why I hear you ask, well here is why: Included in the Core pack you have: 1 Xbox 360 Console 1 WIRED gamepad 1 Composite AV cable (Meaning if you have an HDTV all games will run at Standard definition...

ch_123 25.11.2006 · Read review
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XBOX 360

Advantages: Graphics, controllers, games, media storage
Disadvantages: No HDMI cable (although HDMI connectivity)

...The Xbox has been the best system you can buy for about four years, now they have finally come out with the new Xbox 360 witch produces much better graphics. The reason the Xbox was the best was because it can do a lot more than their competitors who created the Playstation 2. The Xbox produces way better graphics, you can download music onto it, it comes with a hard drive built in, you can have four players at once and with the PS2 you can only have two. The Xbox and the PS2 are even the same price, and the PS2 comes out costing more because you have to buy a memory card or you won't be able to save. Memory cards for the PS2 are about twenty dollars. In my opinion I thought that the Xbox controller was a lot better too. It fits into my hands perfectly and is just so much easier to use than the PS2's controller. There are more...

etonroids 22.11.2006 · Read review
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Xbox 360

Advantages: Great graphics and Gameplay
Disadvantages: Not as good as a Wii for family play.

...Being a playstation boy I've never bothered with the Xbox, however through boredom and impulse I found myself buying an Xbox 360 one day. To coin a Carlsberg phrase, the 360 is probably the best console around. The graphics are second to none and until sony can get to grip with what they really want out of the PS3 the 360 will remain streets ahead. It is available from around £180 upwards depending on system and game bundles you purchase with it with again leaves it extremely better priced than the PS3. The controller whilst more bulky than sony controllers fits nicely in the hand and the rechargeable battery pack is a must get addition. I would say however that although there is a great variety of games available for the Xbox 360 it is undoubtedly at its greatest when playing shoot 'em up's, games such as Halo 3 and Gears...

skipper6 03.08.2008 · Read review
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xbox 360

Advantages: graphics, gameplay
Disadvantages: cost of live subscription

...The microsoft xbox 360 is in my opinion the best games console out there, ultimately enhanced by the superb online gameplay capabilities and magnificient graphics which it has. It is incredibly easy to use (even my dad can use it) and it is easy to transfer date from a computer to it also. There is a huge variety of games that can be played on it and the games that can only be played on the xbox 360 (gears of war, halo 3) are better than the games that can only be played on Sony Playstation 3 (Little Big Planet). Even though the online gameplay costs, (£5 a month if paying monthly) it makes up for it with seriously awesome gameplay compared to PS3 live which is free however not as good. Another factor that I like about the Xbox 360 is that you can earn achievements when you complete certain missions or find something during...

Loughran 06.11.2008 · Read review
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Brilliance of the Xbox360

Advantages: very cheap, fun, exciting, gives you something to do, community, worth the money
Disadvantages: noisy fans, can get boring, Red ring

...Everyone makes a decission, Xbox or Playstation? Well they are just as good as each other. Personally i pick Xbox, and i have my own Xbox360. The Xbox360 comes in three editions, "Core", "Premium" and finally "Elite". As you can guess Elite is the best, than premium then core. Xbox360 contains HD (High Definition), to give you a more in-game experience. Xbox360 comes with many games which are only limited to the Xbox360 including, Halo trilogy and Gears Of War 1 & 2. The Xbox360 has its own version of online gaming, called Xbox live. There is Xbox live silver, which lets you talk and message to other online contacts, and to get free demo's from the market place. And there is Xbox Gold, for online playing, ability to join groups, free demo downloads and free communtication. You can get Xbox live either from vouchers or you can buy it...

darkwind160 07.06.2009 · Read review
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Xbox 360 Elite

Advantages: just a great overall console
Disadvantages: can break if you do not have the elite

...just got it and its just amazing the graphics the gameplay the LIVE the banter its just all so good alothough it was strange my controller broke as i was playing a game, but i got i refunded and a new controller ;) Review The basics The Microsoft Xbox 360 is the successor of Xbox video game console. It is a direct competitor of other leading seventh generation console such as Nintendo Wii and Playstation 3. It comes in three versions namely Arcade, Premium and Elie; each having its own features and accessories. The development of this gadget is in cooperation with IBM, Sis and ATI. The Good The Xbox 360 boasts a huge library of games, with several essentials titles in every conceivable genre. The crisp HD graphics are eye-poppingly impressive - even more so than on the supposedly more powerful PS3 - while 5.1 surround sound is...

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Xbox 360 Elite

Advantages: Powerfull
Disadvantages: Erm....... None!

...Power is the first thing that comes to mind when i think of the xbox 360 elite, it has a huge 120GB hard disk drive and the graphics seem to run alot smoother that the original xbox 360 for some reason. I had the original xbox 360 but that died on me about 2 weeks after buying, microsoft seem to have sorted out these little issues that kept crashing the system. The elite has a HDMI port which means you can connect this straght into your HD socket on your tv, I have a 42 inch plasma and i thought the graphics was good on my old Xbox 360 through a scart lead but once i plugged this in i was blown away! The graphics are amazing, perfect detail can be seen on the games that you play. You get the HDMI cable with this system too which is just great as they are quite exspensive to buy, you also get one black wirless controller and a headset...

markymark1234 09.11.2007 · Read review
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