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Here’s the comment I wrote in Seekingalpha regarding the genius of Xbox 360 and what I thought was an interesting question to what disc format Microsoft will start supporting now that Hd-Dvd is nearly dead.

As a PS3 fan, I agree with everyone that Microsoft’s Xbox360 needs improvements.

What the author, Bruce, is talking about is the guts of the system; the components built are relatively cheap compared to the innards of a PS3.

Microsoft is also the king of bringing back a product, newly improved. Who would have thought that Windows would have succeeded with the first launch and all its faults?

Microsoft actually listens to it’s customers and uses that information to improve their products. I don’t doubt that a future Xbox 720/1080 will really give Sony a run for their money.

I think it’s going to be a fun gamble to see what Microsoft will do about future games that will need larger disc space. Microsoft has been supporting the Hd-Dvd system but with Blu-ray all but having won the movie market, Hd-Dvd will be dieing out. Will Microsoft start supporting the Blu-ray format by it’s competitor Sony?

The only way for HD-Dvd to last a while longer, at this point, is to become a burning solution for PC users.

PC users will always need larger discs to hold all the data that they accumulate. With Blu-ray burners available and no Hd-DVD burners yet that I have seen, even this might be a hard battle…

So what do you think?

There are 5 variations of the Xbox 360 system: The “Elite” - $449.99, “Halo” - $399.99, “Pro” - $349.99, “Arcade” - $279.99, & “Core” - $199.99.

So which one should you get?

We don’t have to worry about the Core version, that’s discontinued, unless you can find one for sale.

To enjoy the full capabilities of the system, HD (High Definition) is a must! Having HDMI is top of my priority. The HD component cable is okay but nothing compares to HDMI.

Thankfully, all Xbox 360 systems made after July 2007 features HDMI ports. The Elite, Halo Edition, and Arcade models are equipped with HDMI ports. You will have to check the Pro and Core model to see if they have HDMI because only the newer Pro and Cores made after July 2007 will have them.

If your top priority is hard drive space, the Elite is the way to go with it’s 120 GB HDD.

My choice would be the Halo Edition or Pro. Its at a reasonable price and offers all the same features as the Elite minus the HDMI cable, and only 20GBs of HDD instead of the 120GB HDD in the Elite.

The Halo Edition compared to the Pro is about $50 dollars more but it offers a Play & Charge Kit in the bundle.

One last thing to consider is your older Xbox games. The Elite, Halo, and Pro are backwards compatible and it included a Wireless controller (the Arcade model also offers wireless controller in the bundle but is not backwards compatible).