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A Student's Guide to the 360
Xbox 360 Arcade Console (256 MB Memory Unit)Xbox 360 Arcade Console (256 MB Memory Unit)
Buy new: £169.99 / Used from: £99.49
I'm assuming you're like most students - absolutely minimum cash. If so, this is the console for you. You'll save on batteries with the wired controller, too.
Xbox 360 Wired Controller (Xbox 360)Xbox 360 Wired Controller (Xbox 360)
Buy new: £24.99 / Used from: £17.49
One extra controller will be a requirement. Wired is much cheaper, although you can only have three (fourth will have to be wireless).
Xbox 360 High Definition VGA Cable (Xbox 360)Xbox 360 High Definition VGA Cable (Xbox 360)
Buy new: £25.63
Thanks to the 360's scaler chip, it can output to any VGA monitor at pretty much any resolution - including ...
Acer 23-inch LCD TFT Monitor (5ms, 40000:1)Acer 23-inch LCD TFT Monitor (5ms, 40000:1)
Buy new: £123.99
... 1920x1080! The perfect big, cheap monitor. Big enough for splitscreen, single VGA port for your 360, and enough pixels to melt a Wii.
2x RCA Phono Female to 1x 3.5mm Male Jack Audio Cable2x RCA Phono Female to 1x 3.5mm Male Jack Audio Cable
Buy new: £2.14
An adapter for those audio plugs. Good for outputting to ...
Logitech X-230 Multimedia Speaker System - 32 Watt (Total) (2.1)Logitech X-230 Multimedia Speaker System - 32 Watt (Total) (2.1)
Buy new: £31.99
These exceptional 2.1 speakers - having a seperate bass speaker really is crucial for gaming, and your music will sound better, too.
Logitech Z5500 Digital PC Multimedia Home Theatre Speaker System - 505 Watt (Total)Logitech Z5500 Digital PC Multimedia Home Theatre Speaker System - 505 Watt (Total)
Buy new: £239.54 / Used from: £200.00
Pay attention, 007. If you want surround sound from a 360, you need an optical digital connection - and those don't come cheap. The Z5500 is your best option and boy, is it worth it.
Crackdown (Xbox 360)Crackdown (Xbox 360)
Buy new: £8.98 / Used from: £4.96
And here's one game recommendation to get you started. Old-skool platforming blended to cutting-edge emergent sandbox gameplay with RPG elements and a truly stunning art style. It's now cheap, too.