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This decreases the amount of clutter in your entertainment area, which is a huge plus for those who own multiple gaming consoles. The 360 Slim comes with a socket in the back that allows you to run the system and Kinect on a single connection. There will be instances where the console does not provide enough power to run Kinect on its own, it will need to be plugged in separately. While it does work for both of the consoles, it does not work as easily for the older XBox 360 model. When it comes to using Kinect, there are some major differences. The controllers remain the same and there is only one in the standard packaging for each system. Microsoft heard the complaints and rectified them before putting out the XBox 360 Slim, creating a quieter system that is easier on the ears. Even the most charitable observers compared the noise level that was created by turning on the console to standing next to a jet engine. Just turn it on and you're wireless right out of the box.The noise factor has also been a point of contention for the XBox 260 aficionado. There's an Ethernet network port back here too, although we'd like to think anyone grabbing the new console will make use of the now built-in Wi-Fi capability.įinally, Microsoft is no longer bending you over a table with its £70 proprietary Wi-Fi adapter necessary before. Everyone else will otherwise have to add the cost of an HDMI lead to their bill before they can see the crisp HD resolutions this machine is capable of.
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Video is delivered to your TV either via standard HDMI or the proprietary Xbox AV port, which is the same size as before so all your old AV cables will work, which is handy for anyone upgrading from the old console because, ridiculously, the new Xbox comes with no HD video leads whatsoever.Īll you get in the box is the standard composite lead, which only does SD – and poorly at that. Users of the old console will plug Kinect in via a USB adapter and draw power from a wall socket. This port will both operate and power the device. Most interesting though is the 'Aux' port, which is basically where Kinect, Microsoft's new motion-sensing gadget releasing in November, will be plugged in. You'll now be able to plug a digital optical audio lead directly into the console for your 5.1 surround kits, instead of having to go through external ports on the AV lead. As we said before, there are three USB ports back here instead of one. Does this make up for the flaw in our eyes? Not a chance.įlip the console round and you're greeted by a few new ports, too. The console does in fact have a sticker on the front which warns against moving it while a disc is spinning. The result? We're certain the result was even worse!Ĭlearly Microsoft has been unable to find a solution the intense centrifugal forces that bend the disc and make it touch harmful nearby surfaces in the drive. We tried moving the console while a disc was spinning inside – something that resulted in a severely scratched disc in the old console. We always wondered what part of the old Xbox could possibly make such a loud 'ker-chunk' sound as the drive closed – that teeth-gritting sound is no longer present here. Honestly speaking we would have preferred a slot loader too.Īnyhow, the new drive has none of that Aiwa tape deck-like clunkyness to it.
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Now, we know some of you will, right off the bat, question MS' decision to stick with a disc tray rather than the admittedly sleeker slot-loading drive like on PS3 and Wii. The new disc drive is considerably smoother and quieter than before. The console actually now has five USB ports total instead of the previous three, but those additional ones have been tucked away on the back of the console.
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The two front-loading USB ports remain, tucked neatly way behind a little flap which sits in line with the new bigger and more responsive controller sync button. The console's cleaner appearance is also partly thanks to the omission of the proprietary memory stick ports – MS updated the 360 recently to accept any USB stick as usable memory a move which pretty much rendered the notoriously more expensive native memory cards redundant anyway.
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The console makes a funky beep sound to acknowledge your touch, but it's thankfully a more calming chime and not that horrible microwave-style bleep of the PS3.