Xbox 360

lordrobs · 31 Mar 2006 at 17:52

Wait for the PS3.

dirtydog · 31 Mar 2006 at 18:18

wyrdo said:
Don't get one, they're evil! EEEEVIL!

omg Sony fanboi!

FeFiDoh · 31 Mar 2006 at 18:36

they dont use divx as any 1 with a divx file is likely to have a pirated movie

ste_bla · 31 Mar 2006 at 19:19

R5Rich said:
they dont use divx as any 1 with a divx file is likely to have a pirated movie

Based on?

Sagalout · 31 Mar 2006 at 19:30

R5Rich said:
they dont use divx as any 1 with a divx file is likely to have a pirated movie

So why do they support MP3?

james.miller · 31 Mar 2006 at 19:35

ste_bla said:
Based on?

common sence

Sagalout said:
So why do they support MP3?

because the market for legal mp3's and mp3 player is that large that it makes sense to do so. There arent many people with portable device's that play divx, and for everybody else you can virtually gaurentee that if they have divx videos, they are pirated.

Sagalout · 31 Mar 2006 at 21:44

pretty much everyone using MP3 is doing so illegally. Difference is MS lost that format battle and they know it, whereas they think they still have a chance with DRM WMV, hence why they wont push the boat out to support DivX, until they inevitably lose that battle aswell.

Loads of mainstream electronics manufacturers such as Phillips offer divx playback on their DVD players. Its just amatter of time. Until then I'll stick to XBMC

VIRII · 31 Mar 2006 at 23:08

james.miller said:
because the market for legal mp3's and mp3 player is that large that it makes sense to do so. There arent many people with portable device's that play divx, and for everybody else you can virtually gaurentee that if they have divx videos, they are pirated.

MS will add divx support if it PS3 offers it, of that I am sure.

calamity · 1 Apr 2006 at 21:56

I've decided i'll get a xbox 360 just got to give the wife a good reason as to why i should get one

Maniac618 · 1 Apr 2006 at 22:03

calamity said:
I've decided i'll get a xbox 360 just got to give the wife a good reason as to why i should get one

good, it's amazing.

da_mic_1530 · 1 Apr 2006 at 23:01

at the end of the day imo if you are thinking of getting a ps3, buy a 360, then when the ps3 comes out if u still want 1, trade the 360 in

NokkonWud · 2 Apr 2006 at 00:19

da_mic_1530 said:
at the end of the day imo if you are thinking of getting a ps3, buy a 360, then when the ps3 comes out if u still want 1, trade the 360 in

Or save up the relatively small amount of money it will cost and get one of those too!

calamity · 2 Apr 2006 at 16:25

In pc terms what is equivalent to a 360?

Boogle · 2 Apr 2006 at 16:45

calamity said:
In pc terms what is equivalent to a 360?

Apple G5 with 3 CPUs (the G5 would probably be faster at the same speed), souped-up ATI X1900-XTX (just like the Xbox was a souped-up GeForce 3).

Obviously it doesn't work exactly like that, but thats the closest you'll get.

dirtydog · 2 Apr 2006 at 17:35

An Apple G5 isn't a PC

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Boogle · 2 Apr 2006 at 17:59

dirtydog said:
An Apple G5 isn't a PC

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Its not a 'personal computer'? Its not IBM-Compatible if thats what you mean

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