xbox 360 - arcade or premium?

TNA · 7 Sep 2008 at 22:52

Hi guys.

I want to get a xbox 360 but wondering if I should get the arcade or the premium. I dont plan on playing it online much. I will play it a bit, but dont need headphone and stuff for example. I am only getting just to be able to play games like Star Wars: Force Unleashed and TNA impact game and may play some other xbox exclusive down the line. I only want to use it to play a few games and need space for saving progress. I wont be having like 10 games in one go or anything like that, so do i need the hard drive? How much is the average save file?

Finally the price of the xbox 360 dropped in the US, do you anticipate it coming down here also before crimbo?

Any advice would be very much appriciated.

Thanks lads (and perhaps lasses)

Kreeeee · 7 Sep 2008 at 23:00

I don't know about price drops but I don't think any one can really recommend the arcade now-a-days as the HDD has no many uses (patches, demo's, media, arcade games, game saves (can be big!)).

Shamikebab · 7 Sep 2008 at 23:46

Premium definitely

TNA · 7 Sep 2008 at 23:47

I did not think of patches and demos. Seems its gota be a premium then. Cheers guys

dthebuk · 7 Sep 2008 at 23:55

premium is deff worth it, its not that much more anyway

Margaret · 8 Sep 2008 at 04:15

Arcade is like £40 less than the 360 Premium

The HDD alone is probably £50 odd to buy.

Mlingard · 8 Sep 2008 at 06:22

Arcade you dont get a hdd or hd cable or headset so unless you are buying it as a spare it isnt worth getting .

McManicMan · 8 Sep 2008 at 06:41

arcade version is good for replacement

ali825 · 8 Sep 2008 at 07:49

premium. now its 60gb seem even better value than the arcade

Kreeeee · 8 Sep 2008 at 13:55

ali825 said:
premium. now its 60gb seem even better value than the arcade

Or he could get the 20GB cheaper now the 60GB are out, especially as he won't need an enormous amount of space.

z0mbi3 · 8 Sep 2008 at 13:58

Kreeeee said:
Or he could get the 20GB cheaper now the 60GB are out, especially as he won't need an enormous amount of space.

Having an HDMI port and newer revision board is worth the extra money imho.

Kreeeee · 8 Sep 2008 at 14:08

Erm... a new 20GB model is identical to the 60GB one except for HDD size.

z0mbi3 · 8 Sep 2008 at 14:21

Sorry, I'd assumed you meant an older 20gb.

TNA · 8 Sep 2008 at 14:26

Thanks guys. I have decided to go for the 20gb one with HDMI which means it will be the new model

BTW it comes with Component HD AV Cable. But I want to hook it up to my Dell 2408 monitor. Is that cable as good as having an HDMI cable?

cokecan · 8 Sep 2008 at 14:30

it will do HD (faily sure your dell has component on it?) but you might find you get slightly better quality with a HDMI cable. it's just a case testing and going with which ever looks best to you

Streeteh · 8 Sep 2008 at 14:31

ignore

TNA · 8 Sep 2008 at 14:35

Yeah it does have component. I think I will just get a HDMI cable though.

Any recommendations on a HDMI cable? 1 meter is maximum needed. Or are they all the same. I did a google search. Some say all the same, even one for £2 vs one for £80. Some say go for one for a £10 one. A bit confusing. Anyone here have experience with this?

GregI · 8 Sep 2008 at 14:38

Can the arcade console even do HD?

I would definately just get the Premium though.

thewanted · 8 Sep 2008 at 14:40

GregI said:
Can the arcade console even do HD?

Yes, that's why it has a HDMI port and you can use the VGA or component cables too.

Fonz-Valo · 8 Sep 2008 at 14:40

I would choose the premium any day especially now it comes with a nice 60gb HDD as standard

The Arcade is great if you need a replacement and you aren't covered by the warranty but i wouldn't go out and buy one otherwise.