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Originally Posted by Delgar
I'm on my second XBox 360. While it hasn't been cheap (my first one died a couple weeks ago, and I didn't have the extended warranty) it's been worth it.
Make sure you buy the extended warranty -- I know one guy who's on his 4th 360 --- there's a hardware problem with it (not quite as bad as the PS2 when it first came out --- remember all the drive failures?). The $50.00 insurance is well worth it.
When I got the first one on launch day I was really impressed with the improved graphics. I have a 50" HD wide screen and the 360's games really look great on it. It really has nice graphics.
I'm also a "lite" gamer but this thing is like a mini media station. I used to have a modded Xbox to stream mp3's from my computer to the home theater, but now the 360 does all that unmodded. It also lets you download demos and lots of other things so an internet connection is essential.
There are quite a few great games available now. See the 360 thread on this forum about the games. Right now my favorite is Battlefield 2, its lots of fun.
Whether its worth the $800.00 to you is totally subjective. I see no reason to wait for the PS3 or the Wii, though I'm likely to pick up a Wii when it comes out too. The PS3 is gonna rock but it'll probably be another year before you see top-notch PS3 games that really use its (greater)
power.
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Thanks for your input mate.
I will indeed get the ext. warranty just not sure where. $50, are you talking the EB games one? The bad thing with theirs is that its a one time thing. So you pay your $50, and if you have to change it, well your warranty is toast and have to pay again - which I think is stupid. MS warranty is only $26 for one year and the good thing is it starts after the original 90 days, so basically you get 1.25yrs warranty. The only downfall is, if theres anything wrong there is a 2 week turnaround time without your 360 as you have to send it in. But they send you a box so you dont have to pay any shipping'.
this is why I never bought one at launch, until they had the hardware problems fixed and I was told they should be by now. I know a few people who bought one recently and havent had any problems. So Im hoping I should be alright.
What warranty do you have?