Thinking of getting an Xbox - should i? Costs of entire system

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Hi,

It's been years since i had a games console (last one was the N64!) but given that they can now do so much more, and are effectively entertainment centers...i thought why not!

I'm thinking of getting an Xbox, but it seems that the basic Xbox doesn't give you anything you need - there seems to be ones with hard drives, ones without, no internet functions etc... I wat all of this.

SO...

What would be the rough cost of getting everything i want out of my Xbox, in comparison to a PS3?

I'd want
- x2 wireless controllers
- the ability to play games online (i have a laptop with wireless)
- a hard drive
- the ability to put games on that hard drive
- the ability to stream youtube
- the ability to put music on the hard drive and play directly off it.

What am i looking at in terms of costs for the Xbox vs. a PS3?

Thanks,
Ross
 
thanks Guys - must say I'm excited!

Operating Sytem
One question, not sure if it's allowed or not. But I remember that on the old xbox you could change the operating system to allow you to do all the things I've written I want to do above.

Would I have to install a new operating system, or would Xbox 360 standard operating system be set up for this?

Streaming/Web Access
YOUTUBE and general Internet on xBox
Is tversity an add on?
Will Tversity allow me to stream anything/view any webpage?

Music
Is there any application that would allow me to copy my entire music collection to the Xbox?
Or could i access my mp3's via a netowkr on the xbox?

WiFi
That adaptor seems like a rip-off is there a cheaper way?

Thanks again guys. Much appreciated.
 
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What about connecting directly from the router to the xbox via ethernet cable?

Do i need to pay for some attachment to do that as well?

I shall look into streaming off my music collection and TVersity.

Thanks.
 
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