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and bought a 360. It's got to go away tonight for xmas but....

WOW. What a great machine. I managed to get a 175w Falcon. In anticipation I already had Connect360 setup on my Mac. The music system is awesome - within seconds I had it talking to my Mac and Celldweller blasting out while I was playing Forza 2. Most of my avi's play perfectly which is a total bonus.

The controller is comfy, Live is great and Orange Box looks set to take up lots of my time. I'm confident I made the right decision (vs PS3) and it will really complement my Wii for the total gaming experience.

One happy 360 customer. :D

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Yes, the update for playing AVI's etc has only just come out :D
I had to try to play a video before the update came through though.

I wish it was quieter when playing dvd games though, my PS3 and Wii are pretty much silent.

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Is there any 'Official' confirmation about these 175w Falcon xbox360's anywhere? Reading web articles, they seem to contradict each other.

:confused:

Well done on the new purchase by the way. :tu:

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May have to send mine back for repair soon. Disc's just randomly stop and my game gets cut out. There's no dirt, no scratches the discs are perfect but then I hear the disc stop spinning and then it "This disc is dirty bla bla bla". Hopefully you dont have any of these problems with the newer console. I hope mine is replaced with a new one :) dout it though.

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Welcome to the other side :D

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What's a 175w Falcon?

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The new chipset runs cooler than the original one.

You will know if it is a Falcon because it will say 175w on the box, the old one was 203w ;) The old one couldn't run on 175w.

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From what I'd been able to gather, if the system has a 175w power supply, it's a Falcon. This has a 65nm CPU (*not* GPU - this is still 90nm and still the biggest heat contributor) and newer heatsink design. Obviously, it also has HDMI. I had to explain all of this to the manager of GAME when he couldn't understand why I wanted to see the back of the box ;)

I have a HDMI display device and 5.1 amp so I had to take a penknife to the AV out plug's housing to 'make them fit'. Slightly scary with a brand new purchase!

I've got another hour or so with it tonight before I have to pack it up. :)

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make sure you get COD4, the online play is amazing!!! Congrats on the purchase.

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Good choice, happy gaming!

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Thanks guys. Once I get the system I'll be expecting to see you all online for some Team Fortress action!

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whats team fortress like on the 360 ? , found out my brother has bought me hl orange box for crimbo .

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I don't actually know. I only had the 360 for a few hours for some 'testing' and I played 3 levels of Portal and some multiplayer. Then my mate brought his HD-DVD drive round and we watched Hot Fuzz :) Then I packed it away for Christmas :(

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But...but... you need a mouse and keyboard!

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COD4+Xbox live no need for PC;)

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COd4 + PC = no need for Xbox live subscriptions ;) Plus PC is the way to play first person shooters :D

\runs away now that he could have started the Xbox vs PC merits hornets nest :angel:

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Also dropped about 350squid on a 360 and some games this year, gfotta say, it's amazing, but runs so hot! It has tonnes of space around it too... Odd.

Hating Forza 2 right now, so hard to control! Loving Tony Hawk: Proving Ground. And that's all i've been playing really. Must get hooked upto live for the updates me thinks :D

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Get a Gold Subscription... you know you want to :D

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I got a 3month one free with the 360 :)

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Rob am with you.... dont you just wish that us PC gamers could play against 360 users on COD4 :D :devsmoke: :sniper:

but I think the 360 users would start crying then :D

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I think you can do that, cant you? I could be wrong though

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You can on some games such as gears of war and Halo 2.

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Yes a couple of computer game versions have been released that in theory xboxers and computer players can go for. Computer users though have to be wedded to the latest Microsoft requirements including DX10 compatible graphics cards and Vista. I think they also have to have a live subscription. All adds up to a lot of hassle.

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Thought I'd use this thread - bought a new premium xbox360 yesterday with a couple of wireless controllers. Bundled games VivA Pinta and Forza2. Also bought a copy of Scene It! and a wireless adapter for xbox live play. Just need to get hold of Halo3 and COD4 - anyone know of a good sale price for these? either on line or retail? Cheers. ;)

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The only game that features cross platform gameplay is Shadowrun.