Was Microsoft smart and thinking ahead when they chose DVD?

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Retrasado said:

StanGable said:

montrealsoon said:
Another issue with the DVD drive of the 360 is the noise.
This is a big factor that shouldn't be overlooked.

The new feature to allow one to copy the DVD to the HDD is a great one, the noise in the first place isn't.

Seriously, does anyone play their videogames with the volume so low that you can hear the DVD drive? When I play videogames the last thing I hear is the 360 drive and I definitely enjoy playing games loud either by myself or with friends. Anyone saying that the noise coming out of the 360 is an issue is either a rabid Sony fanboy that wants an excuse to believe that their console is better (lol) or you just have superb incredible ears that you can listen to it through all the dang noise while playing (or mommy won't let you play your games loud enough).

I don't know about it being an issue, but when a friend of mine who owns a 360 (and not a PS3) who I hadn't seen in like 2-3 years came over, the first thing he said when I turned on the PS3 was "Wow, that's really quiet..."

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I would like to point out that the 360s currently in production are not particularly noisy, or at least not noisy enough to get all upset about -- or so I've heard.  I have to add that caveat, you see, because although I do own a 360, it is a launch model and sounds like a fucking vacuum cleaner. 

As for just turning the TV up, well, not all of us feel the need to be like Marty McFly in Back to the Future.