What I am wondering is what is the difference between the different Xbox 360 consoles apart from the price?
My son is the gamer not me and he seems happy with it, we only want it for playing games not really bothered about HD or Xbox live. Can't you just tell I am thick at all things like this! Don't answer THAT!Xbox 360 Arcade - Any good? What is the difference between the different consoles?
Arcade: Comes with 256MB memory card, disc of Xbox Live Arcade games and demos, 1 wireless controller, NO HARD DRIVE.
Premium: Comes with 20GB memory card, 1 controller, 2 Xbox games (Forza, Marvel Alliance). Also includes component video cable.
Elite: (seems to be out of stock right now) Comes with 120GB hard drive, 1 controller, 2 Xbox games (same as Premium). Also includes 1 component video cable, and HDMI cable.
The biggest difference between them is the hard drive. However, even the Arcade model can any 360 game and go online like the Premium or Elite. That said, I would try to get the Premium if possible. The price difference is much less than if you were to buy the 20GB hard drive and component video cable separately. Whether you need the larger drive of the Elite will depend solely on whether you see yourself downloading a lot of games or movies from the market place. You can buy the 120GB hard drive separately, and it is possible to transfer your data from drive to drive, so that's always an option. In addition, if you want to be able to download additional content for games - such as extra songs for Guitar Hero, or maps for COD4 - you will need the hard drive.
As for the video cable, that will depend on your TV. If you have a HDTV, you will definitely want to use the 360's Component Cable Kit, or a HDMI cable. The standard AV cable and the S-Video cable do not support HD resolutions. This is another reason why the Premium is a better buy over all than the Arcade model.
As for me, I received a 360 Arcade for Christmas, and bought a used 20GB hard drive from Gamestop for $50. Since my TV has a HDMI port, I didn't need the component cable that would have come with the Premium model anyways.
yeah but there really no difference the only difference is the stuff it comes with but if you actually have the money to buy every thing it needs it can be upgraded to an elites level it just wont be black that's what i did. =)
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Xbox 360 Arcade - Any good? What is the difference between the different consoles?Well, if you bought an arcade, then you don't have a hard drive.
Your son will have to start all over again every time he turns on his console!. But that's it, you can buy one tho. Plus, the Arcade comes with a wired controller.
The difference is exactly that - the price because of its components
the arcade is the cheapest because it doesn't come with a hard drive
instead, it brings a memory card to save your games' save pointsXbox 360 Arcade - Any good? What is the difference between the different consoles?
the only difference is that there is no hard drive and a few cosmetic things. The newer ones have 256 MB of built in Flash Memory.
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