Xbox 360 4GB Console – Faster And Easier Connection To Xbox LIVE
The new Xbox 4GB Console. Here today, ready for tomorrow with a brand new, leaner machine. Wi-Fi is built-in for easier connection to the world of entertainment on Xbox LIVE, where HD movies and TV stream in an instant. It’s ready for the controller-free experiences of Kinect – you don’t just play the game, you are the game. Xbox 360 is more games, entertainment and fun.
Being technically ready for the much-awaited motion sensing Kinect, this new Xbox 360 variant is the second next generation console presented by Microsoft India. After having started retailing in the US and the UK back in August this year, this Xbox 360 4GB Console is claimed to be best value for money available at present.
Xbox 360 4GB Console is a hot christmas gift 2010 and it's in the top list of many family list for Christmas gift. So be sure to order it today to suprise your family in the Christmas time.
Same old great gaming platform, new design
First off, let's hope these new designs don't suffer any of the same (or new!) problems -- RRoD anyone?
You have several choices in what you get bundle. You can choose between a 4GB and 250GB hard drive. Kinect will be bundled later this year with some other packages.
These pros and cons are really for comparing the new 360 S with the older 360 models.
Pros:
- New sleek design. Smooth black matte finish. Meshes nicely with my other A/V components.
- More vents. New side vent. Top and bottom vents seem to have a little more airflow.
- Quiet. Runs much more quietly than the previous models.
- Built in Wi-Fi supports 802.11 b/g/n. Mine connected flawlessly to my wireless router initially. I then changed it to work over Ethernet because I already have it wired.
- Additional USB ports. Five total - two in front, three in back. Easy to add additional drives.
- Optical audio port added for those not using HDMI but want the better audio fidelity.
- Hard drive is internal - helping make the design smaller.
Cons:
- Bottom vent, if unit used vertically, completely blocked and very warm. Doesn't make me feel good using it in this position with all of the heat problems of the previous builds.
- No HDMI cable included.
- No support for Blu-Ray. OK ... I know Microsoft doesn't want to cozy up to Sony and pay licensing fees, but this would have made the 360 a complete system and could have really crushed PS3 sales.
Still less to support it for some codecs to play a video file, but this is just more of a software problem than hardware at this time.
- Runs hot. Not sure if the cooling is adequate but time will tell. With that said, my other A/V components can run just as hot but they never suffered the fate(s) of the original XBOX360s.
- Initial storage options are limited. 4GB or 250GB -- and expensive $ per gigabyte. Better to buy non-Microsoft HD own your external.
All in all, it's an excellent unit for under $200. Some of the general features of the 360: Compatible with all the old games as well as the new Kinect sensor (sold separately or bundled). It makes a very good media player that can play files from attached drives or your media server (PC) and has a Netflix application for streaming movies for those that have XBOX Live and a Netflix account.
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