zneal89 Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 The X-Box 360 Core System & the X-box 360? Core System: $299 Regular: $399 100 is obviously a lot of money. But I figured you would all know the difference in the two. I read up on both at BestBuy.com, but still can't tell the difference... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pujols Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 Regular comes with a 20GB harddrive, and a wireless controller. Core does not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b-rad1783 Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 no real difference other than the hard drive which is required to save games and the controllers are wired w/ the core system. the hard drive will cost around $100 anyways so you might as well get the premium that already has it as well as the wireless controllers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krawhitham Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 Hard drive Ethernet cable Xbox Live headset Component cables Month of Xbox Live Gold TOSLINK output port Wireless controller VS Wired controller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krawhitham Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 Xbox 360 Elite 120 HD VS 20 HD HDMI port Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zneal89 Posted July 20, 2007 Author Share Posted July 20, 2007 lol.... so basically, if i get the core system, then i CAN NOT save games? It's much more effective to spend the next 100 bucks then? Next question... Hopefully someone unbiased can answer, Which should I buy, 360 or PS3? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 both Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zneal89 Posted July 20, 2007 Author Share Posted July 20, 2007 LOL....I do work 2 jobs... But a part time hospital job and pizza delivery isn't going to buy myself both of those any time soon. I can buy one soon, on the other hand... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krawhitham Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 lol.... so basically, if i get the core system, then i CAN NOT save games? It's much more effective to spend the next 100 bucks then? Next question... Hopefully someone unbiased can answer, Which should I buy, 360 or PS3? I have both and the 360 wins hands down, I have not even turn the PS3 on in 2 months Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zneal89 Posted July 20, 2007 Author Share Posted July 20, 2007 Really? Wow.... I like playing Madden & NCAA games online a ton though. How much is this going to cost me to get everything set up...? I have a wire router with wires underneath the house, but I can just buy a wireless adapter for it I assume? But the online service will cost me how much a year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krawhitham Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 I use a wired setup myself, I can not stand wireless (to slow) You can get a lot of LIVE for free but to play against other people it is $49.99 a year I do not play others online so I do not pay the 50 bucks, I get games, demos, tv shows, & movies. At some point pick up a HD-DVD addon (price will drop to $99 for xmas) it really kicks the **** out of BluRay, plus you can capture HD content from TV & cable and make your own HD-DVD discs on standard DVD9 (they only hold an hour, but it works great for TV shows. I did Dexter, Heroes, & lost last season) discs. BluRay does not allow for this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zneal89 Posted July 21, 2007 Author Share Posted July 21, 2007 Sweet deal, Thanks for your help, kraw! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleMo Posted July 21, 2007 Share Posted July 21, 2007 May I please butt in and ask: How do I know how much Hard Drive Space I'll need? How big of a file size are your game saves usually? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronmexico Posted July 21, 2007 Share Posted July 21, 2007 I do not play others online so I do not pay the 50 bucks, I get games, demos, tv shows, & movies. Oh damn, here I was waiting to find out Kraws gamertag and wanting play him. At some point pick up a HD-DVD addon (price will drop to $99 for xmas) it really kicks the **** out of BluRay, plus you can capture HD content from TV & cable and make your own HD-DVD discs on standard DVD9 (they only hold an hour, but it works great for TV shows. I did Dexter, Heroes, & lost last season) discs. BluRay does not allow for this How do you capture input from cable? I'd like to use it as a recorder since I don't have TiVo or DVR. Make use of my 20 gigs, or 12.9 that they let me use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronmexico Posted July 21, 2007 Share Posted July 21, 2007 May I please butt in and ask: How do I know how much Hard Drive Space I'll need? How big of a file size are your game saves usually? Saves range from 1-5 MB, it's really nothing much. You can live wihtout the HD, but financially, it's smarter to get it, cause of the wireless controller and the fact that you don't have to use memory cards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleMo Posted July 21, 2007 Share Posted July 21, 2007 I don't get it. What does the wireless controller and not using mem. cards have to do with it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronmexico Posted July 21, 2007 Share Posted July 21, 2007 What I was saying was that it's a smart deal to get the one for the extra hundred bucks because you get a 20 gig HD and a wireless controller included. The 20 gig HD has 12.9 (I believe) GB of usable memory. You can alternatively use a memory card which has significantly less memory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanzarelli Posted July 21, 2007 Share Posted July 21, 2007 Yep, a wireless controller runs you $30-$40 and a 64MB Memory Card runs you $30...So it's better to go with the Regular Bundle to get the 20GB HD and the wireless controller... BTW, I say go with a 360 even if it costs $50 a year to play online. At least you know you don't have to worry about all the lamers that play on PS Online for free just because they can... I'd give you my gamertag, but like Kraw, I hate playing online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krawhitham Posted July 21, 2007 Share Posted July 21, 2007 Oh damn, here I was waiting to find out Kraws gamertag and wanting play him. How do you capture input from cable? I'd like to use it as a recorder since I don't have TiVo or DVR. Make use of my 20 gigs, or 12.9 that they let me use. My cable box has a firewire port, I can record anything I'm watching with my PC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronmexico Posted July 21, 2007 Share Posted July 21, 2007 You use regular TV Tuner software? Anything specific? I was never aware what my FW port on the cable box was for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krawhitham Posted July 21, 2007 Share Posted July 21, 2007 May I please butt in and ask: How do I know how much Hard Drive Space I'll need? How big of a file size are your game saves usually? game demos can be like 1 GIG game save are pretty small 1-5 MB TV shows/movies are HUGE you can buy a 120 gig laptop drive and make the 360 except it, that is what I did and saves like $100 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krawhitham Posted July 21, 2007 Share Posted July 21, 2007 You use regular TV Tuner software? Anything specific? I was never aware what my FW port on the cable box was for. just a PC firewire card, I picked one up 4-5 years ago for my camcorder and it is still the one I use Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronmexico Posted July 21, 2007 Share Posted July 21, 2007 EDIT: NVM found a guide on Digg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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