xbox 360

ants83 · 21 Jan 2007 at 20:53

i really want to get one of these!a few questions though, is a HD TV a must? and how do i set up online?on my ps2 i plug the ethernet cable in the back of the ps2 then it goes into my modem. can i do this with the 360? thanks

t@xman · 21 Jan 2007 at 20:57

ants83 said:
i really want to get one of these!a few questions though, is a HD TV a must?

It is recomended, but by no means a necessity. It still looks sweet in SD.

ants83 said:
and how do i set up online?on my ps2 i plug the ethernet cable in the back of the ps2 then it goes into my modem. can i do this with the 360? thanks

Yes, exactly the same.

ants83 · 21 Jan 2007 at 20:59

ok thanks tax man. will the Premium System have everything i need on it?

also could i put a movie on the xbox360 hard drive or stream it from my pc?

Jofujofu · 21 Jan 2007 at 21:12

HDTV is definately NOT a necessary purchase. It's nice, but SDTV still looks fantastic especially with an RGB scart cable.

Paul

t@xman · 21 Jan 2007 at 21:13

you'll have an ethernet cable in the box.
you can't put a movie ion the hdd, but can stream

ants83 · 21 Jan 2007 at 21:16

ok streaming would take upalot of bandwidth though right?

miracleboy · 21 Jan 2007 at 21:19

I stream from my PC upstairs to the 360 downstairs over 56Mb wireless and sometimes I get network congestion so I suggest 100Mb wired connection.

You'll also need Windows Media Center edition if you want to stream video.

ants83 · 21 Jan 2007 at 21:23

miracleboy said:
I stream from my PC upstairs to the 360 downstairs over 56Mb wireless and sometimes I get network congestion so I suggest 100Mb wired connection.

You'll also need Windows Media Center edition if you want to stream video.

ok sounds like a lot of hassle!easier to put my movies on a dvd!

ScarySquirrel · 21 Jan 2007 at 21:26

miracleboy said:
I stream from my PC upstairs to the 360 downstairs over 56Mb wireless and sometimes I get network congestion so I suggest 100Mb wired connection.

You'll also need Windows Media Center edition if you want to stream video.

Are you sure?
I use Windows Media Connect which was free and I can watch videos that are on my PC. Or am I missing something?

tinners · 21 Jan 2007 at 21:27

miracleboy said:
You'll also need Windows Media Center edition if you want to stream video.

Like ScarySquirrel says this isnt the case any more. With the recent dash update and Media Player 11 you can use TVersity to stream most video without media center. Works great.

miracleboy · 21 Jan 2007 at 21:29

Oh okay, was Media Center only when I set mine up - didn't realise it had changed.

ScarySquirrel · 21 Jan 2007 at 21:32

I love playing PGR3 with my music on Random, just a shame my PC is so loud

miracleboy · 21 Jan 2007 at 21:58

Shaun: Who the hell put this on?
Ed: It's on random!

ants83 · 21 Jan 2007 at 23:01

another thing i have got the wirelless controllers do i need to buy a battery pack that i can recharge ?or can i use my own AA batterys>?

ScarySquirrel · 22 Jan 2007 at 00:09

miracleboy said:
Shaun: Who the hell put this on?
Ed: It's on random!

lol, excellent film

miracleboy · 22 Jan 2007 at 11:06

ants83 said:
another thing i have got the wirelless controllers do i need to buy a battery pack that i can recharge ?or can i use my own AA batterys>?

You can just use normal batteries, I do.

Fireblade2K4 · 26 Jan 2007 at 22:47

Sorry to hijack this thread but saves posting another one for a question that has probably already been answered and probably so simple that I really should not be asking it.

I am considering buying a 360 and want to know if it is already wireless enabled (to play online) out of the box or do I need to buy the adaptor?

Pretty sure I'd need to buy the adaptor but just checking, thanks.

Stu

RobertN · 26 Jan 2007 at 22:58

you need to buy the adaptor not cheap £50ish