http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/
They haven't done enough to capture my interests away w/ these upgrades. I still think the PS3 is the better buy (games + blu) and just need to build up some money to get it xD.]]>Apr 1st 2007 2:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/I'll get it late summer, when games start to come out for it.]]>Apr 1st 2007 2:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/Apr 1st 2007 4:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/Apr 1st 2007 3:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/Apr 1st 2007 3:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/Apr 1st 2007 3:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/Apr 2nd 2007 12:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/
To hell with movies, I want a games console and that's it.]]>Apr 1st 2007 5:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/Apr 1st 2007 3:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/
How exactly? My 25+ PS1 and PS2 games will be playable on my PS3. I'm more interested in the 2 FF games that have been announced for PS3 than any x360 game. This new Elite hasn't risen enough interest in me to buy a x360...and this makes me an unintelligent, fanboy? Ouch.]]>Apr 1st 2007 5:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/
http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Microsoft-Xbox-360-Elite-High-Definition-Gaming-and-Entertainment-System-882224390118/sem/rpsm/oid/177538/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do]]>Apr 1st 2007 3:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/
Microsoft needs to support HD-DVD with a built-in drive if they really want to take this "HD Era" thing seriously.]]>Apr 1st 2007 3:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/
Well, Microsoft has pretty much said that it will NEVER include either an HD or Bluray drive in it's systems... They support HD, but they will not "Burden" it's customers with the drives. And it makes Sense to me... I don't have an HDTV tv, unless I were to live with my father, but I love the games on the 360 and don't want to be left out of playing the games that I love because I don't have the money for the system.

I probably would not have bought my 360 if it did cost more and had an HD drive. I like my movies, and my games but I don't want to end up spending hundreds of extra dollars to have slightly better picture when I am watching that $30 DVD on my $1,000 HDTV on my $600 Console.

Just because some people feel that they should have built in drives doesn't mean that they should shove them in every console causing not only those who wanted it, but those who didn't, to pay for it.]]>Apr 1st 2007 6:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/
Cant wait for the BD add-on.]]>Apr 1st 2007 3:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/
If MS is backing HD DVD - it makes no sense for them not to FIRMLY SUPPORT IT by gambling on it - placing it inside the 360 Elite.

MS also stated that its software was not going to be moved to HD DVD (which wouldn't make sense anyway considering most computers sold with Windows Vista don't include HDDVD drives.

So how exactly is MS backing HDDVD?]]>Apr 2nd 2007 9:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/
Pretty much sums up how I feel about the Elite. Vote Premium.]]>Apr 1st 2007 3:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/Waiting for the pre-orders in Europe !]]>Apr 1st 2007 3:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/
People might say things like "Xbox 360 users want it for games,not for HD video",but that is a ridiculous generalisation.Sure,Microsoft might be appealing to a certain group of gamers but theres also another group who want Xbox 360 AND a HD drive,in one case.

Imagine if they did put in HD-DVD,and then it flopped.That would be interesting.]]>Apr 1st 2007 3:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/Apr 1st 2007 3:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/
1) I can buy the discs at a similar price to DVDs (not ~26 compared to ~15). I love my HD as much as anyone, but I'm not going to drop a 50% premium to get a picture from 480p to 1080i.

AND

2) One of the formats is clearly the winner. I don't want to drop $1 on a player or a disc that will barely be around in 3 years and be completely dead in 5.

This is one of the reasons why I prefer 360 to PS3. However, I don't see the draw of a 360 Elite either. I already have 500 GB of videos on my 360, it's called a network. I can stream movies, clips, tv shows, whatever I have on my network to the 360 with no problem. No hacks required! Best part is, it's girlfriend friendly. You won't find that with hacked solutions.]]>Apr 1st 2007 3:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/Apr 1st 2007 3:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/Apr 1st 2007 3:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/Apr 1st 2007 3:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/Apr 1st 2007 4:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/Apr 1st 2007 4:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/
anyway, i like blu-ray, so the ps3 sounds like a better deal to me.]]>Apr 1st 2007 4:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/Apr 1st 2007 5:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/Apr 2nd 2007 7:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/
:-)

Bring it!]]>Apr 1st 2007 7:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/
:-)]]>Apr 1st 2007 6:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/Apr 1st 2007 6:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/Apr 1st 2007 6:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/Apr 1st 2007 6:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/Apr 1st 2007 7:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/
First of all Microsoft has been promoting digital distribution since the beginning, hence the new 120G drive, and so they don't want their users using ANY next disc format. They want all optical disk media to die off.

Second did you ever think of the impact an HD-DVD drive would have on load times? Theres no way an HD-DVD drive will be able to read a normal dvd-9 at speeds even close to that of a regular 16X DVD drive.

Third, why forcefully jack up the price, they made the HD-DVD add on to do just that, to be added on, at the will of the consumer.

Though Microsoft still sucks for not integrating Wifi XD]]>Apr 1st 2007 9:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/Apr 6th 2007 2:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/
can you use a wireless USB adapter like these
http://www.bestbuy.com/olspage.jsp?id=pcmcat25300050006&type=category

to connect your 360 to your wireless network?
]]>Apr 2nd 2007 9:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/Apr 4th 2007 11:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/Apr 1st 2007 10:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/Apr 2nd 2007 10:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/Apr 2nd 2007 12:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/Apr 2nd 2007 3:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/
"For starters, the 360 Elite will only support the HDMI 1.2 specification, as opposed to 1.3, which is the latest and greatest (and ships with the PS3). 1.3 adds support for the transmission of Dolby TrueHD, which is a lossless multi-channel audio (PCM) format being used on top-end HD-DVD discs."

"Additionally, when using HDMI the resolution on the 360 will be forced to 1080p, regardless of the display resolution of the device it is actually being connected to, which could result in unnecessary image downscaling or, at worst, lack of picture."

Good luck to M$... why bother doing it, if you do it 1/2 assed?]]>Apr 2nd 2007 10:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/Apr 2nd 2007 10:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/Apr 2nd 2007 4:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/
Still It's Microsoft, so i;m sure the lame fanboys will lap it up...
]]>Apr 2nd 2007 6:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/Apr 6th 2007 11:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/Apr 9th 2007 3:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/Apr 10th 2007 11:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/first-xbox-360-elite-pre-order-ready-for-your-cash/Apr 27th 2007 6:26PM