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mesoteto on 04 August 2008
kingofwale said:
mesoteto said:
where are you getting the 90 bucks thing?

199 + 30 (found a bunch on ebay for this)+ 45 or a year of live

so that puts yeah about 274


so its still a good deal

let's just say... "i bought this at this price on eBay".. really isn't a good argument.

it's the MSRP people always refer to.

 

 

well  cant help people that dont want to get the most for their money



 

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souixan on 04 August 2008

As far as making PS2 look better on an HDTV you can buy an external scaler but those cost big bucks, more than an HD system would.

Gamecube graphically speaking is superior to the PS2 by a good deal, with high quality Component cables GC will look better in general terms than a PS2 could. However the problem is PS2 with more support developers found ways to work around it's being a weaker system overall so it's possible some games could look nicer. Component cables or external scaler are basically what you can do.



mrstickball on 04 August 2008
HideoK said:
I'd like to buy a 360 for Gears of War 2 this Fall, but I've heard about a new revision that I feel I should wait for in the hope of avoiding RROD.

Does anyone know when the X360 "Jasper" is coming out? Last I had heard it was set for August 2008. "Jasper" is the new Xbox 360 chipset revision with a 65nm processor (instead of 90nm) that will run cooler while consuming less power.

Then there is also "Valhalla", the last Xbox 360 revision set for Fall 2009 with the 65nm CPU and a new 65nm GPU combined into one single super-chip. As good as that sounds Gears of War 2 will likely prevent me from waiting that long to buy one!

Jasper is "out now". It most likely shipped with some of the 60GB HDDs.

So right now, you could most likely pick up a X360 with a MFG date later than June, and get a nice Jasper-powered 360.

As for the Valhalla, it's coming out earlier than Fall 09. It should be in production in May or June, with it shipping (most likely) in August or September, under a new name, price, and look.

And FYI, Valhalla will be 45nm, not 65nm. Either way, Jasper is going to be great unless you absolutely need a X360 slim.

 



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kingofwale on 04 August 2008
mesoteto said:
kingofwale said:
mesoteto said:
where are you getting the 90 bucks thing?

199 + 30 (found a bunch on ebay for this)+ 45 or a year of live

so that puts yeah about 274


so its still a good deal

let's just say... "i bought this at this price on eBay".. really isn't a good argument.

it's the MSRP people always refer to.

 

 

well cant help people that dont want to get the most for their money

yeah, must be suckers for people to shop at respectable retailers and wanting warranty/return policies on their products.

 

What an bunch of idiots.

 



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Onyxmeth on 04 August 2008
kingofwale said:
mesoteto said:
where are you getting the 90 bucks thing?

199 + 30 (found a bunch on ebay for this)+ 45 or a year of live

so that puts yeah about 274


so its still a good deal

let's just say... "i bought this at this price on eBay".. really isn't a good argument.

it's the MSRP people always refer to.

 

Unlike you being in this topic, that wasn't meant to be an argument. Mesoteto was giving Leetgeek a real suggestion on where to get a 20GB hard drive cheaper than retail because that is a major buying concern he had. People can refer to the MSRP all they want, but a smart shopper looks for the bargain on what they want. If you want to buy your crap at Walmart at retail be my guest. Some of us would like to make you money go further. I know Zenfolder will back me up on this. He loves eBay and buys almost all of his 360 stuff on there as do I.

 



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Shoestar on 04 August 2008
starcraft said:
You have 600+ posts on a gaming website. I refuse to believe you were unaware that the Xbox 360 had a proprietary HDD.

 

You have 6000+ posts on a gaming website. I refuse to believe you would find anything hard to believe.



I am a Gamer... I play games and not consoles. I have a PC and Console on which I game... I like games. End of Story!

starcraft on 04 August 2008
Shoestar said:
starcraft said:
You have 600+ posts on a gaming website. I refuse to believe you were unaware that the Xbox 360 had a proprietary HDD.

You have 6000+ posts on a gaming website. I refuse to believe you would find anything hard to believe.

Touche.

 



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mysticD on 04 August 2008

Just another troll...can we stop feeding them?



Onyxmeth on 04 August 2008
kingofwale said:
mesoteto said:
kingofwale said:
mesoteto said:
where are you getting the 90 bucks thing?

199 + 30 (found a bunch on ebay for this)+ 45 or a year of live

so that puts yeah about 274


so its still a good deal

let's just say... "i bought this at this price on eBay".. really isn't a good argument.

it's the MSRP people always refer to.

 

 

well cant help people that dont want to get the most for their money

yeah, must be suckers for people to shop at respectable retailers and wanting warranty/return policies on their products.

 

What an bunch of idiots.

 

Had you actually ever shopped on eBay you would know a ton of retailers on there offer both return policies and warranties, plus there is buyer protection through PayPal. Keep going though. You're on a roll.

 



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celticlonewolf on 04 August 2008

Remember that ms will be bringing out a new pack that containes 60gig hard drive 3months xbox live and a headset for the same price as the 20 gig now. Plus arcade is ment for people who just want to start out cheap and play hd games and are not intarested as of yet to play online or downlaod.