XBox Update

Well, the old broken XBox didn't work and so far has resisted all my repair attempts. It was not as described on eBay ("3 red rings, never been opened") - it had marks around the latches indicating prior openings and the cpu heatsink clamps had rust on them (!) . Fortunately the sale of my Wii bought enough money to purchase a new Xbox and I can use what I have for spare parts, perhaps even a nice funky case respray and I've contented myself with a very bad ebay feedback for the con-merchant.

So what do I think of my 360 so far ? Well, in terms of pros and cons :

• PRO You can use a USB keyboard for text entry ! I absolute hate using joypads and navigating around text entry controls so this really impresed me.
  
• CON XBox live seems very picky about signing in - and I know my internet connection is sound. Speaking of connectivity ....
• HUGE CON £60 for a wireless usb card ? Are you frakking kidding me ? Wireless USB doesn't cost that much you moneygrabbing little scrooges......
• PRO Graphics are lovely - I suppose this comes of have TV scale resolution. I suspect my PC could blow this thing away on 640x480 resolution with all details at max.
• PRO usb slots - 3 of them and works with standard USB hubs (and keyboards see above)- none of this special socket rubbish meaning you pay 300% for their own make of something. I'm really impressed by this.

All good so far although I'm really only playing rock band. At some point I'll play a Halo or a Gears of War game and try a mouse and keyboard for control. I've been told that will work - if it does then that will big a big win for the xbox in my book.