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May 8th, 2009

Xbox 360 Cheap – Try a Refurbish

By Iwan Gunara

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xbox 360 cheapest

Now, looking for xbox 360 cheap is quite hard on us, first we have got to know well the three series of xbox 360 game console and consider how big the hard drive capacity at each series. This thing has a lot of influence how expensive it is, the bigger hard drive capacity the more money could we spend and more games could we save on it.

Forgetting the Premium and Elite which have 20gb hard drive capacities in one of each console series is a good choice for us to look for an xbox 360 cheap, just focus on xbox 360 Pro or Arcade console because this xbox 360 console with 20gb has low price. We could purchase online a new one for $175 at Amazon.com or try to buy refurbished xbox 360 Pro with 20gb for the low price at $150, but make sure the store/shop give us a warranty for a period of time such as 3 months or later.

Another way how to get an xbox 360 cheap is trying to buy an Arcade console with no hard drive attached but it comes with five games loaded onto the memory card, from the Xbox LIVE arcade. It’s probably best for gamers who play casual games. The console is standard white color and includes such accessories as a wireless controller and headset.

Try refurbished Xbox 360 20gb HD-Grey color by Greystone Data Systems, the price is about $58. It could become a very cheap xbox 360 20gb in this world, just only $58 we could feel a sensational game played on great console, try this xbox 360 cheap and start enjoying your life with playing games at home.

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Microsoft Xbox Console

May 7th, 2009

Microsoft Xbox Console – Information

By Iwan Gunara

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xbox console

A glance specification of Microsoft xbox console that we could read at xbox guide book, below:

  • CPU: 32-bit 733 MHz
  • Storage media
    • 2×-5× (2.6 MB/s-6.6 MB/s) CAV DVD-ROM
    • 8 or 10 GB, 3.5 in, 5,400 RPM hard disk. Formatted to 8 GB. FATX file system.
    • Optional 8 MB memory card for saved game file transfer.
  • Integrated 10/100BASE-TX wired Ethernet
  • DVD movie playback
  • A/V outputs: composite video, S-Video, component video and stereo RCA analog audio
  • Resolutions: 480i, 480p, 576i, 720p, 1080i
  • Controller ports: 4 proprietary USB 1.1 ports
  • Weight: 3.86 kg
  • Dimensions: 320×100×260 mm

The Microsoft xbox console standard retail packages came with the following accessories:

  • One controller
  • One A/V cable
  • One power cable
  • One CAT5 Ethernet cable
  • One bundled game disc

The Xbox controller features two analog sticks, a pressure sensitive directional pad, two analog triggers, a Back button, a Start button, two accessory slots and six 8-bit analog action buttons (A/Green, B/Red, X/Blue, Y/Yellow, and Black and White buttons.) The standard Xbox controller (also known as the “Duke” controller) was originally the Xbox controller for all territories except Japan.

The Microsoft Xbox Console comes with a standard AV cable which provides composite video and stereo audio to TVs equipped with RCA inputs. European consoles come with an RCA jack to SCART converter block in addition to the cable. Some Xbox consoles come with a standard Ethernet cable (RJ-45 connection) for connecting to the internet to access Xbox Live.

The Xbox runs a custom operating system which was once believed to be a modified version of the Windows 2000 kernel. It exposes APIs similar to API’s found in Microsoft Windows, such as DirectX 8.1. The user interface for the Microsoft Xbox Console is called the Xbox Dashboard. It features a media player that can be used to play music CDs, rip CD’s to the Xbox’s built in hard drive, and play music that has been ripped to the hard drive.

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