I am getting an Xbox 360 for Christmas but I was wondering if I should get the Elite or the Premim. I am unsure whether I would need the extra space on the hard drive, and my TV is only 720p/1080i so the HDMi port would just be for convenience. I am a big fan of the black colour too though ;). Is the Elite worth the price over the Premium? I could get a Premium and use the extra money to get a WiFi adapter with it as well, but I am still uncertain. Does anybody have anything to add that I am missing that would help me with my decision?
if your stingy about the color then im sure you know which one to pick. elite runs quieter then the premium and premium offers more stuff to its package then the elite. if your a true gamer i recommend a elite
Ive asked for a premium, just dont see that I will use all of that hard drive space. 20gb will be more than enough for me. Plus the white I like, I normally like black stuff, but the last XBOX was black, so the white will be a change. Not that it matters really.
Ok I think I'm going to go with the Premium then. I was hoping the Elite had a few features that I didn't read about, but I guess not. The white 360 will match my Wii anyway.
One thing to consider is the Fall update coming out in a few days will have Xbox1 games availible for download. If you didn't own an Xbox last gen I would buy the Elite just for that future. Same goes if you think downloading tv shows/movies/in hd from video market place.
With me, I'll start feeling the smaller hard drive when those classics come out. Crimson Skies with revived online play =:)
Does anyone know the sizes of the games avaliable to download? I too am boardering on which to buy. If the games are a couple gigs, I will probably go with the Elite.
A couple of meg each generally, but the demoes, movies and DLC (As well as stuff like the theatre mode in Halo 3) take up quite a large amount of space. You only really have 13gb to play with when you buy the 20gb model, as with the 120gb model, you only get 100gb really. Each demo is round about 1.3gb.
I think that the elite has had a lot of the problems that the pro had fixed up. Pluss if your big into downloading stuff, the extra harddrive space is a must have, I got the pro, and wish that I got the elite instead.
Always go for a wire over a wireless connection.Louis_Routledge
you know nothing about wireless then. yes ethernet connection does have faster transfer speeds, but only if you have a gigabit network setup. You will never use this with internet, because the most you can get out of dsl/cable is 10mb connection. Guess what your wireless network does 54mb connect speeds. you know what that means 44mb of extra speed you will never use for live. 54mb is enough for streaming hdtv content. on top of that new N routers can do 300mb. the only issue you may have is how far you are from your router. if you buy a cheap offbrand router than maybe the range may be bad. I live two houses away from my Friend ( well over 200ft) and he's able to get a 30% signal off my router. unless you have steel beams blocking your router and network adapter you should have no problems on live. I use to game with a 100'' blue ethernet cable running through out my house. My wife didn't like it too much, so I went wireless. I have yet to notice the difference but the unsightly cables and tripping over them from time to time. go wireless if you can.
Okay...Im getting the elite...and I want to know ahead of time (if you're kind enough to answer), what exactly I need to do to play online. I've researched alot, and I have a general idea and still...I need to connect to the internet connection from another room. I understand that it would have to be wireless (?), but what is everything I would need to set it up, and set it up so that if I'm online playing, I won't bother the person on the computer who is on the internet?
Okay...Im getting the elite...and I want to know ahead of time (if you're kind enough to answer), what exactly I need to do to play online. I've researched alot, and I have a general idea and still...I need to connect to the internet connection from another room. I understand that it would have to be wireless (?), but what is everything I would need to set it up, and set it up so that if I'm online playing, I won't bother the person on the computer who is on the internet?
Thanks
MothuCeci
You will have to get the wireless adaptor if you want wireless however you can just get a really long ethernet cable (if its in the next room and save yourself alot of money. Also playing on live does not (significantly) effect other internet users.
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