The Official Xbox 360 thread - thread hardest

[UncleGramps]

Originally Posted by Liver&Onions

I thought you had a roku already? /facepalm

I was wondering when we'd get this week's "GatorDeb's Ill-Advised Purchase" post. I was starting to worry she might miss a week!

I did just recently start using the media streaming features of the 360 and was impressed by how simple and seamless it is. Both that and the PS3 seem to have great capabilities in that regard.

[xmiyux]

Originally Posted by UncleGramps

I was wondering when we'd get this week's "GatorDeb's Ill-Advised Purchase" post. I was starting to worry she might miss a week!

I did just recently start using the media streaming features of the 360 and was impressed by how simple and seamless it is. Both that and the PS3 seem to have great capabilities in that regard.

If you haven't given PlayOn a trial yet you ought to. I love it for watching TV shows from Hulu.

[GatorDeb]

With Hulu and the local library, it's very easy to drop cable. Luckily I'm not into sports and I weaned myself out of watching court shows. So we're migrating first from satellite to basic cable and now from basic cable to Hulu/library DVDs. Still iffy on the Netflix.

[twikoff]

i doubt i would be willing to pay for playon with all the fee options out there

i used orb years ago to stream my shows and movies while i was at work.. but hadnt tried in awhile..
giving it a shot now... but at first glance, it doesnt have the 'extras' of tversity.. i dont mind the memory usage.. memory is cheap and i have plenty

[pinata242]

Originally Posted by Liver&Onions

edit to add - http://live.lmgtfy.com/

OMG. I could watch this all day.

Already some goldies:

klamydia sympton
playboy playmate of the month 1980
let me google that for you
gay porn
How to win the girl heart to become girlfriend
I will be attending your party 'today'!
I want the album 'Raise the Alarm' by the sunshine underground. I've... (cut short )
penis
jizz in my pants gifs
random band name generator
Small movie theater popcorn Nutrition information
whats a cow

I NEED TO STOP! It's only been 3 minutes.

Fantastic.

ETA: kkk message boards

[xmiyux]

Originally Posted by twikoff

i doubt i would be willing to pay for playon with all the fee options out there

i used orb years ago to stream my shows and movies while i was at work.. but hadnt tried in awhile..
giving it a shot now... but at first glance, it doesnt have the 'extras' of tversity.. i dont mind the memory usage.. memory is cheap and i have plenty

I understand. I paid the 30$ for PlayOn based upon the decent Hulu streaming, Netflix streaming (before Netflix came to Live normally), and their intention to add streaming from some other websites that have TV shows. I was in the midst of catching up on CSI when my trial expired so i considered it a CSI + bonus charge.

[Michael Corvin]

DNA percolator bong
are you ugly
how to win the girl heart to become girlfriend

[pinata242]

Originally Posted by Michael Corvin

DNA percolator bong
are you ugly
how to win the girl heart to become girlfriend

how gay is kelby
Hoow gay is christian
"one dry potato inside"
what's the capital of anartica? (sic)
Is GTA IV on DVD?
Read the fucking manual
Hehe ;D
haha
lol
url
scarcity as a marketing strategy (reggie?)

[Raul3]

when was dude where is my car filmed
computer response is very very slow (yeah double very )
where is mexico
how do i use google


etc.

[Decker]

Originally Posted by Raul3

how do i use google

That one's almost sig-worthy.

[twikoff]

so.. orb is nice because you can stream your movies/shows over the internet from anywhere.. good if you can really slack off at work

orb is also nice.. because you can use it to stream to the wii.. or your phone

but i had some flakey issues with it lastnight and had to switch back to tversity to be able to stream

[dtcarson]

Originally Posted by pinata242

how gay is kelby
Hoow gay is christian
"one dry potato inside"
what's the capital of anartica? (sic)
Is GTA IV on DVD?
Read the fucking manual
Hehe ;D
haha
lol
url
scarcity as a marketing strategy (reggie?)

You know, I'm buzzing from a party, and reading this thread backwards and encountering this is not helping.

Is Orb only good for transmitting your videos and content that's already on your hard drive? If so, that's not what I'm looking for. I'd like a free thing that lets me broadcast Hulu to my 360, since they've apparently taken care of Playon (is that fixed yet?)

[Shagrath]

Paging Giantrobo!

Lost Planet 2 360!

Video up on the US Marketplace (9 minutes)
http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-CA/ga...?p=1&of=0&sb=1

EDIT:
Video and screens available online here.
http://www.gamersyde.com/news_7573_en.html

[DJLinus]

Hey, folks. I've been thinking about getting a 360 for a while now, but have been waiting for another price drop - but who knows when that'll be? (I'd heard June, but it seems a lot of people laughed off and doubted the analyst who predicted it.)

Anyway, this morning a co-worker told me that she wanted to get the new Nintendo DS and, to get some cash for that, offered to sell me her Xbox for $130.

She also works part time at Gamestop (heh heh, I know what y'all think of that place, but don't hold it against her) and she got this Xbox 360 there used/refurbished. Given the failure rate of this system when they're new, that's the factor that makes me a bit skittish of the deal.

Some newbie questions:

1) Is there a way to tell if Microsoft's 3 year warranty is good for this particular unit and, if so, how much time is left on it? Is it transferable?

2) When it comes to personalizing this unit for me (in regards to Live, etc.), is there any problem in setting that up since it's a used unit?

3) I'd read elsewhere that the Arcade editions can't play first generation Xbox games, which is something I'd like to be able to do as I missed out on a lot, being a PS2-only guy for so long. She claims that all the used units that Gamestop sells are the same - would I be able to play old Xbox games, then?

4) Is there a way to tell which hardware this unit has, i.e. Falcon, Jasper, etc.?

5) This is more of a general question, but on average how large are DLC files (specifically, for Rock Band and GH)? She's throwing in a 20 gb memory card and I'm wondering if I'd need more. I can see my self downloading a lot of songs for those music games, but maybe not much else.

Any other things I should ask her about?

Oh, yeah - she's throwing in her copy of "Left 4 Dead," but that's not sweetening the deal too much for me because, while I lurve all things zombie, I'm a wuss and first person shooters tend to make me ill.

I do need to ask her if it has HDMI inputs, as that is a dealbreaker for me. She just uses component cables, which she's also throwing in.

On one hand, this is a pretty cheap way for me to get an Xbox, but I'm afraid it may be a subpar model and/or crap out on me. Anyway, I'd appreciate your input as to whether I should leap on this. Thanks!

[Shagrath]

A couple of deals over at Best Buy for Reward Zone members.

Mercenaries 2 - $9.99
Rock Band 2 - $39.99

This is good from 2/22-2/28. Just have them scan your RZ card it should automatically take the $20 off to get down to the above price.

[Liver&Onions]

This just came across Twitter -

majornelson In case you missed my post on this yesterday, Braid is now 800 points for Gold members: http:///uYbbG

Sounds like this week only.

[pinata242]

You know we have a thread for XBLA titles. This is already being discussed there.

[Liver&Onions]

Originally Posted by pinata242

You know we have a thread for XBLA titles. This is already being discussed there.

[GatorDeb]

I got my Arcade new at Circuit City for $150 after tax. Might want to see if yours carries it.

Originally Posted by DJLinus

Hey, folks. I've been thinking about getting a 360 for a while now, but have been waiting for another price drop - but who knows when that'll be? (I'd heard June, but it seems a lot of people laughed off and doubted the analyst who predicted it.)

Anyway, this morning a co-worker told me that she wanted to get the new Nintendo DS and, to get some cash for that, offered to sell me her Xbox for $130.

She also works part time at Gamestop (heh heh, I know what y'all think of that place, but don't hold it against her) and she got this Xbox 360 there used/refurbished. Given the failure rate of this system when they're new, that's the factor that makes me a bit skittish of the deal.

Some newbie questions:

1) Is there a way to tell if Microsoft's 3 year warranty is good for this particular unit and, if so, how much time is left on it? Is it transferable?

2) When it comes to personalizing this unit for me (in regards to Live, etc.), is there any problem in setting that up since it's a used unit?

3) I'd read elsewhere that the Arcade editions can't play first generation Xbox games, which is something I'd like to be able to do as I missed out on a lot, being a PS2-only guy for so long. She claims that all the used units that Gamestop sells are the same - would I be able to play old Xbox games, then?

4) Is there a way to tell which hardware this unit has, i.e. Falcon, Jasper, etc.?

5) This is more of a general question, but on average how large are DLC files (specifically, for Rock Band and GH)? She's throwing in a 20 gb memory card and I'm wondering if I'd need more. I can see my self downloading a lot of songs for those music games, but maybe not much else.

Any other things I should ask her about?

Oh, yeah - she's throwing in her copy of "Left 4 Dead," but that's not sweetening the deal too much for me because, while I lurve all things zombie, I'm a wuss and first person shooters tend to make me ill.

I do need to ask her if it has HDMI inputs, as that is a dealbreaker for me. She just uses component cables, which she's also throwing in.

On one hand, this is a pretty cheap way for me to get an Xbox, but I'm afraid it may be a subpar model and/or crap out on me. Anyway, I'd appreciate your input as to whether I should leap on this. Thanks!

[DJLinus]

Originally Posted by GatorDeb

I got my Arcade new at Circuit City for $150 after tax. Might want to see if yours carries it.

I went to 2 Circuit City stores over the past week looking for them, but they were sold out of Xboxes. I'm kicking myself for not checking sooner.

[Raul3]

I tried the Afro Samurai demo and it doesn't look that bad. I like the graphics, the gameplay is fine with some cool effects, camera is not that distracting. I guess it may end up being repetitive so it shouldn't be bad at $30. This is from someone that doesn't know anything about the comic.

[mkdevo]

so i think i probably know the answer to this, but is Space Chimps worth $5? saw it at best buy the other day...

[UncleGramps]

Originally Posted by Shagrath

A couple of deals over at Best Buy for Reward Zone members.

Mercenaries 2 - $9.99
Rock Band 2 - $39.99

This is good from 2/22-2/28. Just have them scan your RZ card it should automatically take the $20 off to get down to the above price.

Thanks for posting this. I think I'll jump on that Mercs 2 deal.

[kms_md]

Originally Posted by Shagrath

A couple of deals over at Best Buy for Reward Zone members.

Mercenaries 2 - $9.99
Rock Band 2 - $39.99

This is good from 2/22-2/28. Just have them scan your RZ card it should automatically take the $20 off to get down to the above price.

in for mercenaries 2 for 10 bucks. thanks for the info!

[hail2dking]

Originally Posted by DJLinus

Some newbie questions:

1) Is there a way to tell if Microsoft's 3 year warranty is good for this particular unit and, if so, how much time is left on it? Is it transferable?

2) When it comes to personalizing this unit for me (in regards to Live, etc.), is there any problem in setting that up since it's a used unit?

3) I'd read elsewhere that the Arcade editions can't play first generation Xbox games, which is something I'd like to be able to do as I missed out on a lot, being a PS2-only guy for so long. She claims that all the used units that Gamestop sells are the same - would I be able to play old Xbox games, then?

4) Is there a way to tell which hardware this unit has, i.e. Falcon, Jasper, etc.?

5) This is more of a general question, but on average how large are DLC files (specifically, for Rock Band and GH)? She's throwing in a 20 gb memory card and I'm wondering if I'd need more. I can see my self downloading a lot of songs for those music games, but maybe not much else.

Any other things I should ask her about?

Oh, yeah - she's throwing in her copy of "Left 4 Dead," but that's not sweetening the deal too much for me because, while I lurve all things zombie, I'm a wuss and first person shooters tend to make me ill.

I do need to ask her if it has HDMI inputs, as that is a dealbreaker for me. She just uses component cables, which she's also throwing in.

1) -- check the mfr date on the back
2) -- no problem
3) -- if it has a hard drive, it will play xbox games
4) -- check mfr date, if newer than 10/07 likely Falcon (will have HDMI as well) almost no chance of it being Jasper
5) -- She is throwing in 20 GB HARD DRIVE...it will have 13 GB space, as long as you don't install games to the hard drive, you will be fine. You will probably want to upgrade to 60 or 120 gb eventually. Most arcade games are under 250 mb (most under 50 mb)...figure 25-30 mb per song on Rock Band. Demos are ~ 1GB, some DLC can be up to 1GB (Burnout Paradise is 800+mb)

Left 4 Dead can be sold for $30 - $45 on craigslist/ebay