Xbox 360 Elite (HDMI) Thread! - Page 3

You've got to parse Microsoft's response to Eurogamer.com's inquiry about this carefully to decide whether Microsoft has confirmed or denied anything. Here's the response they got from Microsoft:

"We're aware of the rumours circulating on the Internet regarding a new version of Xbox 360, but we have made no official announcements and do not comment on rumours or speculation," Microsoft told Eurogamer this afternoon."

I think it's interesting that they say that they have "made no official announcements". To me that's almost a tacit admission that an announcement is forthcoming, they just havent' officially made it yet. It's not the firm refutation I would have expected from them if they had nothing brewing. I'm sure others see this differently.

IMO the fans are a little noisy. The new CPU should run cooler allowing the fans to be running slower as well. We stream all of our TV through the 360 and when its silent on the show there is the subtle sound of the fans going. Not a big deal but its there.

I hope this isn't a repost. I just found this photograph.

It would be foolish not to deny this if it were not true. This is the type of news that slows down sales because people are waiting for the new one. It's coming, they just can't tell us "officially" because they at least have to try to keep moving what's on the shelves right now.

I'm kind of torn on this. I'm not one of those "WHAT A RIPOFF FOR EARLY ADOPTERS!!!" people, but I'm disappointed that apparently Microsoft just out-and-out lied about the current XBox 360 being able to do HDMI, and I'm certainly not going to upgrade to something even more expensive than their high-end model when it looks great over VGA and I'm not begging for more hard drive room. Maybe once a deal shows up when the white elites (aka new premiums) come out I'll consider upgrading.

If they magically do come out with an HDMI adapter/dongle for the current 360, I'll gladly retract my statement. I don't see it happening though.

Frank,

This is off-topic, but, how do you (and why) stream your TV shows through your 360? Just curious.

Thanks

This is good news.

If anyone is interested, we discuss the Elite in this episode:
http://www.playedpodcast.com/2007-03...ed-episode-23/

I think this is great news, now the people with those few sets that wont do 1080p over VGA are all set, I personally want one just for the black case. The bigger HDD and HDMI are just icing

I've not finding any info about moving my old games off my old HDD to the Elite.

Does anyone know if it is possible?

Dude are you serious? Look 3 posts up.

Some of us actually have TV's that are 1080P and only except 1080P via HDMI.....

Sony Pearl in my case...

So it is a little more than Fan Boys....

When you got $20,000 into a HT Room $500 isn't sheettt

I was just about to drop $1200 on a HD-DVd player.... now I don't have to.

+ Eleventy bajillion.

SXRD owner here.

So the fact that this has a HDMI output guarantees us lossless sound via the HD-DVD add on now? This does actually interest me, but I want this absolutely confirmed before I really get interested in getting one. I'll probably wait for the 65nm white one later this year anyways.

Some of us would like to move our current 360 to a second room, and move the new and improved model into the main room. I was about to buy a second one, but if a new one might be coming, then I'm waiting around to see.

They didn't outright lie though. Go back and read the various interviews where HDMI came up. I know that with every vague statement they made about HDMI there were people here and on other forums pointing out that they were avoiding giving a straight answer to a simple yes or no question for a reason.

Great limited quantities! Now we all have to camp so that we can beat out all the low life scalpers.

All of our local channels are available in HD OTA. I got tired of keeping up with the 250G DVR the cable company provided and just put in a MCE PC a few years ago. So now I record OTA HD. I used to have the PC connected to the TV but now I just stream to the Projector, Plasma or my Sons HD CRT through 360's. Works very well.

To be honest, this is a real stupid move. It seems like a half-ass response to Sony's PS3. It wants to be next gen with HDMI and a bigger Hard Drive but it's missing one thing: HD-DVD! Now imagine you get the BLACK Xbox360 and the Add-on, but the Add-on is WHITE! It just doesn't make any sense.

They should either give up the HD-DVD idea or go all the way and support it 100% like Sony. Imagine you can get the Xbox360 Elite package with HDMI and 120GB for $480 or get the PS3 with blu-ray drive for $20, of course unless you are a diehard, the PS3 will get chosen. Really dumb move, IMO.

The current 360's video chip is not capable of outputting a digital signal (according to several reports I've seen on the subject). That's why they cannot simply come out with an HDMI adapter. The new 360 has a newer video chip that's capable of outputting a pure digital signal that can be sent to the HDMI port. (It actually has both so they will still be able to output over component and vga as well.)

Actually, there are no reports on whether the HDMI that is in the new 360 will be ver 1.2 or 1.3. If it's 1.2, then it won't be lossless, but they should still be able to send 8 channel PCM via HDMI if they enable that feature. We'll have to wait til an "official" announcement that includes final specs to come out before we'll know that for sure.

this is not for fanboys really...

this is for IPTV

This is what I'd lilke to know as well (if the system is indeed coming). Also, will they have matching HD-DVD add-on's then? Still would be an expensive combo, but if you need 120GB HDD and want HD-DVD's this would be a good route to take. I really was hoping for a $499 unit that integrated the HD-DVD and HDMI in one unit.

Me, too. Damn Sony's crippled VGA input!

I, for one, would welcome and purchase an Elite 360.

My current 360 could go to my work for some down times between the long hours.

The 120GB hard drive would be appreciated and the HDMI would be great for my HP MD5880N DLP. Currently the max resolution I can get with the component cables on my display is 720p. With HDMI I would be able to get the full 1080p.

I hope it's true!

Sounds like M$ fanboys are wanting a all-in-one solution like the ps3. Enjoy your white add-ons with your black "Zephyr" LOL

Since no one's come out and asked, I'll do the honors.

PQ of Component VS PQ of HDMI.

...GO!

I just can't seem to be able to imagine the pq getting better than it already is on my hdtv. Is HDMI really going to break down any huge walls as far as graphics go?

Depends on the TV....

I have a 1080P TV that only excepts a 1080P signal via HDMI... So yes it will make a huge differance on HD-DVD.. I am not aware of any games in 1080P yet....so no real change there.....

But you should always supply your TV with it's native resolution and HDMI is my only option to do that in a progressive picture....

I doubt it would make a "huge" difference on your tv unless your tv is terrible at deinterlacing a 1080i signal.

Pretty sure NBA Homecourt and Virtua Tennis 3 are both 1080p.

I'm personally waiting one of these two things:
1)A price drop on the premium system
2) the 65nm processor to come out which supposedly will make the xbox run cooler and be more reliable

a 480$ xbox360 with hdmi doesn't interest me just because I don't have a good enough TV for it to even matter, plus a 120 gb harddrive would be absolutely useless to me. so hopefully one of these two things happen.

I don't post too much in the game forums as I haven't been around here a lot, but this makes me a little upset. I purchased my 360 in January and now this. I had a 360 at launch and sold it last summer when the games out were pretty dull IMO. So I have missed out on a few titles that I am now loving, so in no way am I regretting it. BUT I have dropped a nice chunk of change on this thing and recently bought a HD DVD add-on. The thought of buying another Xbox had crossed my mind so we could have one in the living room and one in the basement or a bedroom. With the current state of the next gen dvd war it would be VERY tempting to purchase a 20gb PS3 JUST for Blu-ray. There are a lot of great movies being released on BR and since seeing King Kong I am hooked on high definition dvds.

I do not have a tv capable of 1080p (720p only) so component (haven't tried vga) is just fine by me. So, HDMI would benefit me how?

I am getting by just fine I think with the 20gb HDD. Microsoft told all of us when the 360 was announced that 20gb was PLENTY. Now they are adding 100gb? What the hell?? So why is my main question. I think the new chip and the color are awesome but why the other stuff with no HD DVD? Just makes no sense to me and really has me baffled.