A great machine thats worth every penny (Microsoft Xbox 360 Elite System)

Member Name: opehelia

Product:	Microsoft Xbox 360 Elite System
Date:	02/01/09 (24 review reads)
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Advantages: DVD playback, HDMI compatible, Media Center, Great Online Gaming Experience

Disadvantages: Wireless & Internet capabilities cost extra at one-off-fees

what a wonderful machine!

This is the higher spec of the Xbox 360 models which includes a massive 120 GB hard-drive, and it all comes in a sleek black casing.

This is more than a gaming console, besides the obvious playing games, it can play and upscale DVD's with a full HDMI cable for hi-res and high quality playback, it comes with a media center which you can use to blare all your favorite music out of, you can purchase pay-per-view HD versions of the films in the charts which are available to watch for the whole day once downloaded, you can even charge your phone or ipod through the usb ports!

As well as all your gaming needs, the xbox allows you to create your own personal account that allows you to insert details into, add a picture, add other friends that also play xbox and keep track on how far they have gotten on games. You can invite your friends online to "party" with you and all play the same game together over the internet with microphone communication support.
Arcade game classics and old xbox games can be download on your xbox to play for a small fee.

The controllers are the best around IMO, they handle great and they last for ages without breaking, and if replacing the batteries every week or so on the lovely wireless controllers gets on your nerves, you can pick up a charger kit or even a wired controller can solve that problem.

Right, let's hit the few bad points this machine has.

Some people experience the xbox console to overheat and break, but an easy way to prevent this is to not have i laying upon a carpet, the carpet gathers dust which is sucked in by the machine.
After long usage, the xbox system can fail (like every product on the market) and show error's, but under warranty, they will replace your xbox or fix it and send it back.

Unfortunately for the internet gaming, you have to pay for monthly/yearly subscriptions on a one off fee, and if you want the wireless connection capability as opposed to the cable, that will set you back another £40/50

but you pay for what you get, in my experience with other consoles such as the PS3, the internet is free, but the gaming experience just can't match up to that of the Xbox 360.

Summary: you can't go wrong with this gaming machine, it's simply magnificent