Xbox 360

[Neo]

So im planing on buying a Xbox 360 since "PES 6" and
"Gears of War" is soon released. But im not sure about
what stuff i need besides the "basic" gear. I decided so
far on.

Xbox 360 premium version
12 month Live membership
2000 live points
joypad recharger thingie

what else is needed for top quality picture and gaming ?
And also, how does the "Live" thing work, just connect
the ADSL cable i use to my puter to the xbox ? Can i surf
the net "normally" ie visit websites, download stuff etc ?
Never had a Xbox be4 so any info from some1 who has 1
is appreciated. And Gears of War is gonna be sooooo good

 

[Saggy]

what else is needed for top quality picture and gaming ?

Get advanced scart cable if your television doesn't have component-in or VGA-cable if you prefer to use monitor for screen. Personally I wouldn't bother with Xbox360 without HDTV and 5.1-sounds

And also, how does the "Live" thing work, just connect the ADSL cable i use to my puter to the xbox

Yeah.

Can i surf the net "normally" ie visit websites, download stuff etc ?

Nope.

 

[Neo]

but i can send stuff from my puter, ex movies, mp3 and
play it on the tv ?

 

[Naffets]

You can stream movies, music and tv via your home network from your pc to your xbox if you are using windows MCE.

If you are using XP you are only able to stream music + pictures.

Also, if you are using ADSL then you need a router to enable your pc and your 360 to get net access. Your usb adsl modem wont work with the 360 (if you use one)

 

[Saggy]

but i can send stuff from my puter, ex movies, mp3 and
play it on the tv ?

With Vista or Media Center yeah, with normal XP only pictures and music.

 

[Neo]

So i cant just unplugg the puter and put the cable into
the xbox instead ? Oo
Is there loads of gaming going on tis "Live" place btw ?

 

[Naffets]

You get a manual with your 360

Read it

If you have a router, you can plug in your 360 via ethernet, if you use an adsl modem then you require a router in place of that adsl modem.

 

[Wonk]

Is there loads of gaming going on tis "Live" place btw ?

yep.

 

[Neo]

You get a manual with your 360

Read it

I just want to know so i can order it all at once, so i dont
have to make a 2nd order and wait a whole day extra

And manuals are for gurls

 

[Chronictank]

you pay a monthly fee for Xbox live also remember (unless its been changed in the 360)

 

[evzy]

For the streaming side there seem to be a fair few issues - was going to buy one until I started reading up on it and the fact you need Media Centre Edition to get the most out of it... As for the rest of it..dunno tbh - I only wanted one for media streaming and built a pc media centre myself instead.

 

[Saggy]

you pay a monthly fee for Xbox live also remember (unless its been changed in the 360)

12 month Live membership

Same as with Xbox.

For the streaming side there seem to be a fair few issues - was going to buy one until I started reading up on it and the fact you need Media Centre Edition to get the most out of it... As for the rest of it..dunno tbh - I only wanted one for media streaming and built a pc media centre myself instead.

It indeed does suck that you need MCE for video streaming and to watch xvid stuff you need 3rd-party program (transcode360) ;/

 

[evzy]

Same as with Xbox.

It indeed does suck that you need MCE for video streaming and to watch xvid stuff you need 3rd-party program (transcode360) ;/

Aye read about that - you would think ..actually I was going to say you would think Microsoft would test it etc and sort stuff like that out...but then I realised I was talking about Microsoft.

 

[Delket]

Im pretty sure divx however is a proprietary codec, much as WMV is for Microsoft hence why it natively supports only WMV. Saves them licensing fees .

As for 360 online, great fun especially on certain games.

 

[Neo]

ordered 1 today, with the Dead Rising game, also pre ordered
PES 6 and Gears of War Looking forward to Alan Wake and and
Call of Duty 3 aswell.

 

[Naffets]

dead rising rocks

 

[Neo]

is it playable online ?

 

[Naffets]

is it playable online ?

hmm no idea, scores go online tho

Don't think its playable online, though i could be wrong.

 

[Wonk]

it's not online, but imo the best 360 game out there atm

 

[Neo]

cant wait til i get home from work tomorrow.
And luckely i work at teh post office xD

Almost crapped me pants earlier today tho,
when i read at the official Xbox 360 forum that
shitloads of consoles may break (red ring) if they are made
be4 a certain date or sumting like that.

 

[tris-]

with regards to 5.1

i already use the optical input for my dvd player. is there some kind of crazy adapter thing so i can use two different optical inputs into the same hole?

 

[Agell]

with regards to 5.1

i already use the optical input for my dvd player. is there some kind of crazy adapter thing so i can use two different optical inputs into the same hole?

You can buy a switching box, I think I bought mine from Maplin (It was a long time ago now). It has 3 switchable optical inputs (and obviously one output)

 

[Sparx]

i just bought a 360 today, well chuffed so far

 

[Wonk]

i just bought a 360 today, well chuffed so far

remember to post your gamertag (if you've got one ofc) on the console forum there's a sticky thread for them. It would be cool if we could make some FH games.

 

[Neo]

just got home from work with my shiny new x360
gonna hook it up and slaughter me sum zombies asap.
And yea, would be cool to get sum FH games going

 

[Bahumat]

if you dont have a high definition tv (which xbox360 was made for) or some kick ass scart lead you wont be able to read anything.

Im selling my xbox360 if anyone's interested. yes im an essex whore

 

[DavidH]

if you dont have a high definition tv (which xbox360 was made for) or some kick ass scart lead you wont be able to read anything.

Im selling my xbox360 if anyone's interested. yes im an essex whore

Monster cables ftw.
Oh, and I'm getting a 42" LCD tv soon, ofc HD-TV ready xD. Getting both (tv and x360) in the end of this month