Help me decide should I get 360

**HiCZoK4** · 02-27-08, 11:39 AM

NOT ANOTHER 360 vs PC THREAD

I am thinking of buying 360, becouse of some great games But there is some things that bother me:

1.I have pc blood running in my veins for 12 years of pc owning

Is here anyone else pcgamer who bought also console ? How does it feel ?
2.How do I avoid Red ring of death... Or maybe is this repaired in new consoles.
3.Is there a way to plug 360 to 226BW samsung display ?
4.Are demos avaible on silver or gold account ?
5.Tell me some pros and cons of having booth 360 and pc

Is it just worth of buying console if I have good pc already ?!
I am not good in making those kind of decisions and I never had any console In my entire life

So I hope you guys here are going to help me choose right. Btw.I am good with gamepad, I play sometimes friends 360 and controls seems easy.

and one more thing. 360 and pc fanboys STOP. I want neutral anserws.
thx in advance !

jdspinna · 02-27-08, 11:52 AM

1.I have pc blood running in my veins for 12 years of pc owning

Is here anyone else pcgamer who bought also console ? I did. Been a pc gamer since the 80's. How does it feel ? I really like the convienence of putting in a game and playing without any fuss. I would never go console exclusive though, I love my PC.
2.How do I avoid Red ring of death... Or maybe is this repaired in new consoles. Have not had an issue yet. I have the newer falcon MB in my 360
3.Is there a way to plug 360 to 226BW samsung display ? VGA cable.
4.Are demos avaible on silver or gold account ? both. For now new demos come out one week later on the silver account.
5.Tell me some pros and cons of having booth 360 and pcSame as I have said above. I like having both. Some games I would rather sit and play on my 360 and some on my pc. I have some a pretty high end PC so I have never had performance issues like some who have moved to consoles for that reason. I think if you enjoy gaming period you'll enjoy having a console around.

Is it just worth of buying console if I have good pc already ?! I think so.

ViN86 · 02-27-08, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by jdspinna

1.I have pc blood running in my veins for 12 years of pc owning

Is here anyone else pcgamer who bought also console ? I did. Been a pc gamer since the 80's. How does it feel ? I really like the convienence of putting in a game and playing without any fuss. I would never go console exclusive though, I love my PC.
2.How do I avoid Red ring of death... Or maybe is this repaired in new consoles. Have not had an issue yet. I have the newer falcon MB in my 360
3.Is there a way to plug 360 to 226BW samsung display ? VGA cable.
4.Are demos avaible on silver or gold account ? both. For now new demos come out one week later on the silver account.
5.Tell me some pros and cons of having booth 360 and pcSame as I have said above. I like having both. Some games I would rather sit and play on my 360 and some on my pc. I have some a pretty high end PC so I have never had performance issues like some who have moved to consoles for that reason. I think if you enjoy gaming period you'll enjoy having a console around.

Is it just worth of buying console if I have good pc already ?! I think so.

+1

i got the three rings a few days ago. i dont have a falcon MB though. i got mine in mid-2006. from what i hear, the hardware failure issues are decreasing due to the smaller process and better cooling in the new consoles. the older consoles (like mine) still have issues, though.

jdspinna · 02-27-08, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by ViN86

+1

i got the three rings a few days ago. i dont have a falcon MB though. i got mine in mid-2006. from what i hear, the hardware failure issues are decreasing due to the smaller process and better cooling in the new consoles. the older consoles (like mine) still have issues, though.

That sucks. Hope they turn it around fast for you and that you get a falcon back

. My 360 seems not to run the fans as much as some of the first gen 360s I have played.

**HiCZoK4** · 02-27-08, 12:28 PM

So i would have to search for 360 made in late 2007 ?

**saturnotaku** · 02-27-08, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by HiCZoK4

So i would have to search for 360 made in late 2007 ?

If you want an Elite model, yes. If you want an Arcade/Pro, all you need to do is find one that has an HDMI port. That will pretty much guarantee you a Falcon.

**HiCZoK4** · 02-27-08, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by saturnotaku

If you want an Elite model, yes. If you want an Arcade/Pro, all you need to do is find one that has an HDMI port. That will pretty much guarantee you a Falcon.

that is a good tip

**nekrosoft13** · 02-27-08, 12:45 PM

1.I have pc blood running in my veins for 12 years of pc owning Is here anyone else pcgamer who bought also console ? I had 360 back in early 2007 for 3 weeks, in those 3 weeks i used it for maybe 6 hours, mostly playing demos, PGR3. Back then media capacity was a joke, didn't see a reason to keep it around.How does it feel ? is ok, like i said, back then media capacity was a joke, noisy, if you come from PC, graphics on big 1080p screen are rather bad.
2.How do I avoid Red ring of death... Or maybe is this repaired in new consoles. you can't avoid it, while old consoles where more prone to it, new ones still break as well. I have a friend that runs a huge authorized repair center for xbox, xbox 360, psp, ps2. his entire building is filled with defective 360s.
3.Is there a way to plug 360 to 226BW samsung display ? not familiar with that monitor, but since 360 can have VGA out, you can do VGA to DVI adapter.
4.Are demos avaible on silver or gold account ? don't know, since i had it for a less then a month, i was using free month of gold
5.Tell me some pros and cons of having booth 360 and pc pro would be that if game is exclusive you can play on either system, and when game is out for 360 and PC, you always have the options of playing the game on PC for added adventages like better controls, free MP, AA, AF, better textures.

**HiCZoK4** · 02-27-08, 01:01 PM

sorry guys I decided to stick to pc at least for a while. my friends 360 just crapped out with red ring when I was posting topic. (lol good timing)

**Monolyth** · 02-27-08, 01:12 PM

Yeah but how old was his 360? My Elite has had zero problems had it for about 5 months now.

Also if you want the true 360 experience I would have to suggest...

**HiCZoK4** · 02-27-08, 01:15 PM

This looks great !!!
his xbox was 2006 about half of 2006

NarcissistZero · 02-27-08, 01:35 PM

I have a 360 and PS3... just for exclusive games though. If you're used to high res PC games then console games look pretty fugly on a large screen. Also, it annoys me you can't tweak them. Still, if there are exclusive console games you want to play and you have the cash, I would go for it... I actually suggest the PS3 because almost everything worthwhile on the 360 is also on PC and the PS3 has more console-exclusive titles, but that's your call...

One thing to watch out for is buying games you know will come to PC, you might end up getting them twice. I bought Gears of War on both, and will buy Mass Effect again on PC... you have to be patient or prepared to buy it twice, or just live with the inferior version.

02-27-08, 11:39 AM	#1
HiCZoK4 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Poland Posts: 3,467	Help me decide should I get 360 NOT ANOTHER 360 vs PC THREAD I am thinking of buying 360, becouse of some great games But there is some things that bother me: 1.I have pc blood running in my veins for 12 years of pc owning Is here anyone else pcgamer who bought also console ? How does it feel ? 2.How do I avoid Red ring of death... Or maybe is this repaired in new consoles. 3.Is there a way to plug 360 to 226BW samsung display ? 4.Are demos avaible on silver or gold account ? 5.Tell me some pros and cons of having booth 360 and pc Is it just worth of buying console if I have good pc already ?! I am not good in making those kind of decisions and I never had any console In my entire life So I hope you guys here are going to help me choose right. Btw.I am good with gamepad, I play sometimes friends 360 and controls seems easy. and one more thing. 360 and pc fanboys STOP. I want neutral anserws. thx in advance !

02-27-08, 11:52 AM	#2
jdspinna Dad Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cleveland Posts: 137	Re: Help me decide should I get 360 1.I have pc blood running in my veins for 12 years of pc owning Is here anyone else pcgamer who bought also console ? I did. Been a pc gamer since the 80's. How does it feel ? I really like the convienence of putting in a game and playing without any fuss. I would never go console exclusive though, I love my PC. 2.How do I avoid Red ring of death... Or maybe is this repaired in new consoles. Have not had an issue yet. I have the newer falcon MB in my 360 3.Is there a way to plug 360 to 226BW samsung display ? VGA cable. 4.Are demos avaible on silver or gold account ? both. For now new demos come out one week later on the silver account. 5.Tell me some pros and cons of having booth 360 and pcSame as I have said above. I like having both. Some games I would rather sit and play on my 360 and some on my pc. I have some a pretty high end PC so I have never had performance issues like some who have moved to consoles for that reason. I think if you enjoy gaming period you'll enjoy having a console around. Is it just worth of buying console if I have good pc already ?! I think so. __________________ Gaming enthusiast. Shall we play a game? XBL = INdescript PSN = INdescript

02-27-08, 12:28 PM	#5
HiCZoK4 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Poland Posts: 3,467	Re: Help me decide should I get 360 So i would have to search for 360 made in late 2007 ?

02-27-08, 12:45 PM	#8
nekrosoft13 I'm Geralt Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Chicagoland, once a year in Poland Posts: 24,364	Re: Help me decide should I get 360 1.I have pc blood running in my veins for 12 years of pc owning Is here anyone else pcgamer who bought also console ? I had 360 back in early 2007 for 3 weeks, in those 3 weeks i used it for maybe 6 hours, mostly playing demos, PGR3. Back then media capacity was a joke, didn't see a reason to keep it around.How does it feel ? is ok, like i said, back then media capacity was a joke, noisy, if you come from PC, graphics on big 1080p screen are rather bad. 2.How do I avoid Red ring of death... Or maybe is this repaired in new consoles. you can't avoid it, while old consoles where more prone to it, new ones still break as well. I have a friend that runs a huge authorized repair center for xbox, xbox 360, psp, ps2. his entire building is filled with defective 360s. 3.Is there a way to plug 360 to 226BW samsung display ? not familiar with that monitor, but since 360 can have VGA out, you can do VGA to DVI adapter. 4.Are demos avaible on silver or gold account ? don't know, since i had it for a less then a month, i was using free month of gold 5.Tell me some pros and cons of having booth 360 and pc pro would be that if game is exclusive you can play on either system, and when game is out for 360 and PC, you always have the options of playing the game on PC for added adventages like better controls, free MP, AA, AF, better textures. __________________ Windows 8 the next big failure, right after Windows ME

02-27-08, 01:01 PM	#9
HiCZoK4 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Poland Posts: 3,467	Re: Help me decide should I get 360 sorry guys I decided to stick to pc at least for a while. my friends 360 just crapped out with red ring when I was posting topic. (lol good timing)

02-27-08, 01:12 PM	#10
Monolyth Meow Mix Kills Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: END OF DAYS Posts: 1,228	Re: Help me decide should I get 360 Yeah but how old was his 360? My Elite has had zero problems had it for about 5 months now. Also if you want the true 360 experience I would have to suggest... __________________ Gaming 5.0 Asus R4 Extreme \| Core i7 3930K @ 4.8Ghz Corsair H100 \| 16GB G.Skill@1866Mhz \| 2xEVGA GTX 580 \| Sammy 40" LCD Asus Essence One \| OCZ Revo 3 120GB, Revo 3 X2 240GB \| HSPC Tech Station \| Corsair HX1200 \| Windows 7 x64 Storage 2.0 Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3-iSSD \| Core i7 2600K @ 4.5Ghz NH-D14 \| 16GB G.Skill@1600Mhz \| Areca 1880ix-16 RAID HBA Temp Storage - 1.8TB (4x450GB Hitachi 15k RPM SAS) \| 18TB (12x3TB Hitachi RAID10) \| HSPC Tech Station \| Corsair HX620 \| Windows 7 x64

02-27-08, 01:15 PM	#11
HiCZoK4 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Poland Posts: 3,467	Re: Help me decide should I get 360 This looks great !!! his xbox was 2006 about half of 2006

02-27-08, 01:35 PM	#12
NarcissistZero Loving Everything Me Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 8,033	Re: Help me decide should I get 360 I have a 360 and PS3... just for exclusive games though. If you're used to high res PC games then console games look pretty fugly on a large screen. Also, it annoys me you can't tweak them. Still, if there are exclusive console games you want to play and you have the cash, I would go for it... I actually suggest the PS3 because almost everything worthwhile on the 360 is also on PC and the PS3 has more console-exclusive titles, but that's your call... One thing to watch out for is buying games you know will come to PC, you might end up getting them twice. I bought Gears of War on both, and will buy Mass Effect again on PC... you have to be patient or prepared to buy it twice, or just live with the inferior version.