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does anyone know how the audio output works on the 360? does it support optical or digital coax out? Does the cable split off the component cables? My audio receiver isn't next to my TV input, so i will need the optical cable to stretch a few extra feet.
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Originally Posted by ViperrepiV
does anyone know how the audio output works on the 360? does it support optical or digital coax out? Does the cable split off the component cables? My audio receiver isn't next to my TV input, so i will need the optical cable to stretch a few extra feet.
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I think I'm getting a 360 pretty soon for my dorm. Have any of you guys tried hooking it up to your computer monitor? How hard would it be and what extras would I need to get.
Thanks in advance,
Christoph
Thanks in advance,
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Originally Posted by BstonBruin
I think I'm getting a 360 pretty soon for my dorm. Have any of you guys tried hooking it up to your computer monitor? How hard would it be and what extras would I need to get.
Thanks in advance,
Christoph
Thanks in advance,
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http://www.xbox.com/en-US/hardware/x/xbox360vgahdcable/
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/hardware/x...60svideocable/
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Originally Posted by BstonBruin
I think I'm getting a 360 pretty soon for my dorm. Have any of you guys tried hooking it up to your computer monitor? How hard would it be and what extras would I need to get.
Thanks in advance,
Christoph
Thanks in advance,
Christoph
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Originally Posted by SRK85
Its not hard to set up and the graphics look good on a monitor. The VGA cables cost 60 dollars tho.
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for those of you that are... just now, getting the 360... you guys are lucky cause there are sooooo many awesome titles sold as "previously played" game for CHEAP! I just saw "Ghost Recon Advance Warfare" @ Game Stop for $30! (which is still one of my all time favorite)
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Amazon is selling 1,000 360 core systems for $100. Check their home page for details. They go on sale at 11am PST time.
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Hope this isn't a repost
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Originally Posted by doopstr
Amazon is selling 1,000 360 core systems for $100. Check their home page for details. They go on sale at 11am PST time.
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shhhhhh I think you and I are the only ones that know about it on the board.
https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...15#post5122415
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Originally Posted by Sly Raskal
Has anyone tried hooking up an external hard drive via USB on the 360 to store content???
I don't own a 360 yet, just curious.
I don't own a 360 yet, just curious.
but in searching the net I also found they are planning on releasing a 100GB hard drive.
How much space are you guys using up in your hard drives at the moment?
do you guys find you are downloading a lot of stuff or using it mostly to store game data?
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Originally Posted by Sly Raskal
did some research last night and it looks like you can hook up an external hard drive to your 360 but it can only be read from so you could put all your MP3 and other media on there so it doesn't take up space on the primary in case you dont' want to through the hassle of ripping cd's to it all over again.
but in searching the net I also found they are planning on releasing a 100GB hard drive.
How much space are you guys using up in your hard drives at the moment?
do you guys find you are downloading a lot of stuff or using it mostly to store game data?
but in searching the net I also found they are planning on releasing a 100GB hard drive.
How much space are you guys using up in your hard drives at the moment?
do you guys find you are downloading a lot of stuff or using it mostly to store game data?
I use the 360 hard drive primarily for demos and live arcade games. I have about 6gb of it free currently.
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Originally Posted by cusdaddy
I have my PC connected through WMP 11 media sharing so I can stream music and videos from my PC. BTW, you don't have to physically connect them. Just make sure both are on the same network through a router.
I use the 360 hard drive primarily for demos and live arcade games. I have about 6gb of it free currently.
I use the 360 hard drive primarily for demos and live arcade games. I have about 6gb of it free currently.
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okay so I got one of these guys a week ago, and after some use, i have to say that I'm raelly impressed with the system. It has so much functionality, and it does it well. It multi-tasks (you can play music while you do everything), NBA 2k7 and GoW are games that I am really enjoying, the optical 5.1 is kick ass, Live Arcade is really fun and adds another dimension to the system, there are demos for EVERYTHING, High Def video downloads is a cool feature/option to have, and the wireless controllers work/feel great. Plus, i downloaded the zune software (reluctantly) and now I can stream vid, pics, and music from my comp. There are a few things that could use refining, but overall i'm really impressed.
This isn't to say that the ps3 doesn't do a lot of these things. It's just that the 360 does everthing well, and the games out are really getting good. Then again, this is over a year after launch, after several udpates and refinements.
Anyways, I was pleasantly surprised with the system.
This isn't to say that the ps3 doesn't do a lot of these things. It's just that the 360 does everthing well, and the games out are really getting good. Then again, this is over a year after launch, after several udpates and refinements.
Anyways, I was pleasantly surprised with the system.
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Originally Posted by ViperrepiV
This isn't to say that the ps3 doesn't do a lot of these things. It's just that the 360 does everthing well, and the games out are really getting good. Then again, this is over a year after launch, after several udpates and refinements.
Anyways, I was pleasantly surprised with the system.
Anyways, I was pleasantly surprised with the system.
I'm glad I waited until a few months ago to get a 360, b/c if I got one earlier, I would have hated it. And since I don't want to hate the PS3, I'm gonna wait on that too
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okay, so I have a dumb question... where is the optical output in the 360?
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Originally Posted by ViperrepiV
there's a jack on the base of the AV cable that plugs into the 360
...after a year of having this thing, I didn't even know that...
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Ordered Xbox 360 on Dell.com...got it for 340 free shipping. I just picked up the table tennis game today for 18.99 (on sale at Best Buy) but the system wont be here till the first
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Originally Posted by BstonBruin
Ordered Xbox 360 on Dell.com...got it for 340 free shipping. I just picked up the table tennis game today for 18.99 (on sale at Best Buy) but the system wont be here till the first
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Originally Posted by Mizouse
lol thats like the guy who bought all the accessories for the nintendo Wii, but doesnt have the actual system
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i forgot who it was on this forum, they bought the extra wiimote and component cables and a game, just were waiting on getting the console back in stock
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Originally Posted by BEETROOT
^ surround sound is half the fun...
Has anyone played Test Drive?
Has anyone played Test Drive?
playing GRAW-live.... you hear the other players walk behind and around you with the surround sound speakers
I've yet, to play the driving games... I assume you'd hear the cars passing by and going around you etc. etc...
I don't have Test Drive, but they have a used copy for sale at the local Blockbuster ($30), I might get it.
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yeah in battlefield surround sound is great...you can tell where everyone is coming from by the sound of the motors...
and test drive is fantastic. I've been playing all day... graphics are stunning, and the gameplay is really fun. my only real complaint other than some annoying menu issues is that the online multiplayer aspect is not really there. maybe just not enough people have the game... there are about 150 races on the map where you are supposed to be able to compete with people online, but in about 10 hours of gameplay i've only found 3 people racing at any of them.
and test drive is fantastic. I've been playing all day... graphics are stunning, and the gameplay is really fun. my only real complaint other than some annoying menu issues is that the online multiplayer aspect is not really there. maybe just not enough people have the game... there are about 150 races on the map where you are supposed to be able to compete with people online, but in about 10 hours of gameplay i've only found 3 people racing at any of them.
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XBox 360 games for $3.99 @ Burger King
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actually looks kinda fun... well, for $3.99
You can play live too!! I think there's two other games, but they look stupid.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rk7bRYGRFVI
actually looks kinda fun... well, for $3.99
You can play live too!! I think there's two other games, but they look stupid.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rk7bRYGRFVI
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So when is microsoft coming out with a bigger hard drive? I'd like to watch a movie or two they have for dl in HD, but I can only fit 2 at a time on this '20' gb drive. Any way to get content off the 360 to store on an external drive?
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Originally Posted by BEETROOT
So when is microsoft coming out with a bigger hard drive? I'd like to watch a movie or two they have for dl in HD, but I can only fit 2 at a time on this '20' gb drive. Any way to get content off the 360 to store on an external drive?
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Originally Posted by BEETROOT
So when is microsoft coming out with a bigger hard drive? I'd like to watch a movie or two they have for dl in HD, but I can only fit 2 at a time on this '20' gb drive. Any way to get content off the 360 to store on an external drive?
guess we'll have to wait and see.
your other option, if you store music and other content on the drive, is to hook up a USB drive to the 360. you can't write to it from the 360, but at least you can put all your music and other content on it so it doesn't occupy space on the primary.
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Originally Posted by is300eater
I saw this this thing at Game Stop, for about $50... you attach it to your PC where you can store everything there... I don't know what it's call... but I'll call them tomorrow and ask for the name/brand... I think it's pretty cool... cause you can just save everything on your PC and not worry about running out of room...
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okay, so I just saw a commercial for the DVD that's coming out this tuesday "Superman Returns" and it says that it'll be on HD-DVD AND Blu Ray... I thought the production companies were split down the middle... and had to choose a side, I didn't know they can put the movies out on both?
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Originally Posted by is300eater
okay, so I just saw a commercial for the DVD that's coming out this tuesday "Superman Returns" and it says that it'll be on HD-DVD AND Blu Ray... I thought the production companies were split down the middle... and had to choose a side, I didn't know they can put the movies out on both?
it's up to the studio to decide which they want to provide for.
unfortunately if they want to maximize sales they will need to provide for both until the format wars are over.
However, I only see the big budget movies doing this since they have the biggest backing from the studio.
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^^^I see
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Originally Posted by Sly Raskal
external USB drive perhaps? very common these days.
link:http://www.ebgames.com/product.asp?c...duct_id=802467