| I finally gave into the "evils" of
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| | favourites sites from your PC? That way
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| Microsoft and invested in their Next
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| | you don't have to type your just browse
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| Generation console. Why. the delay in ps3
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| | a list and update as you wish.The
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| coupled with the delay in Ghost Recon on
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| | limitation of media extender to just
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| PC. The more reviews I read, the more it
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| | music and images is a sadly lacking. They
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| convinced me that 360 was made up of
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| | should provide some way of copying video
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| excellent hardware that was finally being
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| | to and from the 360.The ability to
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| used. So I blew up my credit card, pissed
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| | benchmark your machine to insure it is
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| off my wife and invested in more computer
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| | running 3 cores etc etc. A simple
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| hardware that I may not need. But hell I
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| | benchmark app would do the trick.Support
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| work at it, so keeping up to date with
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| | for more formats like Divx, mpeg4 etc. I
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| all technology is my job (or so I keep
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| | Know Microsoft is saving money by not
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| telling myself).First impressions: As you
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| | including these codecs. But imagine using
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| install the 360 the first thing that hits
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| | a PC that would only play WMV movies?High
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| you, is the physical weight of the
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| | Definition:The image quality on a
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| machine. Small but weights much the same
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| | standard TV is good, but to make full use
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| as a concrete block.The desktop and
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| | you really need a High Definition
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| configuration of the systems immediately
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| | television. the 360 has become the
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| shows you there is so much more to this
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| | "killer app" for high def tv's; meaning
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| machine than simple game play. It feels
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| | more high def tv's are being sold now,
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| like a simplified computer (but in a good
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| | purely to use with the 360. Think 32 "" +
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| way). No messing about with patches and
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| | screen on your PC and you get an idea of
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| upgrades. You logon to Xbox live and it
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| | the difference it will make (and you can
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| tells you when you need to upgrade. Easy
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| | also plug your pc into one).DVD
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| to navigate, ability to jump in an out of
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| | player:The movie player is very
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| games easily.Loading times are also very
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| | impressive player all brands of DVD's
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| impressive. I expected to be starring at
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| | without a hitch. Easy to manage interface
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| the screen during my first run of war
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| | and excellent image/sound (this is also a
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| fighter and was very pleasantly
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| | progressive scan unit for improved image
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| surprised.Xbox live is the ace in
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| | quality). Only pity, no multi region
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| Microsoft's deck. Their killer app for
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| | support.Tips:Did you want to download
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| the machine. Think of it as their
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| | different Xbox live content? Go to system
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| internet in the internet. It is free to
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| | and change you locale to American and log
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| just use. But you have to upgrade to gold
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| | out/on to Xbox live and away you go (you
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| (and pay) to play games online and get
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| | also need an email address with mail
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| hold of some downloads. But ALL games
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| | address in that location) . Different
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| will have an online mode. Meaning you
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| | demos and trailers.Xbox Live arcade:A
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| will get more value and a different
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| | strange addiction indeed. The ability to
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| experience. Microsoft have also insisted
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| | play older arcade games that use little
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| on achievement sin all the games.The more
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| | or none of the power of the worlds most
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| you achieve the better you rating and
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| | powerful console. But, it works. Allowing
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| points (rating can also be improved by
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| | you to play exact arcade emulations such
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| visits, friend, helping, messages etc).
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| | as joust, gauntlet etc adds another
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| Basically they want you to play and get
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| | dimension to your 360. My four year just
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| involved and will reward you for such.
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| | loves playing Marble Blast on live.Online
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| Nice ideas. Getting people to play more
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| | Play:I have tried many multiplayer games
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| of what they paid for - rather than the
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| | on the PC platform and mixed enjoyment
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| modern obsession of owning more and not
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| | has been had. Get a good server and all
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| actually using, is a good one.(as these
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| | is well. but often or not you waste time
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| games aren't cheap - 75 euro for war
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| | looking and waiting for a "none lagging"
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| fighter!!!).This page will be updated,
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| | game. So far I have only tried (briefly)
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| the more I get to actually use the
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| | advanced warfighter online. A quick half
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| system. (oh to have free time).I will be
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| | hour game using a headset with some
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| sticking simple no B.S. reviews here, of
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| | blokes from the UK. Was it any good.
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| the games that interest me on the 360
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| | Amazing! Great game, very little lag, no
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| platform. The physical build is
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| | time wasting just simple game selection
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| impressive, although the size of the
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| | and a couple of minutes wait and away you
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| power supply is staggering. Simple little
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| | go. Voice over IP works well: no silly
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| things impress: The size of the wireless
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| | button presses, just talk.Although a
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| controller: perfect. The 360 button on
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| | strange experience allowing everyone hear
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| the controller, brings you back to the
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| | you shout at yourself when you get killed
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| "desktop", as well as powering on/off the
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| | (usually swear words in disgust). But
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| machine (a simple feature I know, but
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| | will have to try it again as this single
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| works).The more I mess around with this
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| | game ranked as one of the best gaming
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| machine, the more I like it. It seems
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| | experiences I have had on any
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| that playing a game now that does effect
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| | platform.....Wish List:*Give us a browser
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| you score rating or unlock achievements
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| | and means to copy Favourite bookmarks
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| is less of a, well achievement.I have
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| | from PC to the 360.*Ability to stream and
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| downloaded a lot of demos such as fight
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| | play Divx (and other supported
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| night 3 and Battlefield modern combat
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| | codecs).*Some way of playing multi region
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| (very impressive, with no lag in
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| | DVD's: but why of why does this even
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| sight).Updates: A few weeks of usageI
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| | still exist?*MORE Xbox Live content:
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| signed up for xbox live gold: 60.00 for
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| | trailers, tv programs, shorts etc etc.
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| 12 months unlimited use. The amount of
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| | The announcements of future possible
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| media and the ability to download clips
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| | releases are exciting: but need to start
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| and demos, means you really need this to
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| | happening soon, to be imbedded and in
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| make full use of the machine.Also from
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| | place before Ps3 and the Sony machine
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| what I can tell, people are playing games
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| | gets into motion. Perhaps a nice
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| to just build up their game score:
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| | partnership with apple and quick time
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| offline play (even single player) is just
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| | would do the trick.Conclusion:Well how do
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| the same these days if you don't improve
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| | I feel about the 360 six weeks after
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| your rating as a result.Very clever
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| | purchase? To be honest, very, very
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| option. Actually, it is quite amazing how
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| | impressed. Excellent build quality,
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| much time you actually spend browsing,
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| | fantastic interface. Wealth of multimedia
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| downloading and playing with items in
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| | and gaming options. Xbox live is great.
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| Xbox live.Extending the experience: Media
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| | Software updates that show they actually
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| CentreI built a Windows Media Centre 2005
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| | listen to the users (all those features
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| (repaired an old fried motherboard). And
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| | that you wanted in or removed appeared in
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| tested the interface between this the
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| | the June update. But what about the
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| 360. Amazed to see you get the full Media
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| | games: what it was built for?Online play
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| centre console on the 360 when you have a
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| | with the head set is excellent. Easy to
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| machine to connect to (across you
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| | jump in and out of "friend" games.
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| network). You can only stream video in
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| | Achievements and game score is a master
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| WMV format at present. But you can find
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| | stroke. Gaming without these feature
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| an app on the web that will allow you to
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| | feels a little pointless now. I have
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| convert divx to wmv on the fly.Tested
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| | played games such as Advanced Warfighter,
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| streaming video, images and music from
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| | Table Tennis, Battlefield 2, Top spin 2,
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| one side of the house to the other. Easy
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| | Dead or alive 4 and to be fair, have had
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| to config and use and impressive
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| | some of THE best gaming experiences I
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| interface/image quality.Basically
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| | have had on any system (and I have been
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| transform you 360 into much more that a
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| | playing since the days of zx-81: yes I'm
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| gaming machine. You can do music and
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| | and old fart).The future releases also
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| images only connecting to extender on an
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| | look VERY bright. Gears of War, Dead
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| XP machine. But to make full use you need
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| | Rising and Lost World to name a few, all
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| windows media centre 2005.Combining the
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| | look amazing. Incredible to see how
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| power of the 360, with Xbox live and the
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| | quickly developers and getting these type
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| media centre options; Sony really have
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| | of results considering how new this
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| their work cut out for them. As there is
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| | system is. Perhaps it is testament to how
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| so much more to Microsoft's machine than
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| | good a platform it is to develop for.
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| playing games.In all, a great "home
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| | Also Xbox live anywhere looks very
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| entertainment system". Great for gaming,
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| | interesting indeed (allow 360 and pc
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| online play is easy and solid, god
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| | users to play and use Xbox live together:
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| support for music, images and other media
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| | as well as mobile device options).Without
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| (particularly is you own a media centre
| |
| | Xbox live the 360 is an amazing piece of
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| PC). Only downside: just don't be
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| | kit. Combined with the Xbox live option
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| surprised when you are using your gaming
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| | it is indeed the killer app of the next
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| console for a lot more than just
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| | generation consoles.My advice?To borrow
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| games.What I would have liked to see:The
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| | their own catch phrase. Jump in, you'll
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| biggest omission is the ability to browse
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| | have a ball and hats off to those you
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| web pages. Granted, doing such with a
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| | developed this machine. I for one am glad
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| controller or remote with an on screen
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| | you did. THE single most impressive piece
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| keyboard would have been a pain. But
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| | of hardware I have EVER purchased.Wrote a
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| considering the experience is dependant
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| | full review with images at: manager with
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| on you already owning a PC (to get full
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| | Bsc in computing, who writes screenplays
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| potential), why not have the option of a
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| | and studying Msc.
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| 360 browser and the ability to sync your
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