Isn't the XBox 360 Core a better option? The XBox 360 is around $20 more than the model without DVD, and $20 less than the model with DVD, and you can do more things with it (and of course it works as an extender as well).http://www.amazon.com/Xbox-360-Core-Arcade-Bundle/dp/B000WENLBY/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1203561393&sr=8-1 Isn't the XBox 360 Core a better option? The XBox 360 is around $20 more than the model without DVD, and $20 less than the model with DVD, and you can do more things with it (and of course it... » Read More Isn't the XBox 360 Core a better option? The XBox 360 is around $20 more than the model without DVD, and $20 less than the model with DVD, and you can do more things with it (and of course it works as an extender as well).http://www.amazon.com/Xbox-360-Core-Arcade-Bundle/dp/B000WENLBY/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1203561393&sr=8-1 « Show Less
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I'm confused about extenders. What is the difference between an xbox 360 and an x-box entender. Do you need both? I want to watch the programs that i want in Media center on my computer to my Big Screen TV. Which does include netflix movies and HDTV local channesl
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I have an XBox 360 with HDMI and use it as an extender. It is pretty noisy. I'm not sure how noisy the Linksys is, but I would think that it would probably be better for that reason. Functionally, you're right, the xbox can do more stuff.
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Think of lines going across your screen to form a picture. In interlace mode, e.g. 1080i, there would be 540 lines going across one way then 540 lines going across the other way...the lines do this 60 times a second, so your brain is fooled into seeing a solid picture of 1080 lines (interlaced from two sides), but these are made up of 540 lines of resolution. With a progressive picture, there are 1080 lines going one way and 1080 lines going the other way, which means you get twice the information on your picture screen and the picture is rock steady. While this is all good and well in theory, understand that DVDs have a max output of 480i and even though some DVD players, and/or HDTV sets will upconvert, a good 1080i picture is questionable. Right now, the XBox, Blu-ray DVD's, High def-DVD and some on air transmissions are your only sources of 1080p, however...that should be the standard in a few years, so....be happy you bought the 4095 and wait for the world to catch up.
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its called dont buy it right away. sony will be better than hd dvd just be patient, and like the other poster said the low end ps3 will be 500 dollars............half the price with a little patience. personally though im going to get the high end ps3 for 600. either way sounds much better than 1000.
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I think it is the best seller because it is a great system for a decent price. The 700 watts is plenty powerful. I have a smaller-mid size livingroom and it is way too loud even at half volume. The no dvd/bluray player and no wifi isn't an issue because you can get a wifi ready bluray for $50 bucks or less and from what I have read, the systems that have the bluray player included, which acts as the receiver, aren't as good/powerful as a system with just a receiver. I love it because everything plugs directly into the receiver and I have one HDMI cable going to the TV. I am extremely happy with this system and would recommend it to anyone. I think it is the best seller because it is a great system for a decent price. The 700 watts is plenty powerful. I have a smaller-mid size livingroom and it is way too loud even at half volume. The no dvd/bluray player and no wifi isn't an issue because you can get a wifi ready bluray for $50 bucks or less and from what I have read, the systems that have the bluray player included, which acts as the receiver, aren't as good/powerful as a system with just a receiver. I love it because everything plugs directly into the receiver and I have one HDMI cable going to the TV. I am extremely happy... » Read More I think it is the best seller because it is a great system for a decent price. The 700 watts is plenty powerful. I have a smaller-mid size livingroom and it is way too loud even at half volume. The no dvd/bluray player and no wifi isn't an issue because you can get a wifi ready bluray for $50 bucks or less and from what I have read, the systems that have the bluray player included, which acts as the receiver, aren't as good/powerful as a system with just a receiver. I love it because everything plugs directly into the receiver and I have one HDMI cable going to the TV. I am extremely happy with this system and would recommend it to anyone. « Show Less
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No, you can't add more games, but I only cared about it playing HD videos and music. Most cheap players have dumb games, but I that is for copyright reasons. Connecting it to my TV with the tv-out feature was also important but it doesn't transfer full 720p quality. And, the desktop icons can't be moved around on this player or most cheap ones.This one is actually only $5 more that other one that I bought from the same company but that one is a lot more popular so they keep the price at $50 for it even though it is about 3 years old. The other player was ok but it is just plain awful when you compare it to this one. No, you can't add more games, but I only cared about it playing HD videos and music. Most cheap players have dumb games, but I that is for copyright reasons. Connecting it to my TV with the tv-out feature was also important but it doesn't transfer full 720p quality. And, the desktop icons can't be moved around on this player or most cheap ones.This one is actually only $5 more that other one that I bought from the same company but that one is a lot more popular so they keep the price at $50 for it even though it is about 3 years old. The other player was ok but it is just plain... » Read More No, you can't add more games, but I only cared about it playing HD videos and music. Most cheap players have dumb games, but I that is for copyright reasons. Connecting it to my TV with the tv-out feature was also important but it doesn't transfer full 720p quality. And, the desktop icons can't be moved around on this player or most cheap ones.This one is actually only $5 more that other one that I bought from the same company but that one is a lot more popular so they keep the price at $50 for it even though it is about 3 years old. The other player was ok but it is just plain awful when you compare it to this one. « Show Less
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I purchased a calibration blu ray disc and it was very helpful. I even tweeked the advanced color settings slightly to get everything just right. The picture is not as "dramatic" as it was with factory settings, but it looks much more natural. The other option would be to pay a technician to calibrate it and I've heard that is very expensive. The disc cost $25. And looks like Amazon has it for about $19! Digital Video Essentials: HD Basics [Blu-ray]The only problem was that the settings don't carry over input to input so you have to write down all the settings and apply them to the TV or cable inputs. I purchased a calibration blu ray disc and it was very helpful. I even tweeked the advanced color settings slightly to get everything just right. The picture is not as "dramatic" as it was with factory settings, but it looks much more natural. The other option would be to pay a technician to calibrate it and I've heard that is very expensive. The disc cost $25. And looks like Amazon has it for about $19! Digital Video Essentials: HD Basics [Blu-ray]The only problem was that the settings don't carry over input to... » Read More I purchased a calibration blu ray disc and it was very helpful. I even tweeked the advanced color settings slightly to get everything just right. The picture is not as "dramatic" as it was with factory settings, but it looks much more natural. The other option would be to pay a technician to calibrate it and I've heard that is very expensive. The disc cost $25. And looks like Amazon has it for about $19! Digital Video Essentials: HD Basics [Blu-ray]The only problem was that the settings don't carry over input to input so you have to write down all the settings and apply them to the TV or cable inputs. « Show Less
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its over kill xbox's are meant for tvs (720p max) so the extra $150 dollars you spend on resolution is money wasted you will not notice a difference between this and a $200 32in 720p tv (they say with an hdmi the xbox can put out 1080p but all the games are set in 720p to not fry the gpu)
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Hey, Kidbang!Don't mean to bring you down to earth. But the first DVD players were many thousands of dollars!So, the price will come down. In the meantime, please don't complain about the price if you've chosen to be an early adopter. If you want cheaper players wait a year. Geeesh!
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If you bought this machine from Amazon you got a good deal Best buy is about $100.00 more, wal-mart is 70.00 more, I have 2 DVD recorder machines from amazon I am a recording buff and I also have a DVD box from Direct-tv, this gives me Three Laywers to burn to, my Direct-DVD box can record watch over and oved then erase it when you tire of it, if I like it and want to keep it I burn it from the Direct-TV box and burn it on to a DVD-R and keep the movie forever like GONE WITH THE WIND,GIANT, BULETT, JAMES BOND,ETC.
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We no longer have any internet/cable other than our cell phones. All of it is connected through the Xbox360 just like a VCR or CD player. They just put on the disc and it plays . Internet is only if its multi-player if you want to play people you don't know. Lego Marvel Superheroes is also disc only. The Xbox-One...you must have internet because most of their games are online. We purchased Xbox 360 for about $30.00 on Craigslist and purchased older TV's 40 inch from thrift stores for about $10.00. Both work fine:-)
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Don't have an XBOX but according to the following article yes:http://news.xbox.com/2015/04/xbox-one-over-the-air-tuner"Starting today, members of the Xbox One preview program in the U.S. and Canada can get over-the-air TV by purchasing the Hauppauge WinTV-955Q (MSRP $79.99 at Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop and Micro Center), and an HDTV antenna. In the next few months, Xbox will be partnering with Hauppauge to release a lower cost version of this tuner, the Hauppauge TV Tuner for Xbox One, retailing for MSRP $59.99, and available to everyone in the U.S. and Canada."P.S.You may want to consider a powered antenna over the stick that comes with the unit. Don't have an XBOX but according to the following article yes:http://news.xbox.com/2015/04/xbox-one-over-the-air-tuner"Starting today, members of the Xbox One preview program in the U.S. and Canada can get over-the-air TV by purchasing the Hauppauge WinTV-955Q (MSRP $79.99 at Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop and Micro Center), and an HDTV antenna. In the next few months, Xbox will be partnering with Hauppauge to release a lower cost version of this tuner, the Hauppauge TV Tuner for Xbox One, retailing for MSRP $59.99, and available to everyone in the U.S. and... » Read More Don't have an XBOX but according to the following article yes:http://news.xbox.com/2015/04/xbox-one-over-the-air-tuner"Starting today, members of the Xbox One preview program in the U.S. and Canada can get over-the-air TV by purchasing the Hauppauge WinTV-955Q (MSRP $79.99 at Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop and Micro Center), and an HDTV antenna. In the next few months, Xbox will be partnering with Hauppauge to release a lower cost version of this tuner, the Hauppauge TV Tuner for Xbox One, retailing for MSRP $59.99, and available to everyone in the U.S. and Canada."P.S.You may want to consider a powered antenna over the stick that comes with the unit. « Show Less
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From what I can find on the Microsoft site, the difference is in the packaging. It's probably just cheaper/simple cardboard packaging, so it costs less.
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I don't know. I haven't been able to get the dvd part of the tv to work. My son - the electronics "expert" - has not been able to get it to work. He says I should contact the manufacturer. I bought the tv online, it's not worth my time and effort to dig" just to get the dvd player to work, so I just don't use the dvd part. The tv is fine. I can probably contact Amazon, but I have not -- too much trouble for such a small amount of money. The moral of the story is, "You get what you pay for" ???? ...or maybe I should contact Amazon. I don't think a stand-alone dvd/blue player costs that much. The price (even for just a tv) was good, I thought.
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I haven't had experience with this personally but all I had researched it says that it doesn't work with the original Xbox games such as halo 3, nfl fever..all the backwards compatibility games. Something about a necessary partition being missing. All Xbox 360 games it works for I've played/used it with battlefield 3 bioshock infinite,mw2 and 3 ncaa 14 as well as have state of decay on the hard drive along with the free good games crackdown and assassins creed 2. I'd reccomend it with my eyes closed its really insane how much the Microsoft branded one costs when this one does all you need for 50 dollars. Get it if your even remotely thinking about it I haven't had experience with this personally but all I had researched it says that it doesn't work with the original Xbox games such as halo 3, nfl fever..all the backwards compatibility games. Something about a necessary partition being missing. All Xbox 360 games it works for I've played/used it with battlefield 3 bioshock infinite,mw2 and 3 ncaa 14 as well as have state of decay on the hard drive along with the free good games crackdown and assassins creed 2. I'd reccomend it with my eyes closed its really insane how much the Microsoft branded one costs when this one does all you need... » Read More I haven't had experience with this personally but all I had researched it says that it doesn't work with the original Xbox games such as halo 3, nfl fever..all the backwards compatibility games. Something about a necessary partition being missing. All Xbox 360 games it works for I've played/used it with battlefield 3 bioshock infinite,mw2 and 3 ncaa 14 as well as have state of decay on the hard drive along with the free good games crackdown and assassins creed 2. I'd reccomend it with my eyes closed its really insane how much the Microsoft branded one costs when this one does all you need for 50 dollars. Get it if your even remotely thinking about it « Show Less
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Because Microsoft stopped making and selling the DVD's years ago so the only way you can get it now is buying it off someone that already owns it.The advantage of having the DVD is that it that no internet connection is required to install or play the game. The steam version cannot be played offline as of right now. If that changes I expect the prices here to drop. Personally, I don't plan on selling my DVD copy for the reason's I mentioned above. Also, there is a handy printed card that comes in the box that shows all the key mapping for joystick and xbox controller I find handy.
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Well, you can get a dvd player for $20 lol, but yes it should. It should upconvert your dvds a little, and you can watch bluray. This was copied from the features:Analog Audio Output(s) : 2 Channel: 1 (Rear) Coaxial Audio Digital Output(s) : 1 (Rear) Component Video (Y/Pb/Pr) Output(s) : (Y/Pb/Pr) OUtput(s): 1 (Rear) Composite Video Output(s) : 1 (Rear) Optical Audio Output(s) : 1 (Rear) S-Video Output(s) : 1 (Rear) Ether port for firmware updatesUSB port for BD-Live External Memory You sould be able to hook it up via composite video input into your tv. I think youmay be the only person in the world that would spend $250 to watch something thats doing the same thing as something costing $20 lol. Well, you can get a dvd player for $20 lol, but yes it should. It should upconvert your dvds a little, and you can watch bluray. This was copied from the features:Analog Audio Output(s) : 2 Channel: 1 (Rear) Coaxial Audio Digital Output(s) : 1 (Rear) Component Video (Y/Pb/Pr) Output(s) : (Y/Pb/Pr) OUtput(s): 1 (Rear) Composite Video Output(s) : 1 (Rear) Optical Audio Output(s) : 1 (Rear) S-Video Output(s) : 1 (Rear) Ether port for firmware updatesUSB port for BD-Live External Memory You sould be able to hook it up via composite... » Read More Well, you can get a dvd player for $20 lol, but yes it should. It should upconvert your dvds a little, and you can watch bluray. This was copied from the features:Analog Audio Output(s) : 2 Channel: 1 (Rear) Coaxial Audio Digital Output(s) : 1 (Rear) Component Video (Y/Pb/Pr) Output(s) : (Y/Pb/Pr) OUtput(s): 1 (Rear) Composite Video Output(s) : 1 (Rear) Optical Audio Output(s) : 1 (Rear) S-Video Output(s) : 1 (Rear) Ether port for firmware updatesUSB port for BD-Live External Memory You sould be able to hook it up via composite video input into your tv. I think youmay be the only person in the world that would spend $250 to watch something thats doing the same thing as something costing $20 lol. « Show Less
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Yes, but only a proprietary Microsoft drive. They're available on Xbox.com if they're not still being sold in stores. The drives made for the ORIGINAL Xbox 360 won't work with this, it has to be a model made specifically for the Xbox 360 "slim" i.e. S or E models. (The S and E models both use the same drives.)You'll absolutely want a hard drive because for one thing, without it the Xbox is VERY loud. Installing games to the drive makes it MUCH quieter. It can also help games load faster, and in some cases games don't really work or are missing large parts of the game if you don't have a hard drive. If possible, buy a model that already has one...but if you already have one without a drive, you'll want to add one. Yes, but only a proprietary Microsoft drive. They're available on Xbox.com if they're not still being sold in stores. The drives made for the ORIGINAL Xbox 360 won't work with this, it has to be a model made specifically for the Xbox 360 "slim" i.e. S or E models. (The S and E models both use the same drives.)You'll absolutely want a hard drive because for one thing, without it the Xbox is VERY loud. Installing games to the drive makes it MUCH quieter. It can also help games load faster, and in some cases games don't really work or are missing large parts of the game... » Read More Yes, but only a proprietary Microsoft drive. They're available on Xbox.com if they're not still being sold in stores. The drives made for the ORIGINAL Xbox 360 won't work with this, it has to be a model made specifically for the Xbox 360 "slim" i.e. S or E models. (The S and E models both use the same drives.)You'll absolutely want a hard drive because for one thing, without it the Xbox is VERY loud. Installing games to the drive makes it MUCH quieter. It can also help games load faster, and in some cases games don't really work or are missing large parts of the game if you don't have a hard drive. If possible, buy a model that already has one...but if you already have one without a drive, you'll want to add one. « Show Less