Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #20 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: Microsoft
• Model: B4J-00178
• Released on: 2008-08-15
• Platform: Xbox 360
• Dimensions: 5.53" h x 15.00" w x 15.00" l, 14.84 pounds

Features

• Step into the world of high-definitiongaming with the Microsoft Xbox 360! Its performances will blow you away, with resolutions of up to 720p/1080i forhigh-quality HD action! A stylish design and user-friendly interface also makethe Xbox 360 a versatile multimedia entertainment centre thatwill look great in your home
• Three USB 2
• 0 ports are on hand for hooking up your Xbox 360 toyour PC, MP3 player or digital camera
• Plus, you won't find yourself tangled incables, asthe wireless handsets have a 10-metre range! This premium version of the console has a removable 60 GB hard drive forstoring all kinds of content downloaded from Xbox Live
• This pack also includesthe Xbox 360 headset - a serious must-have for online gaming!

Amazon.co.uk Product Description
The Xbox 360 puts you at the centre of an exciting, personalized entertainment experience. The console is a powerful next-generation gaming system, featuring a robust library of hundreds of games, high-definition (HD) graphics, and multichannel digital sound. Beyond gaming, the Xbox 360 allows playback of music, photos, and videos stored on Windows-based PCs or Universal Serial Bus peripherals. You even can use your music and photos to customize gaming environments. With Xbox LIVE, you can challenge and cooperate with friends in multiplayer scenarios (Gold Xbox LIVE account required); stream movies and TV shows; and download new content, including demos and games.

Game On
Xbox 360 is home to more game choices than ever before, with blockbuster titles, Xbox LIVE Arcade games, and community games on Xbox LIVE coming later this year. With a hard drive attached, Xbox 360 is backward compatible with many original Xbox games. As well, Xbox 360 Arcade is an easy and fun way to enjoy the best of classic casual titles such as Uno and PAC-MAN Championship Edition. In addition to looking and sounding fantastic on standard definition TVs, all Xbox 360 titles perform in HD for smooth, movie-like graphics and multichannel surround sound.

LIVE Free and Play Hard
Connect your Xbox 360 console to a broadband connection and get instant access to Xbox LIVE with an included Xbox LIVE Silver Membership. Access Xbox LIVE Marketplace and Xbox LIVE Arcade--all right out of the box. Express your digital identity through a personalized avatar. Talk using video and voice chat on Xbox LIVE (headset and camera not included with the Xbox 360 console), or text chat with anyone who has access to Windows Live Messenger (keyboard not included with Xbox console). Xbox LIVE Marketplace Video Store offers more than 5,600 hours of entertainment content, including high- and standard-definition movies and television shows. Upgrade to an Xbox LIVE Gold Membership, and enter the exciting world of multiplayer online gaming. With matchmaking, access to all your achievements and statistics, video chat and video messaging, and an enormous selection of games, Xbox LIVE Gold delivers your competition, on your terms.

Call Your Guide
Press the Xbox 360 Guide Button on your controller at any time--while you’re playing a game, watching a movie or listening to music--and the Xbox Gamer Guide will slide into view. From here, you can quickly see your online status and statistics, access messages, see which of your friends are online, set up a private chat, adjust your personal settings, and control your music.

Keep It Family Friendly
The Xbox 360 helps parents control the online and offline game experiences of their children by selecting whether they can play online and with whom they can play with. Parents also can lock the console to play only games that meet a certain rating. The family timer also helps parents regulate what kids play and for how long.

Customer Reviews

HD gaming for £160...? You'd be mad not to pick this up...
It's taken me a while to make the jump from my trusty PS2 to the current crop of consoles. For as long as I can remember the XBOX 360 and PS3 priced-out the average gamer - and the cost of software was simply too high.

I had hoped that having won the HD format war, Sony would get it's act together and lower the price of their next gen console. Then came the ludicrous withdrawal of support for PS2 games, more console variations than necessary, and the continued absence of killer games. Worse still, they stuck closely to pricing the PS3 at £300 and over.

I began to seriously look at the XBOX 360, and when the prices tumbled along with the cost of it's software, I decided to take the plunge. Buying this 60GB model was a great decision. Here's why:

- GRAPHICS: The XBOX's graphics are truly awesome. The XBOX is easy to develop for, and most games run at 1080i/1080p, whereas the equivalent PS3 title typically displays at a 720p maximum. For a more powerful machine that's shocking, and the XBOX's superior lighting and pixel shading means that it more than holds its own. Just check out the technology comparisons on sites like www.gamespot.com and you will see that the XBOX typically out-muscles the PS3 in the graphics department. Through the built-in HDMI connection the XBOX's graphics simply leap out of the screen.

- SOFTWARE: The XBOX 360 has a huge games back catalogue, and with retailers dropping the price of the games, now is a great time to pick up superb software at prices cheaper than a new PS2 game. When you can pick up innovative, platform specific classics like Gears of War and Bioshock brand new in a '2 for £30' deal, you instantly realise that you can cheaply and easily build a comprehensive next gen gaming library. Factor in the latest software from EA, Namco, and the acquisition of previously Sony-specific games like Devil May Cry, you have a winning combination.

- RELIABILITY / BUILD QUALITY: The console has been internally redesigned to improve reliability from the ground up. New chipsets are more efficient, and the heatsinks are kept away from the main part of the console helping to control running temperature and minimise failures. The console doesn't emit much more heat than the launch PS2's did. Yes, the fans are still noisy compared to other consoles, but this can be dampened considerably by placing the console horizontally on carpet or another soft surface. The wireless pads work flawlessly and are ergonomically excellent. In fact all of the peripherals feel well designed and sturdy.

- ONLINE: XBOX Live has online gaming and content delivery nailed. Sony's online environment may be more aesthetically pleasing, but Live has pitched the experience to perfection. The only downside is that online connectivity is required to download console updates that enable certain games (FIFA 09, NHL 09 etc). That assumption is annoying, but the speed and ease of connecting to XBOX Live makes running updates a breeze.

- VALUE: You can't fault this. Quality games, major developer support, affordable software and a wealth of downloadable content. Add a comprehensive warranty into the deal and you have a compelling package. This is exceptional value.

PS3 advocates will no doubt point to their console as the one that will mature with age and eventually yield the best gaming experience. But right now the PS3 is an expensive and poorly utilised alternative, with only the integrated Blu-Ray player and marginally superior build quality to recommend it. By the time it is ready to come into it's own, the PS3 will no doubt face competition from the next creations by Microsoft and Nintendo. Sony have scored a bit of an own goal with their system, and in an effort to win the console war Microsoft have taken the upper hand with this little beauty.

If you want an affordable next gen gaming experience, with arguably the best support and visuals currently available, then you would be mad to ignore this. I couldn't let this pass me by, and I couldn't be happier with my purchase.

Wow, it's so quiet!
I got this to replace my Elite, and I just can't get over how much quieter it is!

When idle there is a very feint humming, but most importantly the DVD drive no longer sounds like a jet engine.

I did a bit of searching online and my console has Brushless fans, Lite-On/Philips DVD drive. Manufacture date is 03rd July 2008.

Really impressed!

Unbelievable Value for money.
My brother just bought this new model and I have to say it is incredible value for money.

To think the wii is £20 more expensive and the fact you get a 60GB hard drive, HDMI connections, unbeatable processing power, a streamlined online service and a massive selection of games....

Seriously, if its a choice between the wii & this...