Xbox 360 Arcade Version ??

[ofield]

You can watch 1808i with component cables, can't you. Also I have heard
elsewhere problems with HDMI connections ???

And one person who keeps posting on HD Dvd Forums Says he is a Blue Ray
Fan and that they will eventually win. Is that true and why is he posting on HD Dvd Forums?

Also the 360 arcade version is out, it has HDMI but no hard drive. Is it worth getting?

Thanks.

 

[DrFreeze]

You can watch 1808i with component cables, can't you. Also I have heard
elsewhere problems with HDMI connections ???

yes you can do 1080i over component, 1080p requires hdmi or vga AFAIK

And one person who keeps posting on HD Dvd Forums Says he is a Blue Ray
Fan and that they will eventually win. Is that true and why is he posting on HD Dvd Forums?

Because he is a blu-ray fan who wants to convince other people to buy blu-ray, and just in general keep spouting at other people (hd-dvd people) that they are wrong. Wether HD-DVD or blu-ray will win in the end is unknown, hd-dvd is cheaper and selling more dedicated players at the moment, while blu-rays best seller is the PS3, but not nearly every ps3 sold is actually used for blu-ray, so doesnt really count.

I personally hope hd-dvd wins, since i prefer it over blu-ray (or i just plain hate sony), and i might buy a hd-dvd drive for my 360 somewhere in 2008

Also the 360 arcade version is out, it has HDMI but no hard drive. Is it worth getting?

depends, the hard drive is needed for playing original XBOX games, and for downloading demos/large amounts of content from xbox live.

If you just want to play games, and the additional xbl arcade game, then the arcade pack is a good deal, if you want to play old xbox games, download demos, movies, and keep some music on your xbox, then go for the pro or elite

 

[Charlie Hustle]

its worth getting if you want to jump into gaming. But if you want the whole package, then get the premium or elite.

 

[Jerome36]

Like it has already been said, the Arcade version isn't a bad deal if you just plan on really gaming. You don't really need the hard drive to play 360 games, and if that's all you're looking to do then you'll be fine. The Xbox 360 Arcade SKU is much better then the older Core package, that didn't include a handful of Arcade titles, and if I remember correctly, no memory card for that matter! So at least right off the bat you have some storage.

If you want to download demos, download television shows, rent movies, play original Xbox games, etc., then the Arcade package is probably a bad choice. Just spend a little more to get the Pro or Elite, with included hard drives. You can always buy a hard drive later, for the Arcade, but for downloads and game saves it has to be an official Xbox 360 hard drive, and unfortunately Microsoft has priced them quite high. You can hook external USB hard drives up to the Xbox but you can only use that to access music, movies and photos that might be on it.

As far as the Blu-ray fan posting at an HD-DVD forum... The guy is a troll with an agenda, and whatever his reasons may be, for for deciding on Blu-ray, he's just being an idiot. Blu-ray currently has the upper-hand in sales, though that doesn't mean it'll end up winning. Quite frankly I wouldn't be surprised if neither format really "win." It's hard to really tell at this point too, when what? Less then 20% of all U.S. homes actually have HD sets.