My nephew just got a mw 360 and they are going to trade in his white 360. I am interested in buying it from my sister as an extra. We have a 360 w kinect that we got last year, but its a good opportunity to get a second so my kids can play their differeent games concurrently. My sister said that occasionally it had memory issues. Not sure if that is true or just her reason to buy a new one for him. I don't believe it will work with kinect, but other than that, should it be okay and work solidly as a second machine? I may be able to get it for $50 (trade in value at GameStop). What (non-modding) upgrades are recommended?
School me on xBox 360 versions, please.
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will work fine with Kinect, just needs to update the Dash, memory issues never heard of that, only the typical GFX issues, RRoD, how old is it? what dash does it run, as you could install JTAG support if old enough, and play some emulators, the MAME version is pretty decent on it, as is SNES, FBAlpha etc
Seifer13
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With the old style 360 you will have to buy a separate power adapter for the Kinect. Also if the console doesn't have HDMI I would trade it in because that means its old and a ticking time bomb. Also right now gamestop is doing a special on trade ins and you get a bonus 50$. Not that I like gamestop but it's a good deal if your used to their trades
gutsman004
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Getting a PS3. 360 = unreliable. You'll eventually end up with the RROD,sooner than later.
um.. i have a 360 already and want another because my two kids enjoy playing it, but each like different games. besides, i have a best buy protection plan for 3 years on my current 360, so i am not concerned about RROD.. also, i didnt know that PS3's came with a 'it'll never break' guarantee.
darkcat1
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then you have to deal with Sony's idiot junk(I'm done with them forever). The "slim models" are alot less prone to the RROD but to say it's completely gone is lying. If you have a fat boy model it'll do Kenect but it won't power it from the usb ports and the hard drive locks on the top.
I'm really no ones fan and my brother has a 360....
klorvinborno
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As was mentioned even if you buy the box for $50. check with GameStop on their trade-in specials. My kids did REALLY well on trading in their old 360 with a bad hard drive and a broken controller for a new Xbox. It was less than $100. out of pocket.
HunterZero
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The original Xbox 360 came in a few different versions. Some of the earlier problematic versions of the console had HDMI, so this isn't a reliable way to tell. The best way to tell which Xbox 360 version you have is by looking at the power supply/requirements.
The best version of the original 360 to get is the Jasper version, which is stamped 12V/12.1A. It has a newer 65nm gpu chipset that runs a lot cooler than the earlier versions. I have one of these, and have had no problems whatsoever with it.
If it has a 12V/14.2A power requirement, then it's a Falcon version. If the original Xenon version went back to Microsoft for repair, it may have an Opus board in it, which is the same as a Falcon without HDMI. These were better than the original, but still not as reliable as they should be, and if you kept it you would need to be careful about keeping it cool while in use.
If it is not one of these, and has a 203W power supply, it's a Xenon/Zephyr, and is a ticking RROD time bomb, so I would trade it.
Good guide is here: http://beta.ivc.no/wiki/index.php/Xbox_360_Revisions
- James
The best version of the original 360 to get is the Jasper version, which is stamped 12V/12.1A. It has a newer 65nm gpu chipset that runs a lot cooler than the earlier versions. I have one of these, and have had no problems whatsoever with it.
If it has a 12V/14.2A power requirement, then it's a Falcon version. If the original Xenon version went back to Microsoft for repair, it may have an Opus board in it, which is the same as a Falcon without HDMI. These were better than the original, but still not as reliable as they should be, and if you kept it you would need to be careful about keeping it cool while in use.
If it is not one of these, and has a 203W power supply, it's a Xenon/Zephyr, and is a ticking RROD time bomb, so I would trade it.
Good guide is here: http://beta.ivc.no/wiki/index.php/Xbox_360_Revisions
- James
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Well, I am gonna pick it up today. $50 isn't bad. Is the wifi adaptor worth it or should I just run cat5e? It's in the basement so it would be an easy run.
Edit: it looks like the falcon version. Never had any issues so it should be good as a second unit.
Edit: it looks like the falcon version. Never had any issues so it should be good as a second unit.
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If the wires won't get in your way, go that route. When I moved where I am now, cat5 would get in the way and the wife wasn't having any of it. Instead of the adapter, I opted for a wireless bridge, so I have all my consoles and TV connected to the network that way.
I have a wireless adapter I can afford to get rid of if you're interested (old xbox red ringed, got one'a them thar fancy new ones wit' da built in Why-Fy).
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