Microsoft Xbox 360 Platinum System
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- Brand: Microsoft
- Part Number: B4J-00001
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refurbdepot RefurbDepot |
2,041 ![]() 2,041 reviews |
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229.95
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officemax OfficeMax |
6,494 ![]() 6,494 reviews |
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299.99
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| From: CNET Reviewed by: nickj1088 Posted: Aug 05, 2008 Type: User Review |
"Does whats promised: a complete gaming and multimedia box for your TV"
I bought a 360 about a month and a half ago at the beginning of summer 2008. I use it daily for watching movies, playing Halo, or listening to music on my surround sound. It simply is the best entertainment hub available. It beats the pants off bu
PROS: Games are great, Media integration with Media Center is fantastic, Xbox Live challenges Steam for the best internet gaming experience.
CONS: playing media from an external hard drive is clumsy, A lil on the noisy side, no DVD upconversion to 1080i or p
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| From: CNET Reviewed by: searthman Posted: Jul 25, 2008 Type: User Review |
"Good when it works. Afraid it wont last long"
I had to send it back within few months because it overheated and fried itself. When it works it works fairly well but it does let me down quite a bit. It seems like it needed a larger cooling sytem. It is very loud even when it is enclosed in my med
PROS: Works well as a gaming console
CONS: It has a tendency to overheat
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| From: CNET Reviewed by: watto star Posted: Jul 10, 2008 Type: User Review |
"Some great games, decent design, but not very durable"
After having my 360 since 2006 I have had to deal with xbox live issues, breakdowns, incompatibly with T.V , had the redlight of death, and been through hell(a.k.a costomer support), but all these bad thing that have happened to me seemed to have bee
PROS: Xbox live, Good games, graphics
CONS: Price, Live, Costomer support, Noise, and the red light of death..
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| From: CNET Reviewed by: 8IronBob Posted: Jul 04, 2008 Type: User Review |
"Nice console, if used in moderation."
All in all, this is a fine gaming console, as well as an upscaling DVD player (requires either a VGA HD cable or HDMI for newer X360s), and has plenty of options for downloading game demos, movie trailers, and addons for games you might own, etc...
PROS: Sleek gaming, nice full entertainment hub, good feature set.
CONS: Can cause crashes, had to have one sent in for a replacement.
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| From: CNET Reviewed by: MAK1981 Posted: Jul 02, 2008 Type: User Review |
"Great games; great controller and great Media Center"
Even if my XBox360 fries, I'll be repairing it and/or getting a new one. I can't live without the Media Center, I play games all the time, and the controller is great. There is no question that quality control isn't up-to-snuff, but Microsoft deliv
PROS: My TiVo died last year, and I ended up able to hook my computer to the XBox360 for Media Center functionality, and I couldn't live without it. I also love the online capabilities, great games, and controllers. I haven't had a any problems with it.
CONS: A lot of people get the Red Ring of Death. I haven't had that yet (knock on wood), and I've had it going on 3 years. My brother-in-law's fried, and Microsoft repaired it, no problem, in two weeks. My brother's died, and no problems repairing, too.
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