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Originally Posted by dilligaf1701
Just for those ones yup 
I am looking to replace my old dvd player and upgrade my gaming machine at the same time....
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I think the prices are pretty similar for each console. So I guess it depends on what games you like, etc.
But having had both, I'd say XBox
And the XBox is definitely a better quality DVD player than the PS2.
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Originally Posted by dilligaf1701
I'm assuming that if I go out and buy an xbox now it will have one of the newest drives?
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I think so. Although apparently some newer ones have Thomsons again, instead of Samsungs. But hopefully they'll be better quality than the original Thomsons.
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Originally Posted by dilligaf1701
Maybe I should get it from argos (with their 16 day money back thing) so I can take it back if it's the wrong type.
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Yeah, could try that I guess. Also gives you a chance to see if it will play the discs anyway (even if it's an older type of drive...never know, might be OK).
One thing though:
Although the XBox should play "backups" of DVDs perfectly fine (well, depending on the drive, & maybe the media), you can't play non-Region2 DVDs (e.g. US Region 1 DVDs) unless the XBox has been "chipped"/"modded".
That's one plus point the PS2 has over the XBox for DVD playback (as you can get a region unlocking disc for the PS2, so don't need to chip it just to play R1s).