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My first blog post =)

Well, i have never posted in this section of my profile before so i thought i would submit something.
I have recently bough an xbox 360 console and so i thought id give you a lowdown of the hots and nots of the system

Well i bought the system for £279.99 - $399.99 This is the premium package.
It contained:
Xbox 360 console (special chrome DVD drive)
Headset
HD AV Cables (not VGA)
1 Wireless controller
2x AA Batteries.
1 month of XBOX live
20GB HDD preloaded with Hexic HD


    Well i have bought PGR3 as my first game and its fantastic. At the moment im running it on a Samsung 28" widescreen 100hz TV (i need to upgrade =( )  And it still looks fantastic, the graphics in the garage are jawdroppng, and the replays even more so. One of the best features is the Gotham TV live part. This allows anyone to join a game as a spectator, like watching TV, it automatically selects live broadcasts from around the world which is great. This game is also full off great achievable achievements which gives you alot of G points for your gamerscore.

Well the system itsself is little smaller but much sleeker looking than the now outdated Original console. Its also much better equiped, the big drawback of the first XBOX was that it had no USB which hindered the Music playback option. Now with 360 you can stream nearly anything including your computer while playing games or through the main menu.
The best feature though is the guide button, so many options can be changed from a click of this button and can be done anytime anywhere on your 360. This includes you theme settings and music settings, you can browse you ipod on the guide and the HDD, you can go to the dashboard (main menu) by pressing y just like psp's home button. and by holding the guide button you have the option to switch on/off your 360.

Drawbacks,
Well its early days, so i cant tell you everything (still playing about) but it has froze once of twice but at the same part, if you view someones proile in PGR3's lobby the guide crashes, but updates are regular so it sould be fixed soon.
apart from that for the sake of 300 quid? buy it you dont have much to lose, its a fantastic bit of kit for your money and i am enjoying it throughly. Feel sorry for the old black machine collecting dust, feeling unused :)