help with xbox 360 purchase

RockGypsy

Marty_J wrote: »

Amazon have the 120 GB hard drive for £88.

If he gets the Arcade version, he should also buy a component video or HDMI cable for it (depending on what connections your TV has), as it only comes with a composite video cable with won't display an HD picture.

We`ve just got a normal bog standard oldish tv(an can`t see us getting a HD unless I win one),can you connect xbox360 with scart leads just like the old xbox?
Also he`s got loads of original xbox games,can these be played on the 360?
Thanks:beer:

custardy

yup scart works fine
models with a hard drive can play most xbox 1 games
its done by software so can be a bit glitchy
the 360 upscales the graphics though

RockGypsy

custardy wrote: »

yup scart works fine
models with a hard drive can play most xbox 1 games
its done by software so can be a bit glitchy
the 360 upscales the graphics though

So if he got the arcade one with no hard drive he can`t play his old xbox games?

custardy

thats right
it needs the hard drive
because M$ dropped Nvidia for the graphics chipset,Nvidia blocked M$ from adding in hardware backwards compatibility
something Sony slated M$ for,up till the point they dropped hardware backwards compatibility!

RockGypsy

custardy wrote: »

thats right
it needs the hard drive
because M$ dropped Nvidia for the graphics chipset,Nvidia blocked M$ from adding in hardware backwards compatibility
something Sony slated M$ for,up till the point they dropped hardware backwards compatibility!

Righto thats its then,he`s gonna get the 60gb one from Argos £162.85,the 20gb one is £4 dearer...weird.

Thanks everyone for your advice,much appreciated :beer:

tentpole_2

Marty_J wrote: »

Amazon have the 120 GB hard drive for £88.

If he gets the Arcade version, he should also buy a component video or HDMI cable for it (depending on what connections your TV has), as it only comes with a composite video cable with won't display an HD picture.

not everyone needs this

Phantom_Flan_Flinger

This thread is now a year old, so I presume the OP has long since bought the Xbox.

jvmills

Mentioned this in an earlier post, but beware of second hand Xbox consoles that have been chipped by keen gamers. These are now banned from online gaming!

donnajunkie

i noticed the elite had been reduced by £30 today when i past my local hmv.

Marty_J

tentpole wrote: »

not everyone needs this

Which is why I said "depending on what connections your TV has".