Want to purchase 360, need some advice!

[iamfanboy]

mrstickball said:

iamfanboy said:

Hi,

I'm interested in purchasing an Xbox 360. I'm currently own a Wii and have been looking into getting one of the HD consoles. After much thought, I have decided to get a 360 instead of the PS3.

I guess I should state my setup. I don't have an HD TV and don't plan on getting one anytime soon. I've heard the Arcade pack is not a wise choice and I don't think I have much use for an Elite.

Anyhow, the bottom line is FutureShop is selling the 360 Pro for 299.99 + Gears of Wars and GTA 4. I'm very interested in getting these games and it seems like such a good deal. However, I'm not too familiar with all the models + the announcement of the 60G. Is the 20G Pro a good choice... especially after reading this

http://www.vgchartz.com/forum/thread.php?id=34257

Will I have problems with load/install times if I choose a 20G over the 60G? Is RROD common amongst Pros?

The 20GB Pro for $299.99 + GOW and GTAIV is a great choice, as your getting the games you want.

It all depends on what's important to you. The load times of every X360 game are pretty good. The install feature just makes it even faster if you need it for a specific game.

The big question is: Do you plan on downloading, and keeping a lot of content on your Xbox 360? If your going to download a ton of demos, and movies, the 20GB should be fine. But if your planning on buying a ton of Downloadable content (and I mean a large amount), then consider the 120GB later on.

RROD isn't common on Pros. If you can check out the Pro your buying at FutureShop before you buy, look at see if you can find when the console was made. If it was made later than 9/07, you'll be fine (and most shops have been moving X360 stock quick enough, that the likelyhood of you getting an older console is slim to none).

So yeah, I'd go with the 20GB if your not doing a ton of online downloading.

 

 

Thank you mrstickball!

I don't have the need to download movie content but demos would be nice. 

That brings up another question.  What would I need to get the 360 online.  I have a wired network... I run a home business so I have no intestions of messing with my setup (e.g. wireless).  Is it as simple as connecting the 360 to the router?