Review Of The Microsoft Xbox 360 gaming console

The Xbox 360 is a seventh generation gaming console by Microsoft. It is slimmer and smaller than the pervious Xbox. The Xbox 360 has an unlimited gaming as well as entrainment features. You can play thrilling Arcade games and watch high definition movies, TV show and even listen to music. The Xbox 360 has powerful IBM powerPC3 of 3.2GHz core processor which enhances the speed and 3D effects of the game. Built-in Wi-Fi connectivity will connect the Xbox 360 wirelessly to internet; it will enable a user to play game with friends who might be sitting anywhere in the world.

The Xbox 360 is an exclusive gaming console along with a 250GB HDD as well as Xbox Live services. The Kinect has the all new type of gaming options; you can control the game by your gestures and speech commands. These Kinect accessories are compatible with Xbox 360. The Kinect has given a whole new definition to video games where player’s full body plays. Moment of hand, legs, face and arms are detected and accordingly games action and motion is decided. The Xbox 360 is better and smarter, that can change the video game definition for you.

Deign description:

The Xbox 360 is a smaller than the old Xbox model. It is quieter as well because the big cooling fan is eliminated and replaced by the 5-inches fan on the top of the console; this makes the unit smaller and lighter. The Xbox 360 weighs just 7.7 pounds that is around 3.5 Kg. It showcases the dimension of 12 x 13 x 10 inches. The exterior body of the Xbox 360 comes with shiny black finish which is different from the mat-finished exterior of old Xbox. On the front panel of the console there are different buttons, which is highly touch sensitive so that you can operate the console by just by running your finger through them. At the back side of the console there are five USB ports along with/in addition to RJ45 and optical audio output slots. The 250 GB hard drive is placed at the bottom side of the console. The new control has around seven buttons which are used while playing games. The middle button is small in size and shiny with X-logo print on it. It is used to turn ON and OFF the game. The body of the Xbox 360 is sleek and stylish.

Multimedia:

The Xbox 360 has compatibility with all the Windows Media Video formats including HD and PlaysForSure video. Moreover, an H.264 and MPEG-4 format which is used in the music files is also compatible with the Xbox 360. Through guide Button one can listen to music via music player built inside the Xbox 360.  Furthermore, you can view collection of photos stored inside the Xbox 360 by the slideshow feature added on inside the 360. You can even add transition effect in to the slide show. User can play games and listen to music at a time. Plug your Xbox 360 with the computer or to any server or to local area network and enjoy collection music and videos whilst you play different games.

Memory:

The 512 MB GDDR3 SDRAM internal memories are integrated with 1MB cache memory. Moreover, on 250GB hard drive user can download and store enormous HD games, video clips and movies.

Connectivity:

The connectivity of the Xbox 360 is as follows:

1. 3 USB ports 2.0
2. IR receiver

3. 100Mbits Ethernet add-on

4. Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n.

The verdict:

The Xbox 360 is a seventh generation gaming console with all Xbox services. It comes with a beautiful and compact design. Moreover, there are world class games and number of entrainment facilities. The memory of Xbox 360 is huge, and one can store vast data inside it. The Xbox 360 is around 299 US Dollars.

My rating: 4/5.