Official Xbox 360? Thread...

[lrad50]

Originally posted by: homestarmy

Originally posted by: lrad50
I just got offered (from my best friend) face value xbox premium package

Worth it?

Are you trying to be funny? You're not.

i'm being dead serious you moron.

he put on craigslist and then just got over it for some reason and called me up.

you trying to be smart? well, you're a fvcking idiot.

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: purbeast0

Originally posted by: BigJ

Originally posted by: purbeast0

Originally posted by: BigJ

Originally posted by: purbeast0
Well I just got back from Zero Hour last night. It was a great time out in Palmdale. I also realize how the 360 really has no killer app at all right now, and that a lot of the games have frame rate issues.

Honestly, IMO, after playing every single game on the 360 that is available (or atleast seeing the ones I didn't care for), I can say that the 360, IMO, isn't even worth the $400 just yet since it really doesn't have a "killer" game. The system is great, but as of now, IMO, the games aren't just that great yet. But again it's still at its childhood and I saw a demo of Gears of War by the Epid dude, and wow ... that game is going to be AMAZING!

And now I want to brag about 2 things ...

1.

Picture that I took at Zero Hour

2.

My ebay auction that went for a ridiculous amount

Did that bidder pay you yet? Because looking at his feedback, he purchased another 360 for $600 cheaper.

Yep, payment was received and I just shipped it out to him .

Hope you used Tracking with the very least Delivery Confirmation. Signature Confirmation would've been optimal.

UPS overnight air saver is the method I used. The guy checks out and all. He has a lot of feedback and he is paypal verified and all that crap and it went to the shipping address. I'm not worried, especially considering the rush last night.

EDIT: mine also included the e10m shirt/hat and Kameo. sure its not worth $600 more, but w/the rush he musta got caught up in it .

dude must be thinking he'll turn a profit the week before Christmas. I would've waited till Christmas to sell mine (if I got it). Still waiting on my preorder.

 

[homestarmy]

Originally posted by: lrad50

Originally posted by: homestarmy

Originally posted by: lrad50
I just got offered (from my best friend) face value xbox premium package

Worth it?

Are you trying to be funny? You're not.

i'm being dead serious you moron.

he put on craigslist and then just got over it for some reason and called me up.

you trying to be smart? well, you're a fvcking idiot.

You posted a question that could only be posted by a mongoloid, yet you call me an idiot.

Did you notice that they are selling on ebay for three times their price?

You obviously aren't very bright, so let me answer it for you. Yes, it is a good deal. Even if you don't want it, sell it and make some big money.

 

[homestarmy]

On a lighter note, I thought I read that the remote that comes with the premium bundle could not work as a Media Center PC remote. Is that correct?

 

[Qwest]

so wait, is the premium xbox 360 inferior to a modded xbox installed with XBMC??

 

[Leomarg02]

My SONY 57" HDTV is reasting quietly till my SONY PS3 comes out. It's not that I don't like the Xbox 360 or Revolution, it's just I like the SONY LOGO.

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: azazyel
I wish I would have thought of Sam's club or Costco, I have a friggen business membership too.

oh well...

That's where I picked up one of mine. Nice bundle they had for the premium package (extra controller + plug & play kit for $450). I showed up at about 3am and camped out with about 6 other guys. The big crowd started showing up at 6am.

 

[mpitts]

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: azazyel
I wish I would have thought of Sam's club or Costco, I have a friggen business membership too.

oh well...

That's where I picked up one of mine. Nice bundle they had for the premium package (extra controller + plug & play kit for $450). I showed up at about 3am and camped out with about 6 other guys. The big crowd started showing up at 6am.

Heh.. I did the same thing at the Sam's in Duluth. Which one were you at?

BTW, I started the line at 4AM. If you know the area, you know there is a CompUSA right across the street, and a Circuit City, Target and Costco all within walking distance.

No one thought about Sams. My plan worked perfectly.. hehe

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: mpitts

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: azazyel
I wish I would have thought of Sam's club or Costco, I have a friggen business membership too.

oh well...

That's where I picked up one of mine. Nice bundle they had for the premium package (extra controller + plug & play kit for $450). I showed up at about 3am and camped out with about 6 other guys. The big crowd started showing up at 6am.

Heh.. I did the same thing at the Sam's in Duluth. Which one were you at?

BTW, I started the line at 4AM. If you know the area, you know there is a CompUSA right across the street, and a Circuit City, Target and Costco all within walking distance.

No one thought about Sams. My plan worked perfectly.. hehe

I was at the Sam's off of Scenic Highway. The guy that started the line there showed up at 9pm the night before. The other 5 guys showed up around 2am. I brought a little heater, a chair, and a big blanket. We were all circled around the heater with the blanket over us to keep warm. :laugh: A cop came by and told us about a fight breaking out at the Best Buy. After hearing the stories of the line lengths at other stores, I decided to call it a day after picking up a 360 from Sam's. I was beat from sitting in a line at Wal-Mart for 10 hours and then going over to camp out at Sam's.

 

[0roo0roo]

http://www.tgdaily.com/2005/11/23/xbox360_cost_estimated/index.html

 

[0roo0roo]

hm, i thought this thread was big. i just checked out chubby wallet.. its nearing 300 pages!

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
http://www.tgdaily.com/2005/11/23/xbox360_cost_estimated/index.html

MS is supposed to have better control of the costs of manufacturing this time so we'll see how it turns out in the long run. I read somewhere about MS shrinking the die down to .65nm in the next year which will reduce the manufacturing cost significantly.

That said, imagine the costs for the PS3 when Blu-Ray players are going for $1,000+!

 

[Specop 007]

HAHAHAHA. XBox failures. I laugh at those who waited in line.

Click

Anyone else have a failure?

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: Specop 007
HAHAHAHA. XBox failures. I laugh at those who waited in line.

Click

Anyone else have a failure?

None yet. I've been playing PGR3 and PD0.

 

[Rickten]

Originally posted by: Qwest
so wait, is the premium xbox 360 inferior to a modded xbox installed with XBMC??

yes, plus I've read people with media center are having trouble even getting it working. 360 does NOT support divx/xvid files in any way.

check out xbox scene for the abundance of defective unit stories. Imagine paying 1600 bucks for a defective unit waiting three months for replacement which turns out to be a refurb, then MS releases a version update and your stuck with a refurb version 1.0. MORONS and their money with absolutely no patience.

 

[UpgradeFailure]

Originally posted by: Rickten

Originally posted by: Qwest
so wait, is the premium xbox 360 inferior to a modded xbox installed with XBMC??

yes, plus I've read people with media center are having trouble even getting it working. 360 does NOT support divx/xvid files in any way.

Yeah it sucks you have to have Media Center, but at least the unsupported problem was an easy fix

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: UpgradeFailure

Originally posted by: Rickten

Originally posted by: Qwest
so wait, is the premium xbox 360 inferior to a modded xbox installed with XBMC??

yes, plus I've read people with media center are having trouble even getting it working. 360 does NOT support divx/xvid files in any way.

Yeah it sucks you have to have Media Center, but at least the unsupported problem was an easy fix

Sweet. Nice find.

 

[Rickten]

Originally posted by: UpgradeFailure

Originally posted by: Rickten

Originally posted by: Qwest
so wait, is the premium xbox 360 inferior to a modded xbox installed with XBMC??

yes, plus I've read people with media center are having trouble even getting it working. 360 does NOT support divx/xvid files in any way.

Yeah it sucks you have to have Media Center, but at least the unsupported problem was an easy fix

so you have to convert every file you want to watch? how long does the conversion take? Is it just changing a header or does it need to re-encode the whole file?

 

[UpgradeFailure]

Originally posted by: Rickten

Originally posted by: UpgradeFailure

Originally posted by: Rickten

Originally posted by: Qwest
so wait, is the premium xbox 360 inferior to a modded xbox installed with XBMC??

yes, plus I've read people with media center are having trouble even getting it working. 360 does NOT support divx/xvid files in any way.

Yeah it sucks you have to have Media Center, but at least the unsupported problem was an easy fix

so you have to convert every file you want to watch? how long does the conversion take? Is it just changing a header or does it need to re-encode the whole file?

Sorry, I have no clue. Don't have a media center PC.

 

[blurredvision]

Originally posted by: Rickten
check out xbox scene for the abundance of defective unit stories. Imagine paying 1600 bucks for a defective unit waiting three months for replacement which turns out to be a refurb, then MS releases a version update and your stuck with a refurb version 1.0. MORONS and their money with absolutely no patience.

I'll bet you love the saying, "Hindsight is 20/20." I'm sick and fvcking tired of anonymous posters on the internet calling other anonymous posters on the internet morons and idiots just because they wanted an XBOX360 on launch. God forbid someone purchase a product with the expectations it work 100% like advertised. Waiting for successive revisions of consoles is not a well-known thing, so it's not like it's common knowledge.

Did I purchase one? Nope. Will I later? Yes. Do I think it's funny that people are running into problems? Not one fvcking bit, and neither should you. I hope to god the next time you purchase something, be it a $30k automobile or a damn double cheeseburger from McDonald's, that it either breaks down and spews oil everywhere or they forget to leave the pickles off like you ask, that you remember your sense of humor you obtained about other's disappointments.

 

[Wingznut]

Originally posted by: blurredvision

Originally posted by: Rickten
check out xbox scene for the abundance of defective unit stories. Imagine paying 1600 bucks for a defective unit waiting three months for replacement which turns out to be a refurb, then MS releases a version update and your stuck with a refurb version 1.0. MORONS and their money with absolutely no patience.

I'll bet you love the saying, "Hindsight is 20/20." I'm sick and fvcking tired of anonymous posters on the internet calling other anonymous posters on the internet morons and idiots just because they wanted an XBOX360 on launch. God forbid someone purchase a product with the expectations it work 100% like advertised. Waiting for successive revisions of consoles is not a well-known thing, so it's not like it's common knowledge.

Did I purchase one? Nope. Will I later? Yes. Do I think it's funny that people are running into problems? Not one fvcking bit, and neither should you. I hope to god the next time you purchase something, be it a $30k automobile or a damn double cheeseburger from McDonald's, that it either breaks down and spews oil everywhere or they forget to leave the pickles off like you ask, that you remember your sense of humor you obtained about other's disappointments.

Owned!

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: UpgradeFailure

Originally posted by: Rickten

Originally posted by: UpgradeFailure

Originally posted by: Rickten

Originally posted by: Qwest
so wait, is the premium xbox 360 inferior to a modded xbox installed with XBMC??

yes, plus I've read people with media center are having trouble even getting it working. 360 does NOT support divx/xvid files in any way.

Yeah it sucks you have to have Media Center, but at least the unsupported problem was an easy fix

so you have to convert every file you want to watch? how long does the conversion take? Is it just changing a header or does it need to re-encode the whole file?

Sorry, I have no clue. Don't have a media center PC.

I'll try it out later tonight after I get the kids in bed.

 

[Rickten]

Originally posted by: blurredvision

Originally posted by: Rickten
check out xbox scene for the abundance of defective unit stories. Imagine paying 1600 bucks for a defective unit waiting three months for replacement which turns out to be a refurb, then MS releases a version update and your stuck with a refurb version 1.0. MORONS and their money with absolutely no patience.

I'll bet you love the saying, "Hindsight is 20/20." I'm sick and fvcking tired of anonymous posters on the internet calling other anonymous posters on the internet morons and idiots just because they wanted an XBOX360 on launch. God forbid someone purchase a product with the expectations it work 100% like advertised. Waiting for successive revisions of consoles is not a well-known thing, so it's not like it's common knowledge.

Did I purchase one? Nope. Will I later? Yes. Do I think it's funny that people are running into problems? Not one fvcking bit, and neither should you. I hope to god the next time you purchase something, be it a $30k automobile or a damn double cheeseburger from McDonald's, that it either breaks down and spews oil everywhere or they forget to leave the pickles off like you ask, that you remember your sense of humor you obtained about other's disappointments.

You know what its not a common thing for people to know about revisions and the only reason I do is because I have 2 ps2's that don't work because they can't read the disc anyone.

If you don't think people paying 1600 for a XBOX is stupid than we definetly disagree because it is absolutely stupid, I don't care if they have money to burn, its my opinion so pipe down. Next time I pay a 400% markup on something I deserve to get burned.

 

[spidey07]

OK, so I'm an idiot...

I cracked open my xbox premium with the HD pack an nowhere do I see a digital out. WTF!!!!

Guess I should RTFM.

I require full dolby digital with my gaming experience. WTF!!

<I'm sure I'll look like an idiot because it has to be somewhere>

 

[blurredvision]

Originally posted by: Rickten

Originally posted by: blurredvision

Originally posted by: Rickten
check out xbox scene for the abundance of defective unit stories. Imagine paying 1600 bucks for a defective unit waiting three months for replacement which turns out to be a refurb, then MS releases a version update and your stuck with a refurb version 1.0. MORONS and their money with absolutely no patience.

I'll bet you love the saying, "Hindsight is 20/20." I'm sick and fvcking tired of anonymous posters on the internet calling other anonymous posters on the internet morons and idiots just because they wanted an XBOX360 on launch. God forbid someone purchase a product with the expectations it work 100% like advertised. Waiting for successive revisions of consoles is not a well-known thing, so it's not like it's common knowledge.

Did I purchase one? Nope. Will I later? Yes. Do I think it's funny that people are running into problems? Not one fvcking bit, and neither should you. I hope to god the next time you purchase something, be it a $30k automobile or a damn double cheeseburger from McDonald's, that it either breaks down and spews oil everywhere or they forget to leave the pickles off like you ask, that you remember your sense of humor you obtained about other's disappointments.

You know what its not a common thing for people to know about revisions and the only reason I do is because I have 2 ps2's that don't work because they can't read the disc anyone.

If you don't think people paying 1600 for a XBOX is stupid than we definetly disagree because it is absolutely stupid, I don't care if they have money to burn, its my opinion so pipe down. Next time I pay a 400% markup on something I deserve to get burned.

Yes, paying $1600 for a $400 XBOX is stupid, but your post was heavily referencing all XBOX360's, not just defective, overpriced machines on eBay.