Why you should want a 360.

[Final-Fan]

MrOuija_AK said:

jasonnc80 said:

MrOuija_AK said:
The fan noise kills 360 as a media server. I have a zephyr Elite though, so I can't compare with the Falcon.

I am going to disagree with this statement. I have a refurb early 07 console (RROD replacement) and the fan noise on this is much quieter then my 60gig PS3. Once the PS3 goes into 2nd or 3rd stage fan speed it is very loud. It's quite disappointing when watching a Blu ray movie and having this fan noise going on. It only take about 10-15 minutes before it's up to the highest stage of fan speed and it doesn't let off the entire movie. That totally negates that arguement vs the PS3 imho.

Now if we're talking about gaming the DVD drive on my X360 is a turbine and much louder then the PS3 even on full fan speed.

Ya I should have said system noise, not fan noise. Though even without the drive going my 360 is louder than my PS3. I have the Zephyr motherboard Elite 360 and I have the 60gb Hardware BC PS3 from launch. I wonder if any websites have done an in-depth decibel analysis of all the various 360 and PS3 models.

I agree with MrOuija here.   The (launch-window vintage) 360 system fan is quiet in comparison to its disc drive; the PS3 system fan is loud in comparison to the silence before it spins up.