Elite Xbox360! Άραγε 1 ακόμα απάτη της Microsoft ή λύση στα προβλήματα μας!

[mixalisss]

k ego gia moufa ti kovo giati pote prolabe to palikari kau tou tezare to elite akoma den kikloforise kala edo emena to proto mou 360 meta apo 6 mines klatare alla telos paton mia eidisi itan ego tin anefera kai krinoume analoga

[Daredevil]

apopsh mou pantws einai oti to 360 exei sxediastiko problhma, den nomizw oti me tosa pleon pou exoun xalasei eftaige ena ergostasio h kapoia ellatwmatika kommatia. Ena problhma pou isws dior8e8eu otan perase h kataskeyh sta 65nm

[privateer]

[Daredevil]

Xbox 360 Elite vs. Xbox 360: The Test

 

Is an HDMI-enabled Xbox 360 capable of outputting noticeably higher quality gameplay and movies than a vga/component output? The guys over at Engadget compared their classic Xbox 360 (manufactured 12/08/2005) with their brand spankin' new 360 Elite (manufactured 3/4/2007). Ready for the face-off? Read on for some interesting results.

 

 

We tested the consoles with a Sharp 46D62U (46-inch) 1080p LCD and a 5.1 surround system -- we went HDMI vs component, since it's safe to assume the majority of people don't have VGA inputs on their HDTVs (including us). We played the first stage of Gears of War (on casual, so what?), and then plugged in our HD DVD drive and watched a few scenes from Batman Begins.

 

Console noise

We know how much you all wanted your Xbox 360 Elite to quiet down a bit, but we have some bad news for ya. As we heard from our sources who supplied us with much of our info about the Elite, unfortunately the noise level is about the same as before. It doesn't use the new 65nm chips, so it seems to require the same number of case fans. The same is true of the disc drive. Our Elite and classic drives do sound different, and it's obvious they're not the same make or model. However, unfortunately, they're equally loud. Sorry guys, you're still going to have to put up with the same level of noise as before -- don't come looking to the Elite for something that sounds less like a shop-vac.

 

Heat

As we said before, these are using the old round of 90nm chips, not the 65nm variety. So it goes without saying that using the same chips as before, these things are going to produce the same amount of heat. We didn't run an 18 hour stress test or anything (obviously), but both units did feel about the same after an hour of playing games and movies, and they both felt like they were outputting about the same amount of heat.

 

HDMI 1080p vs component 1080p/i

We're going to be totally honest here, we hardly noticed a damn difference at all. We figured the best visual test would be playing in 1080p on both HDMI and component video, and we were right. What little difference we did notice, we noticed it with that test. In a couple of darker scenes in Gears there seemed to be a little more depth to the blacks (and a bit more distance detail because of it). But to tell you how subtle it was, we didn't even notice it until we literally started flipping back and forth as fast as we could. Fast motion, spinning, action, all the rest -- it looks almost identical on both consoles. When watching an HD DVD in 1080p on HDMI and 1080i on component, we definitely didn't really notice anything different. The age old question though, right? Is 1080p actually noticeably different? Not to us, and probably not even if you have a 720p set -- assuming you're viewing on anything less than a massive, massive display. By the way, before you make any judgments about perceived visual quality based on our screen caps, please remember that those were taken with a regular camera, not pro screen capturing tools . In other words, what you may think is a big difference in quality may actually just be a small change in light metering or exposure. In other words, you'll kind of have to take our word for it when we say it looks almost identical.

 

Audio

We can now definitely confirm that despite its HDMI output, the Xbox 360 Elite still doesn't enable advanced codec support (like Dolby TrueHD). You still have the same three options as you had before: digital stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, and DD with WMA Pro. When we played back an HD DVD with TrueHD audio (Batman Begins), it just stayed on DD5.1, nothing else happened. Bummer. But again, that's what we were expecting.

 

Also, the black controller is entirely matte, whereas the white controller is matte everywhere except the slick silver strip on the bottom. Since that bottom strip is where a couple of your fingers rest when holding the controller we found the entirely matte black controller slightly preferable.

 

Final thoughts

Basically, unless you are seriously eagle-eyed, have a massive friggin screen, or for whatever reason need to use HDMI because you're all out of component inputs, your investment in the first-gen Xbox 360 is probably safe. Do yourself a favor, just buy that 120GB drive if you need the space, the HDMI really just doesn't justify replacing your whole console for a new $480 unit. Then again, if you're truly "elite" then all the stuff we just said really doesn't matter, and you're probably gonna buy this thing anyway.

 

 

So I guess that's settled then?

 

News source: engadget.com

[Daredevil]

360 Elite Still Prone To Breaking Down?

 

Several reports are flooding the internet stating that the newly-released Xbox 360 Elite(which houses redesigned hardware within its black casing)is still prone to breaking down. It was seriously hoped that the new 360 Elite would do away with these niggles, but a number of disappointed early-purchasers have already been struck down by the three red lights of death, while others have experienced consoles resetting themselves or making loud grinding noises while failing to read game disks. Check out this video.

 

[jimbrav]

ti eixa gianni ti eixa panta....:)

mono ta 120gb toy skliroy kanoyn tin diafora apo oti fenete.

[SOP1HOLI]

Auti H Maicrosoft Olo Biazete Kai Gia Na Mhn Bgali To Mixanima Tis Sta Isa Me To Ps3 (poy Tha Tokline To Magazi)tora Ta Plironi O Kosmos Ego Exv Alaxi 3 Xbox Kai Tha Pao Gia Tetarto Pali Kala Poy Sinergazome Me Eteries Logo Epagelmatos Kai Kaliptome

[MiltoZ]

Auti H Maicrosoft Olo Biazete Kai Gia Na Mhn Bgali To Mixanima Tis Sta Isa Me To Ps3 (poy Tha Tokline To Magazi)tora Ta Plironi O Kosmos Ego Exv Alaxi 3 Xbox Kai Tha Pao Gia Tetarto Pali Kala Poy Sinergazome Me Eteries Logo Epagelmatos Kai Kaliptome

 

Αστα να πάνε, κι εγώ έχω αλλάξει 6 και πάω για 7ο. Πραγματικά αυτή η MS είναι πολύ κότα που δε το βγάζει στα ίσα με το θηρίο. Αλλά τι περίμενες από την Μaicrosoft? LOL

[jimtsoumas]

e edaksei re paidia to thema itan na diorthonodousan polla provlimata tou arxikou xbox360 stin elite version,alla opos fenetai to mono parapano pou exei i nea version einai to mauro xroma,ti thira hdmi kai tin megalitero skliro

[stkamos]

Auti H Maicrosoft Olo Biazete Kai Gia Na Mhn Bgali To Mixanima Tis Sta Isa Me To Ps3 (poy Tha Tokline To Magazi)tora Ta Plironi O Kosmos Ego Exv Alaxi 3 Xbox Kai Tha Pao Gia Tetarto Pali Kala Poy Sinergazome Me Eteries Logo Epagelmatos Kai Kaliptome

 

Δηλαδη ρε φιλαρακο αν δεν συνεργοζοσουν με εταιριες λογο επαγγελματος θα ειχες μεινει ξεκρεμαστος εεε;Εχετε πλακα τελικα...Δεν υπαρχει καταναλωτης μεχρι σημερα που να του εχει χαλασει το ΧΒΟΧ 360 ακομα και 40 φορες και να χει πληρωσει δραχμη και σενα σε εχουν σωσει οι γνωριμιες.Πληρωσες και καμια μιζα για την εξυπηρετηση; :mrgreen:

[SOP1HOLI]

Oparxou Re Megale 3 Koliti Mou Pou Toys Xalase Prosfata Kai Apo Egiisi Tipota Bebea Piran Ps3 Tora

[trojan21]

parte ena sprey kai katharisate ,,,to 360 ine provlimatiko den mporune na kanune tipota ?i den thelune na to ftiaxune ;,tipota den ine telio eftixos iparxi i antiprosopia pu ine oasi akoma den mporo na to pistepso , erxonte kai to pernune apo to spiti su,3 fores to alaxa!!

[pinakas]

Δηλαδη ρε φιλαρακο αν δεν συνεργοζοσουν με εταιριες λογο επαγγελματος θα ειχες μεινει ξεκρεμαστος εεε;Εχετε πλακα τελικα...Δεν υπαρχει καταναλωτης μεχρι σημερα που να του εχει χαλασει το ΧΒΟΧ 360 ακομα και 40 φορες και να χει πληρωσει δραχμη και σενα σε εχουν σωσει οι γνωριμιες.Πληρωσες και καμια μιζα για την εξυπηρετηση; :mrgreen:

 

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[Επισκέπτης]

tha exei HDMI kateutheian apo ti mana tou? i tha bgei kalodio pou kataligei se HDMI???

giati ego pisteuo pos tha einai apla apo to xbox katalixi se HDMI anti gia component.....

[SOP1HOLI]

Exei Hdmi Apo Tin Exodo Ala Oxi Thn 1.3 Pou Exei To Ps3 Thn 1.2 Moyfa Dil