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Title: XBox 360 v2 ?
Post by: Nolaws on January 05, 2007, 09:20:13 AM
Well, not sure how real this thing is..

65nm chip
120gb HD
HMDI Port...

http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/05/the-second-xbox-360-revealed-codename-zephyr/

interesting!
Title: XBox 360 v2 ?
Post by: clips on January 05, 2007, 09:43:42 AM
good if it\'s tru, but i don\'t like when they black out information, like the way it\'s done in that pic,..makes it look like a hoax....we\'ll see.
Title: XBox 360 v2 ?
Post by: Titan on January 05, 2007, 10:39:59 AM
Sucks for the people who already have XBox 360 ;)
Title: XBox 360 v2 ?
Post by: Viper_Fujax on January 05, 2007, 11:57:35 AM
i kind of wish i wasnt impatient, but i knew they were making this before i bought the 360.

I really dont think its going to be out for a while, the "soon" sentence at the end is a bs thing to even say. Plus the first batch will probably have a bug as always.

Ill live with my 20GB\'s, and im not even sure what HDMI does, so im not gunna spend another $400 on a second 360. Id just get a ps3
Title: XBox 360 v2 ?
Post by: Knotter8 on January 05, 2007, 12:30:03 PM
Damn it ! I might feel the need to sell my December Xbox360 to my brother ( hope he ain\'t broke lol )
Title: XBox 360 v2 ?
Post by: THX on January 05, 2007, 11:26:00 PM
And waiting for Halo pays off two-fold!
Title: XBox 360 v2 ?
Post by: Samwise on January 06, 2007, 12:53:56 AM
I hope it\'s real. At least there\'s no reason it shouldn\'t.

Now, if only MS fixes the sound level and perhaps include the HD-DVD drive and  it\'s all good.
Title: XBox 360 v2 ?
Post by: Riku on January 06, 2007, 08:33:01 AM
http://news4gamers.com/xbox360/News-19184.aspx]Xbox 360 with HDMI port, playing Kameo

It\'s all good, but I have reservations about the supposed larger harddrive included in the bundle as it would likely mean they won\'t drop the price.  I just can\'t imagine Microsoft not taking the opportunity to drastically spur sales with a signficant pricedrop rather than a hardware revision.

In any case, there shouldn\'t be any fuss over this.  Hardware revisions happen in every technology sector.  Early adopters might feel burned, but it\'s the price they pay for having the newest tech toys.

This might be good news for me though, I\'d probably be able to get a 360 for cheap off of a person wanting to get the newer model.  In any case, we\'ll know in a few days.
Title: XBox 360 v2 ?
Post by: Riku on January 06, 2007, 08:35:53 AM
Quote from: Samwise
and perhaps include the HD-DVD drive and  it\'s all good.


They just released an interview in which two Microsoft representatives definitely, without reservation, stated that the 360 would never use the HD-DVD drive for games.  Just as recently, another MS 360 exec said they don\'t like the idea of forcing technology on consumers that isn\'t necessary.  

I wouldn\'t count on an included HD-DVD drive.
Title: XBox 360 v2 ?
Post by: mm on January 06, 2007, 12:25:40 PM
aside from heat and perhaps lower production cost, there is NO advantage in the 65nm chip.  it is no faster.

HDMI port is only for people with older HDTV\'s that can\'t do 1080P over component.  use VGA anyways.

120GB hard drive is stupid.  hell, 60GB is overkill.
Title: XBox 360 v2 ?
Post by: Paul2 on January 06, 2007, 05:09:05 PM
I think using the 65nm chip should shrink down the size of the chip, hence meaning lesser power consumption and should solve some overheat problems and game crashes and the such.  And maybe it could also get like a couple smoother frame rates too...

But again, what do i know.
Title: XBox 360 v2 ?
Post by: mjps21983 on January 07, 2007, 11:11:59 AM
If it costs more is it really worth it, I don\'t even have 120GB on my fucking PC. I got one of those stupid add on fans that attaches to the back and I can actually tell the difference that it doesn\'t heat up nearly as much before I\'d put my hand on the top and feel the heat and now I don\'t. As ghey as it seems it appears to work.
Title: XBox 360 v2 ?
Post by: Samwise on January 08, 2007, 01:04:30 AM
Quote from: mjps21983
If it costs more is it really worth it, I don\'t even have 120GB on my fucking PC. I got one of those stupid add on fans that attaches to the back and I can actually tell the difference that it doesn\'t heat up nearly as much before I\'d put my hand on the top and feel the heat and now I don\'t. As ghey as it seems it appears to work.

Well here in the 2000\'s harddrives don\'t really cost a whole lot. ;)

120 gb is the new 20 gb.
Title: XBox 360 v2 ?
Post by: Nolaws on January 08, 2007, 03:50:10 AM
Quote
120 gb is the new 20 gb.

I tried to find a quick upgrade to my 80gb to do some DVD convert stuff. The cheapest I could find in the new hardware was a 250gig for 109$ (CAD).
Title: XBox 360 v2 ?
Post by: Eiksirf on January 08, 2007, 04:59:17 AM
Quote from: mm
aside from heat and perhaps lower production cost, there is NO advantage in the 65nm chip. it is no faster.
 
HDMI port is only for people with older HDTV\'s that can\'t do 1080P over component. use VGA anyways.
 
120GB hard drive is stupid. hell, 60GB is overkill.

Thanks for this. I don\'t feel so bad about there being a new model then, heh.
Title: XBox 360 v2 ?
Post by: Blade on January 08, 2007, 06:09:19 AM
60GB isn\'t overkill when you factor in the "buying movies over Xbox Live" idea, mm.
Title: XBox 360 v2 ?
Post by: Knotter8 on January 08, 2007, 07:05:45 AM
Lol ! I just sold my Xbox360 & 1 game for a pretty good price : 315 Euros :thumb:

Bring on PAL PS3 or Xbox360 Zephyr !
Title: XBox 360 v2 ?
Post by: Titan on January 08, 2007, 12:06:27 PM
Quote from: Samwise
Well here in the 2000\'s harddrives don\'t really cost a whole lot. ;)

120 gb is the new 20 gb.


I know, right? When I got my laptop, 80 was the highest I could get for it. Now I can get 250 gigs for what I paid to have the 80 put in. I\'m getting an external hard drive soon with atleast 250, probably 300 gigs. I\'ll use it all eventually.
Title: XBox 360 v2 ?
Post by: Paul2 on January 08, 2007, 03:20:01 PM
*wonders how Titan will use all of the 300 GBytes when he got one*
Title: XBox 360 v2 ?
Post by: mm on January 08, 2007, 06:02:41 PM
Quote from: Blade
60GB isn\'t overkill when you factor in the "buying movies over Xbox Live" idea, mm.


how long would you expect to keep that movie on there?
Title: XBox 360 v2 ?
Post by: Blade on January 08, 2007, 06:28:09 PM
Movies, TV shows, music. I have numerous full TV series on my PC that take up at least 10GB per show.

You keep them forever.
Title: XBox 360 v2 ?
Post by: mm on January 08, 2007, 06:35:21 PM
why would you pay to download a tv show and lock it into your 360 hard drive?  

you would really watch it again some time in the future?

the ones on your PC are not compatible because you can easily archive them to media.
Title: XBox 360 v2 ?
Post by: Riku on January 10, 2007, 08:02:01 AM
Quote from: Blade
Movies, TV shows, music. I have numerous full TV series on my PC that take up at least 10GB per show.

You keep them forever.


Why don\'t you just continue to download them on your PC, and then stream them from your PC to your 360?
Title: XBox 360 v2 ?
Post by: GmanJoe on January 10, 2007, 08:44:24 AM
Turns out that this is only a prototype HDMI version. MS will not release this....at least for a while. I could be wrong.
Title: XBox 360 v2 ?
Post by: Titan on January 10, 2007, 09:19:26 AM
Quote from: GmanJoe
Turns out that this is only a prototype HDMI version. MS will not release this....at least for a while. I could be wrong.


And you probably are ;)