3 reason on why to buy an xbox 360 elite; 1. HMDI ready 2. Bigger Harddrive 3. It bundle with the large HDD, headset, HDMI cable, Component cable, etc. (its cheaper then buying it separately) 3 reasons on why not to buy an xbox 360 Elite; 1. for 50-80 dollars more you can buy a PS3 with a built in Blu-Ray drive, cell processor, HDMI(but no HDMI cable), etc 2. Unfair to those that bought the Premium, because the extra cost to buy the HDD is close to 200 dollars. 3. No built in HD-DVD or Blu-Ray drive
True enough points, but my reasoning for buying one is the already vast catalogue of games available. I was interested in the console already, but news of an altogether better machine pushed me over the edge. 2007 is definitely the 360s defining year and I want to take advantage of it.
Seeing that the Elite version is now confirmed as a permanent edition I would say that people should wait to buy it. For one the CPU is neither smaller nor does it run cooler so it is essentially the same machine.  I would wait to see if Microsoft comes out with a 65nm chip so it runs cooler and quieter.
I'm happy with my premium pack for now until IPTV comes out in my area and that's a few years from now so no biggy for me. but when that does happen i would like to get one but in white.
People say it is too expensive and $20 more will get you a PS3, but you have to realize that the hardrive is twice the size of the $600 PS3. I would also wait for a quieter DVD drive or some sort of HD drive (Blu-ray or HD-DVD) as that is what makes most of the noise in the 360.
Reasons to get the Elite: 1: You don't have any VGA inputs on your 1080p TV, just HDMI or DVI 2: You just want to store a ton of media on your HD (not necessary considering it can stream data from PCs, but if you don't have a PC, this is nice I guess.) 3: You download a ton of HD content off of marketplace. 4: You are going to get IPTV, which will use the space like a TiVo. Reasons not to get it: VGA works just as well as HDMI and doesn't use HDCP copy protection You already stream media from a Media Center PC, either Vista or XP You are comfortable deleting Marketplace movies and other content when it's done and downloading it again as needed. Your area doesn't have Fiber Optic broadband, so IPTV isn't even an option (true for 95% of US currently)
People should hold off and not buy the Elite right now, just wait till the next 360 revision.DaysAirlines
That is probably the best course of action as another revision is inevitable. I long to see the day when Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony team up to make one standardized super console.
[QUOTE="DaysAirlines"]People should hold off and not buy the Elite right now, just wait till the next 360 revision.ChevelleFan
That is probably the best course of action as another revision is inevitable. I long to see the day when Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony team up to make one standardized super console.
maybe, although i imagine there will be a day when pcs will destroy consoles. When the tech tops out, and pcs are integrated into homes for things like television, then consoles will be in real trouble. Could be a good thing.
Reasons to get the Elite: 1: You don't have any VGA inputs on your 1080p TV, just HDMI or DVI 2: You just want to store a ton of media on your HD (not necessary considering it can stream data from PCs, but if you don't have a PC, this is nice I guess.) 3: You download a ton of HD content off of marketplace. 4: You are going to get IPTV, which will use the space like a TiVo. Reasons not to get it: VGA works just as well as HDMI and doesn't use HDCP copy protection You already stream media from a Media Center PC, either Vista or XP You are comfortable deleting Marketplace movies and other content when it's done and downloading it again as needed. Your area doesn't have Fiber Optic broadband, so IPTV isn't even an option (true for 95% of US currently)donalbane
Man, it's about time someone broke this down logically. Thank you.
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