xbox 360 advice needed please....

[mattb200]

just considering buying an xbox 360 "arcade" version i.e. no hard drive built in. Is it right that if i wanted to upgrade later I could add a hard drive? and can it be any hard drive or a "xbox hard drive"?
anyone got one of these "arcade" versions and what do they think?

sorry for the basic questions but haven't had a console since my sega Megadrive!!

thanks

[zsv650]

may aswell just get a premium it works out more to buy arcade then the hard drive than to buy the premium with everything with it.

[mattb200]

ok cheers, thanks for quick reply.

[zsv650]

no problem bud i did it by buying the arcade then i bought the hard drive and then the headset and it worked out more than the premium might aswell not have bothered plus it can be a pig to find the hard drives and headset's.

[mattb200]

they good systems though right? seen one on Marks and Spencer website and included a 2 year guarantee which i thought was pretty good.

[zsv650]

thyre the best console for games but they have a horrible tendancy for going wrong but so do ps3's.

[mattb200]

yeah thats why i thought the 2 year guarantee was good. do you use the hdmi and high def TV?

[zsv650]

dont think the arcade has hdmi you may have to get an elite for that premium possibly has it check the box.

[zsv650]

yeah but i use a hdtv and it looks very good.

[gettin2dizzy]

Just use the component cables. The quality is just as good.


As for them breaking - just make sure there is lots of airspace around the machine

[SimJ]

Premium model has hdmi. Best off getting that.

[Aiki]

The arcade version has the new "Jasper" chip that runs cooler than the old chip and should solve the blowing up problem that plagues the more expensive versions.

[mattb200]

cheers. as i understand it the new arcade version also has an hdmi port although no lead included as standard

[Aiki]

Amazon are offering a free HDMI lead with the arcade at the moment plus a couple of other offers, worth checking out
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/feature.html/ref=amb_link_82042165_1?ie=UTF8&docId=1000095443&pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=center-3&pf_rd_r=1H4M3VC5H9ZPN38X5RVK&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=464429093&pf_rd_i=300703

[xXBADGERXx]

Also the new Dashboard now allows you to rip a game to the Hard Drive and play it from there which will save on DVD drive issues as well .......... I have had 2 360`s that went a bit blind on the DVD . My Elite also died on me with a graphics card issue and I had it replaced with a new one with the new chipset in it ....... a lot quieter machine :D

[mattb200]

Amazon are offering a free HDMI lead with the arcade at the moment plus a couple of other offers, worth checking out
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/feature.html/ref=amb_link_82042165_1?ie=UTF8&docId=1000095443&pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=center-3&pf_rd_r=1H4M3VC5H9ZPN38X5RVK&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=464429093&pf_rd_i=300703

thanks for the link, looks like a good offer!

[mattb200]

Also the new Dashboard now allows you to rip a game to the Hard Drive and play it from there which will save on DVD drive issues as well .......... I have had 2 360`s that went a bit blind on the DVD . My Elite also died on me with a graphics card issue and I had it replaced with a new one with the new chipset in it ....... a lot quieter machine :D


ah didn't know that. That does sort of make the hard drive version more attractive...

[xXBADGERXx]

Hard Drive is the only way to go really , you will not regret it one tiny little bit :)