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Three Reasons I Chose Microsoft over Apple for Home Media

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The author was talking about using the 360 as a media extender. Not a gaming machine. The 360 rocks as a gaming machine other than two glaring problems. The thing is loud and the hardware fails all too often. The facts are the facts. In my family 7 of 8 have had to return their system to Microsoft. I'm the only one that has not. That sucks for the 3 weeks your without a machine.
As far as your WII comment it is not a high end gaming machine but has out sold the 360. In my house the 360 gets used more than the WII, but when we travel we take the WII for the social aspect. It's a hoot to have a boxing match against all the relatives and friends.

If your buying a 360 for gaming and then using as a media extender to save a few bills, more power to you, but to go off and buy three when you don't really play games is crazy.

I think the idea of cutting the cable bill is interesting. Comcast sucks 7$ of my money every month so I can have the honor of watching HD on my big screen. At least apple doesn't have all the hidden subscription costs. Its pay as you go, which for me is alot better.

As far as the XPS 420, it looks like a great machine, but I'm confused on how you are using the system. Looks like a classic desktop system. Where are you hiding the box. It looks like a great system to serve up content. Good luck running the ethernet around the house.

Three Reasons I Chose Microsoft over Apple for Home Media

Glad you have all that spare $$. My god 3 XBOX 360's. At least you'll have a unit available when you have to return one for repair. I love the on-line game play of the 360 and we use the DVD player, but the thing sounds like a tank when the fan is running. For me it sucks cause I can't close my glass cabinet door. Otherwise the thing overheats. I don't own an Atv but I think the idea is get rid of the DVD and use a digital file. 1358 dell vs 799 mac mini. How it that about the same price.