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| Xbox 360 Elite Console (120 GB Hard Drive) |  | From: Microsoft
Category: Video Games
List Price: £229.99
Buy New: £219.98
You Save: £10.01 (4%)
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Rating:  152 reviews
Sales Rank: 128
Platform: Xbox 360
Media: Video Game
Operating System: Xbox 360
Shipping Weight (lbs): 14.6
Dimensions (in): 12.7 x 11.6 x 7.4
MPN: B4J-00125
UPC: 882224390149
EAN: 0882224390149
ASIN: B000PD0HQE
Release Date: August 24, 2007
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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| • | The new video games console from Microsoft sweeps gaming into a new era of high definition graphics! Inside its ultra-modern body, the Xbox 360 Elite packs 512 MB of live memory, a 3 | | • | 2 Ghz IBM processor (divided into 3 core processors) and a graphics chip specially designed by ATI for this console, clocked at 500 Mhz | | • | The resulting performances are more than impressive, with resolutions going up to 720p/1080i! The Xbox 360 Elite is equipped with a 12x DVD player and supports the 16:9 format | | • | It produces 5 | | • | 1 32-bit (256 channel) sound, with a main bandwidth of 22 |
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Product Description
Introducing Xbox 360? Elite, the premier Xbox 360 console package that includes a massive 120GB hard drive, a HDMI port, and HDMI cable, all wrapped up with a premium black finish. Xbox 360 Elite also includes a black wireless controller and black Xbox LIVE headset. Xbox 360 Elite has enough space for a whole library of Xbox LIVE Arcade games as well as downloadable high-definition TV shows, movies, music, and all the other content available from Xbox LIVE Marketplace.Features•Xbox 360 Elite console: The console is equipped with an HDMI port, HDMI cable, a black wireless controller and black Xbox LIVE headset. It also comes with three powerful core processors, 16:9 cinematic aspect ratio, anti-aliasing for smooth textures, full surround sound, and DVD playback with upscaling capabilities right outof the box.•Xbox 360 120GB hard drive: The huge 120GB detachable hard drive allows gamers to save their games and store television shows, movies, music, pictures, trailers, extra game levels, demos and other content available from Xbox LIVE Marketplace. Also sold separatley.•Xbox 360 Wireless Controller (black): The sleek black finish of this high-performance wireless controller matches the style of the Elite Console. It has a range of up to 30 feet and a battery life of 30 hours on two AA batteries. Also sold separatley.•Xbox 360 headset (black): Now available in black, the headset lets you strategize while playing together online or trade taunts with your opponents. You can also send voice messages to friends on Xbox LIVE.•Xbox 360 HDMI cable: New to Xbox 360, HDMI lets you get HD video (up to 1080p) and multichannel surround sound, all from one cable.•Xbox LIVE Silver Membership: With this, gamers can chat with friends online, collect achievements and gamerscores, send and receive voice and text messages, and access Xbox LIVE Marketplace content such as game demos, HD movies and TV, as
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 xBox 360 or xBox 360 Elite August 25, 2007
371 out of 395 found this review helpful
Well, I've had a few hours with our Xbox 360 Elite wherein we've done nothing but test it against the most rigorous (unscientific) means at our disposal. But finally we are able to answer the question: is an HDMI-enabled Xbox 360 capable of outputting noticeably higher quality game play and movies? We compared our classic Xbox 360 (manufactured 2005) with our spanking' new 360 Elite (manufactured 2007). Ready for the face-off? Check out the gallery, and read on for our conclusions.
I tested the consoles with a Sharp (46-inch) 1080p LCD and a 5.1 surround system -- we went HDMI vs. component, since it's safe to assume the majority of people don't have VGA inputs on their HDTV's (including us). We played the first stage of Gears of War (on casual, so what?), and then plugged in our HD DVD drive and watched a few scenes from Batman Begins.
Console noise
I know how much you all wanted your Xbox 360 Elite to quiet down a bit, but we have some bad news for you. As we heard from our sources who supplied us with much of our info about the Elite, unfortunately the noise level is about the same as before. It doesn't use the new 65nm chips, so it seems to require the same number of case fans.
The same is true of the disc drive. Our Elite and classic drives do sound different, and it's obvious they're not the same make or model. However, unfortunately, they're equally loud. Sorry guys, you're still going to have to put up with the same level of noise as before -- don't come looking to the Elite for something that sounds less like a shop-vac.
Heat
As we said before, these are using the old round of 90nm chips, not the 65nm variety. So it goes without saying that using the same chips as before, these things are going to produce the same amount of heat. We didn't run an 18 hour stress test or anything (obviously), but both units did feel about the same after an hour of playing games and movies, and they both felt like they were outputting about the same amount of heat.
HDMI 1080p vs. component 1080p/i
we're going to be totally honest here, we hardly noticed a damn difference at all. We figured the best visual test would be playing in 1080p on both HDMI and component video, and we were right. What little difference we did notice, we noticed it with that test. In a couple of darker scenes in Gears there seemed to be a little more depth to the blacks (and a bit more distance detail because of it). But to tell you how subtle it was, we didn't even notice it until we literally started flipping back and forth as fast as we could. Fast motion, spinning, action, all the rest -- it looks almost identical on both consoles.
When watching an HD DVD in 1080p on HDMI and 1080i on component, we definitely didn't really notice anything different. The age old question though, right? Is 1080p actually noticeably different? Not to us, and probably not even if you have a 720p set -- assuming you're viewing on anything less than a massive, massive display. By the way, before you make any judgments about perceived visual quality based on our screen caps, please remember that those were taken with a regular camera, not pro screen capturing tools. In other words, what you may think is a big difference in quality may actually just be a small change in light metering or exposure. In other words, you'll kind of have to take our word for it when we say it looks almost identical.
Audio
I can now definitely confirm that despite its HDMI output, the Xbox 360 Elite still doesn't enable advanced codec support (like Dolby TrueHD). You still have the same three options as you had before: digital stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, and DD with WMA Pro. When we played back an HD DVD with TrueHD audio (Batman Begins), it just stayed on DD5.1, nothing else happened. Bummer. But again, that's what we were expecting.
Other minor bits
I did notice that the front power button on the Elite console is much quicker than the squishy power button on our classic 360. Probably not enough clikiness to actually justify the purchase in and of itself, we'd imagine.
Also, the black controller is entirely matte, whereas the white controller is matte everywhere except the slick silver strip on the bottom. Since that bottom strip is where a couple of your fingers rest when holding the controller we found the entirely matte black controller slightly preferable.
I haven't yet checked out DVD upscaling, but that's on our list of thing to do.
Final thoughts
Basically, unless you are seriously eagle-eyed, have a massive screen, or for whatever reason need to use HDMI because you're all out of component inputs, your investment in the first-gen Xbox 360 is probably safe. Do yourself a favour, just buy that 120GB drive if you need the space, the HDMI really just doesn't justify replacing your whole console for a new 300 unit. Then again, if you're truly "elite" then all the stuff we just said really doesn't matter, and you're probably going to buy this thing anyway. Cheers enjoy!
Bought a HDMI Premium just before this one (last week).... there is a HUGE difference in NOISE !!! Read on.... October 19, 2007
13 out of 14 found this review helpful
Ok....... I was in a rush to have a system with HDMI and Optical Audio (cable not supplied) support, so I bought the new Premium with the HDMI (cable not supplied). I then took delivery of my Elite, which I managed to find online (superfi.com - sorry Amazon, couldn't wait the current 4 to 6 weeks ) - it was hard to find !!!......so I have the benefit of both in the house for a comparison.... Trust me..... I just plugged in the Elite.... forget the colour, forget the extra HDD size...... the HUGE DIFFERENCE....... is in the noise......this console is freshly built, a month and a bit ago, so I don't know if it's something new, but forget the previous comments about noise....... this one is at least 1/2 (or more) QUIETER than my original XBOX 360 (2005) and the new HDMI Premium (2007 - just released)..... I can't get over how quiet it is in comparison. I can hardly hear the fan, and I am being completely honest... before I had to rely on the sound of the HD DVD Movie playing to drown out the sound of the XBOX "Taking Off", as I have seen in some reviews....... but with the ELITE....... SOOOOO QUIET in comparison... If you are after a new Xbox, or a first time buyer...... GET THE ELITE !!! I have not regretted it ! My other consoles are off to Ebay... HIGHLY RECOMMENDED !!!! Oh, before I forget....... I went from Component to HDMI..... and the difference when watching HD Films is noticable.... so, yes, it was worth the upgrade all round...lower noise and better picture !!!
Chipset issue January 2, 2008
13 out of 14 found this review helpful
The chipset issue has been raised here so I thought I'd provide my account. I sent two emails to Amazon. They were unable to confirm what they are selling. I visited my local Game store on New Years Day, they were aware of the issue and confirmed the Elite they are selling is the new version. So I paid 20 more than Amazon but at least I know I've bought the cooler, quieter model. I have experienced my friends old premium 360 and in my view the sound and vented air temperature are noticeably different. I'm glad I took the trouble to get the newer model. I just find it sad that Amazon couldn't go the extra mile and just look at the product and confirm a simple question.
**Update**
3 weeks after purchase and fairly light use, I received 3 red ring errors within about 30 mins. Despite being the new model it seems the hardware still needs further work. Thankfully Game have agreed to swap it at the weekend.
How it is... August 15, 2007
30 out of 34 found this review helpful
1.) Microsoft have resolved the hardware issues (red ring of death etc) in the latest batches of the premium consoles so the elite will also have improved spec. 2.) The HDMI port will increase picture quality IF you have a high spec TV. 3.) Its up to you to decide if the black colour, larger hard drive and HDMI port are worth the extra money on top of buying just a premium console... If you have a 360 already there is no point in buying this, end of story. But if, like me, you dont have a next gen console, but you do have a high spec TV and want HD gaming then the elite 360 is a better choice than a PS3 because of the quality of the games, the promising future titles and the online community.
The Best Games Console There Is September 21, 2007
35 out of 40 found this review helpful
It's a black Xbox 360. It costs more than the machine it supersedes, the 360 `Premium' as it has a whopping 120 GB hard drive and HDMI output. But otherwise it's the same console in a different coloured shell.
It's just as noisy as the older machine, just as big, and quite probably just as likely to breakdown as the original Xbox 360 too (oh, the joy of the famous "red ring of death").
But don't let all of that put you off! The bigger hard disk is very useful, what with downloadable content for games getting bigger and the imminent introduction of downloadable high definition movies and TV from Xbox Live, you'll need the space.
And HDMI support is very welcome. Now the Elite's video output is proper digital high definition all the way through, as opposed to the original 360's nasty analogue-digital conversion process. Image-wise it looks better, but I think proper comparison between the two machines would be required to fully ascertain any clear advantage HDMI gives.
I previously had a 360 Premium and bought an Elite as I wanted the bigger hard disk and also HDMI. Naturally my older console has been sold to soften the blow of the Elite's 300 cost. If you are looking to perform a similar upgrade process, be warned. Although you can obtain a free cable in order to transfer your data from your old 360 hard disk to the new one, these are in scarce supply and are taking around a month to be delivered by Microsoft, once you've ordered it.
You can alternatively buy a memory unit and copy data over manually, which is easy enough if a bit time consuming.
If you don't own an Xbox 360 and are looking to buy one, get this. It's worth the extra money and despite the well-documented problems the 360 has had it's a fantastic machine with a brilliant online service and a good community. Plus it has loads of excellent games.
The Elite is a good machine and just about a worthy upgrade to the 360 Premium. I'm not too sure about the new black colour, it's a bit dull and I miss the clean white lines of the old one. The black controller is nice though.
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