360 Premium or Elite?

fatherdougal · 12 Oct 2007 at 21:25

Hi,

I've just bought myself a shiny new TV and think that it deserves a 1080p input source to brighten up my house. Basically my question is this; assuming I'm not seduced by a PS3, should I get a HDMI enabled premium/pro or an elite? Do people find that they easily fill the 20gb hd? Are there any other considerations except aesthetics in having an elite?

I apologise as I'm sure that similar questions have been asked before.

Thanks in advance.

Inoshishi · 12 Oct 2007 at 21:26

I'd also like to know if people find it easy filling the 20gb, I want one of those Halo 3 360's

wedgie · 12 Oct 2007 at 21:26

If I was buying a 360 now I'd go for the Elite.

EDIT

It's closer to 13gb of useable space, which can fill up pretty quickly.

XPE · 12 Oct 2007 at 21:32

premium, i dont think the Elite is worth the extra money

fatherdougal · 12 Oct 2007 at 21:36

basically I guess It boils down to whether the larger HD is worth an extra £100? When the video service starts will I wish that I had that extra space? Also does anyone know when the 65 nm chips will start to see the light of day?

Gezzard · 12 Oct 2007 at 21:36

If you fancy getting the HD DVD add on then the premium as they're the same colour. If I was to buy one now though it would be the elite, you could easily fill up 20gb (13gb useable) with demos and arcade games.

*edit*screw that, the premium/pro HDMI can be had for £194.99, so I'd have one of them.

Darkwave · 12 Oct 2007 at 21:38

I got an elite and I don't regret it one bit, even if I still game on my PC a lot more.

da_mic_1530 · 12 Oct 2007 at 21:40

XPE said:
premium, i dont think the Elite is worth the extra money

wedgie · 12 Oct 2007 at 21:47

While I do agree that the Elite offers no significant advantage over the premium, it is technically the 'best' version of the 360 you can get, which is why I would go for it.

Riiya · 12 Oct 2007 at 21:54

I just bought a Premium today.

Got it with Blue Dragon, Halo 3 and PGR4; all for 249.99 from the place that has ~"everything under one roof".

fatherdougal · 12 Oct 2007 at 21:55

@Gezzard

I've seen that offer too, and I think that's why I'm so uncertain as to what to do. Basically in the end I can have a pro with no games for that price or £260 for pro with PGR4 and Halo 3 or £300 for an elite with Halo3. Very difficult decision. Also I am really peeved that the XBOX is not wireless. It is the one thing that sways me towards a PS3......

edit# But then there are no games that I actually want to play

nichorob · 12 Oct 2007 at 22:59

Id personally go for the Premium if I could get one with HDMI. Even with the 20gb HD, I always seem to have at least 10gb free, I download a lot of demos and the like but usually delete them soon after trying them.

Inoshishi · 12 Oct 2007 at 23:01

Frank Butcher said:
Id personally go for the Premium if I could get one with HDMI. Even with the 20gb HD, I always seem to have at least 10gb free, I download a lot of demos and the like but usually delete them soon after trying them.

Yeah I dont really keep stuff on my HDD that i'm not playing or haven't played in a while, which is why I think i'll be ok with a 20gb, Plus the movie thing thats due out really doesnt interest me either.

Kyle009 · 12 Oct 2007 at 23:16

unfortunately the premium deals are far too good at the minute, and it makes them the better choice.

ive got lots of gamesaves and still have 10gb+ free, couple of demos and a 1gb HD south park in the mix.

Clark Nova · 13 Oct 2007 at 01:00

I've got a premium and don't find that I run out of space. Unless you really want a black Xbox then I think the premium is better.

Margaret · 13 Oct 2007 at 01:18

Inoshishi said:
I'd also like to know if people find it easy filling the 20gb, I want one of those Halo 3 360's

Nah, unless you wanna go and get every single demo on the marketplace 20GB is more than enough.

120 is only gonna be needed if/when video marketplace comes out, I won't be using it anyway so 20GB does me fine.

If my Halo 360 breaks though I might just get a refund and buy an Elite since they don't cost much more than my Halo's RRP anyway.

Inoshishi · 13 Oct 2007 at 01:52

Jihad said:
Nah, unless you wanna go and get every single demo on the marketplace 20GB is more than enough.

120 is only gonna be needed if/when video marketplace comes out, I won't be using it anyway so 20GB does me fine.

If my Halo 360 breaks though I might just get a refund and buy an Elite since they don't cost much more than my Halo's RRP anyway.

Yeah but the Halo's are different, like me

Alrik · 13 Oct 2007 at 02:37

I agree with the others really, 13GB is more then enough (the other 7GB is used for backwards compatability and cache'ing of game files) I have 3,5GB Free, 8GB is used for HD game trailers (which will be deleted very soon

) while the other ~2-3GB is used for map packs and game updates etc

Mana · 13 Oct 2007 at 03:38

kalanium said:
I agree with the others really, 13GB is more then enough (the other 7GB is used for backwards compatability and cache'ing of game files) I have 3,5GB Free, 8GB is used for HD game trailers (which will be deleted very soon ) while the other ~2-3GB is used for map packs and game updates etc

man speaks the truth and u can always just stream movies and music from your pc as well. 20gb is just fine

Abooie · 13 Oct 2007 at 06:40

Remember you can delete and redownload content you've puchased in a background / low power mode if the system is off so if you've a good internet connection it's really not an issue.