PS3 or XBOX 360 Elite?

Phantom_Flan_Flinger

custardy wrote: »

£179 for an elite with game & HDMI

Good price.

Just to add that the Arcade and Premium also have HDMI ports now, but only the Elite comes with an HDMI cable.

custardy

Phantom_Flan_Flinger wrote: »

Good price.

Just to add that the Arcade and Premium also have HDMI ports now, but only the Elite comes with an HDMI cable.

not any more.the cable has been dropped from the elite package along with the component cable

Phantom_Flan_Flinger

custardy wrote: »

not any more.the cable has been dropped from the elite package along with the component cable

Aah, OK. You saying they only provide a composite cable now, therefore providing no out the box HD capability?

Not good.

custardy

Phantom_Flan_Flinger wrote: »

Aah, OK. You saying they only provide a composite cable now, therefore providing no out the box HD capability?

Not good.

yup afraid so,though i can kinda see the point of not including both and dropping composite but surely an HDMI should be the norm

Marty_J

custardy wrote: »

yup afraid so,though i can kinda see the point of not including both and dropping composite but surely an HDMI should be the norm

Given that they dropped the price of it by £30, and you can buy an HDMI cable for £5, it's not such a big deal.

custardy

Marty_J wrote: »

Given that they dropped the price of it by £30, and you can buy an HDMI cable for £5, it's not such a big deal.

yeah i know its not but for consoles IMO they should be more open the box and everythings there IYKWIM
to M$ an HDMI cable is going to cost very little.
dont get me started on the cost of the wifi adapter

Marty_J

custardy wrote: »

yeah i know its not but for consoles IMO they should be more open the box and everythings there IYKWIM
to M$ an HDMI cable is going to cost very little.
dont get me started on the cost of the wifi adapter

They've sold 31 million consoles; if every one of them came with an HDMI cable, that's a lot of money, even if they only cost Microsoft 50p each.

Gotta pay for all those RROD failures somehow.

And yes, the wifi adapter is over-priced, even at the £42 discount price you can get it on Amazon for.

custardy

it wouldnt be every one,only the ones since dropping the HDMI/component elite bundle


ive got 2 360's (1 premium,1 elite) and ive yet to have a RROD

Marty_J

custardy wrote: »

it wouldnt be every one,only the ones since dropping the HDMI/component elite bundle

True, true. But when you're trying to save money on something that sells millions of units, every penny helps.

ive got 2 360's (1 premium,1 elite) and ive yet to have a RROD

I haven't had any problems with mine either, and most people don't (I have a Jasper, so fingers crossed).

But the Xbox 360 still has a startling high failure rate. Even if you exclude RROD problems, it still fails more often than the PS3 and Wii.

custardy

for the op,360 + halo ODST (pre order) for £189.99

http://www.shopto.net/XBOX%20360/BUNDLE/XB2CO26-Xbox%20360%20Elite%20Console%20%2B%20Halo%203%3A%20ODST.html