Buy a new xbox or second hand?

alright , do you think its worth buyin a second hand xbox 360 or would it be better to buy a new one with less risk of it breaking ,

or does anybody know any sites that do good deals on  360 package's  ?

Games doing 120GB 360 with FIFA 10, Forza 3 and Smackdown 10 fro 200quid. Limited time only though.

Keep your eye on http://buyithere.co.uk/category/consoles/xbox_360/1 

They get them in regularly.  They are 12 month warrantied jobs + Microshaft warranty.

careful of the chipped xboxs which are now banned from xbox live

i'd buy new... plenty of good deals about!!

seen a deal on the TV for an Xbox with three games for £149....is that the Xbox arcade though?

DOnt think the arcade is avilable anymore....is it?

I owuld buy new, warrenty piece of mind, deals are flying about so you could pick one up with MW2, any a couple of other games, tho I would try and find a package that includes a years Gold Live membership.

What is the arcade exactly? Is it xbox without internet facility?

Arcade is an xbox with just a 256mb memory card.  No hard drive.  Still can be connected to web.

I dont think its can be connected to teh web cause it doesnt have a storage device to connect and store firmware downloads.

Ah right. Ta.

Might try and pick one up. Not that big on online games, generally cos I get hammered at pretty much every online game I play.

Should be able to pick one up pretty cheap

not meaning to high jack your thread mate, but can 360s without hdmi output sockets still output 1080p? or can it just do 720p with the hd scart lead? cheers.

Umm if  you use compnent you should get 720p, actually both the 360 and the PS3 cannot output games at 1080p anyways, they can only upscale to this.

HD Scart lead? I had no idea such a thing existed. I would vbe very dubious of its HD claims

Yes they can, via VGA.  Not via component as component high def at 1080p  is not allowed under the HD DVD rules.

ok thanks but im confused...erm basically mines pre 2007 and doesnt have an actual hdmi socket but i want to get a full hd tv. Is there a good website that will explain to me what to do exactly to get the most out of my 360. Thanks

si1990


ok thanks but im confused...erm basically mines pre 2007 and doesnt have an actual hdmi socket but i want to get a full hd tv. Is there a good website that will explain to me what to do exactly to get the most out of my 360. Thanks

Me too. I thought only a HDMI cable could output HD? If VGA and component can do it then whats the point in HDMI?

depends if you intend to flash it or not,the new drive cant be flashed yet

si1990


ok thanks but im confused...erm basically mines pre 2007 and doesnt have an actual hdmi socket but i want to get a full hd tv. Is there a good website that will explain to me what to do exactly to get the most out of my 360. Thanks

I think Pap has missed what he was trying ot say cause that confused me too lol.

Does yoru Tv have component connections in (Red/ Gree/ Blue) sockets anwhere?

If so you can get the component connections, connect it that way and it will send the better signal, as said, the 360 can only really output at 720p anyways.

And HDMI was made to be an industry standard, tho they still fcuked that up abit thanks to Sony trying to be dicks, as usual, basically it can carry LOTS more info in terms of picture and sound. Cheaper to manufacture and place in all teh devices that woul duse them, and if you look at the connection its very very small really for all that it can do.

yes, and on a side note - all Xbox's can access Xbox Live, you are not restricted by what model you have, arcade / core / pro / elite etc..

Xbox Live is a service that your Xbox connects to - whether you have a 0GB HDD, or a 120GB hdd, it will still work, it is connected via ethernet cable, or wireless connection

Memory / storage / hdd capacity or space is not an issue

cu3ed

si1990


ok thanks but im confused...erm basically mines pre 2007 and doesnt have an actual hdmi socket but i want to get a full hd tv. Is there a good website that will explain to me what to do exactly to get the most out of my 360. Thanks

I think Pap has missed what he was trying ot say cause that confused me too lol.

Does yoru Tv have component connections in (Red/ Gree/ Blue) sockets anwhere?

If so you can get the component connections, connect it that way and it will send the better signal, as said, the 360 can only really output at 720p anyways.

And HDMI was made to be an industry standard, tho they still fcuked that up abit thanks to Sony trying to be dicks, as usual, basically it can carry LOTS more info in terms of picture and sound. Cheaper to manufacture and place in all teh devices that woul duse them, and if you look at the connection its very very small really for all that it can do.

Erm, I'll call you on that one. Component 1080p for games that are coded to run native at 1080p is fine. This was sorted with a firmware change ages ago IIRC. Also any 1080p files you have will play at that.

It's the only reason that I was happy to buy the old arcade unit that didn't have an HDMI output.

AV forums backs up (quickest FAQ I could find):

Component:

* HD DVD - 1080i resolution maximum, limited by AACS
* DVD - Standard progressive 576p maximum, limited by CSS
* Games - 720p games upscaled to 1080p and native 1080p games

http://www.avforums.com...-a.html#postmenu_1889577

As for original question, I'd buy new, they cost frig all at the minute.