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Who needs pics? Watch the Zephyr 360 in action! |
Listed in: Xbox 360 Tags: CES, HDMI, Microsoft, prototype
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There's a video going around from Xbox-Scene of the Zephyr in action. The HDMI port is seen in the vid connected to a PC LCD screen. They say that it's still a prototype version (think DevKit) and no one still knows whether or not this HDMI port will be in released at the same time of the supposed new ANA scaler chip.
Since Microsoft has given a statement about not giving a statement on "speculative items" such as the Zephyr, we're still notching this as a rumor for now despite seeing an actual video of it in action. For all intents and purposes, all this hullabaloo will finally (and hopefully) be cleared come CES on the 8th. While we wait for that to happen, here's the vid:
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nice try buddy
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If it was a newer plasma screen HDTV he would have just had to use a straight HDMI cable, no converter...
Looks legit to me...he didn't confirm anything about a 120gb HD though...I was kinda hoping he'd go back to the dash...I don't care about Kameo
If you just recently bought one, go return it quick....
Personally I don't care, I don't need HDMI nor a bigger HD...and for people that do, you know they will release it as an add-on anyways...
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Have a look at this article for more information and pictures (motherboard and all).
http://www.xbox-scene.com/xbox1data/sep/EEylpyZkVpwzemjZKk.php
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I went here:
http://esupport.sony.com/CA/perl/model-documents.pl?mdl=SDMHX73
and downloaded the quick setup quide for the SDM-HX73 so I could catch a detailed glimpse of the inputs on this monitor. And I found what I was looking for on page 3.
What I found was this monitor has 3 inputs and if you are facing the rear of the monitor they are laid out as follows:
(left) HD-15 - (center) HD-15 - (right) DVI-D [hmm, interestingly enough, this is the one he's hooked up to].
You guys make you own judgements. This monitor has no other inputs hidden from view by Tux, or the mysterious green pillow unless the monitor has been hacked.
I don't care if he does has a DVI output on his 360. My component cable works just fine on my 1080p 56".
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Why would Microsoft give anyone but top gaming companies and review sites a console before its release? Not only before its release, but before they even confirm that they're working on such a thing.
Definitely fake.
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MS said that Next-Gen Formats are Not Important in 2007 and there wont be many Movies....Yet they made a HD-DVD addon Before the PS3 arrived...
MS said VGA can Output movies in 1080p and there is no Need for HDMI...now they are Making another Version that Supports HDMI..
The 360fans who said that HDMI and Blu-ray arent important have been Proved wrong by there own Mother Microsoft who Copied SONY in every Way...even with HDMI..
It is Understandable.....as the Current 360 cannot play Movies at 1080p...as most new TV,s will stop incorporating VGA and you,l Need HDMI for 1080p Playback....even games will Need HDMI because if your Future tv only outputs 1080P through HDMI you,l need an HDMI port to play at 1080P..
360owners are screwed...specially the ones who Bought the HD-DVD addon..they wont be able to use their Add-on to play 1080P with their current 360 and will be forced to buy the new Version to make use of their Add-on...
Even when Zephyr is released...it wont compete against the PS3,as the PS3 already have the Advantage of Blu-ray internally...it also proves the Info that [the current 360 cannot output Digital signals] thats why they had to redesign the motherboard to allow HDMI in this Version...meaning MS cannot release An Adapter for HDMI on the Current 360 Version...
This Version will retail for no Less than 400$...by the End of the Year...the Second Sku PS3 version will probably drop from 500$ to 400$..
Congrats 360fans....you have just Been Screwed...i wont be surprised if they make yet another Version,as the 360 was released as an Incomplete system.
P.S:I hate Posting in the 360 Thread...but i had to see the Faces of those poor 360 boyz who Bashed sony for the PS3 features only to be screwed by this :)
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Microsoft as no balls and he can't stick to it's original ideas!!!!
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Just like yourself, you pathetic little girl.
When Sony announce their updated PS3 model with a larger HDD, internal changes to make it more reliable, and perhaps other changes too, idiots with your mentality are going to be heading over to the PS3 boards and making similar stupid remarks about Sony and the PS3.
Idiot.
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Microsoft likes to make money from stupid gamers. (just like sony but ...)We are in America..yes..and American electronics suck but some peoples just don't understand that.
Microsoft are the master of software. But in hardware they are really bad and always making cath-up on other corp.
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"MS said that Next-Gen Formats are Not Important in 2007 and there wont be many Movies....Yet they made a HD-DVD addon Before the PS3 arrived..."
Provide a quote or shut up please. MS never said any such thing. They insisted DVD was sufficient for next-gen gaming and have been keen supporters of HD-DVD, hence the add-on for the 360 for movies, not games. BTW, the best quality movies are using Microsoft's VC1 codex on HD-DVD, which is why HD-DVD movies tend to beat current Blu-ray movies (MPEG2) in independent quality tests. This codex is also included in the Blu-ray spec and therefore should soon be seen in Blu-ray movies in future, bringing it's quality up to that of HD-DVD.
"MS said VGA can Output movies in 1080p and there is no Need for HDMI...now they are Making another Version that Supports HDMI.."
MS never ruled out HDMI, they simply said it was too expensive at the time (the 360 would have been more expensive). That's why the 20GB PS3 was not going to feature HDMI, but with the delay to November, they were able to include it.
I could go on, but I'm not going to waste my time on so many stupid comments from you. You're gloating when you have nothing to gloat about, and only succeed in demonstrating your own ignorance.
I hope you're not going to complain when some idiot 360 fanboy visits the PS3 board to gloat over Christmas sales and later, announcements of more PS3 exclusives coming to the 360.
It's time like these that people show their true colours, and you have done so here BH, proving yourself to be no different to all the other fanboys usually seen here on QJ. So like I said, really disappointing (but perhaps not surprising).
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'Oooh, a *****ing HDMI port, so *****ing amazing, i think i'll go buy this one when it comes out just to completely waste my *****ing money.'
High definition tvs to me = same as normal tvs just dearer and a bit more clearer.
High definition tvs = Sucks.
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Well he had more to say than you, and I don't ever recall seeing FBH over on the PS3 boards making the kind of 'gloating' post you're made here.
And he's right, at some stage the shoe will be on the other foot, because we've heard a lot from Sony about updated PS3 consoles coming out in future, and then it will be 360 fanboys saying Sony has screwed it's gamers, making them just as ignorant as you.
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So, you're saying that Sony will not release an upgraded PS3 in future with improved internal components, a larger HDD as standard and perhap a few changes, maybe to the ports? So you think they can not introduce this at $599 whilst reducing the cost of current PS3s?
Try thinking next time before responding.
And as for (saying) you own a 360, so what? It doesn't make your comments any less stupid than they are and it doesn't stop you making fanboyish statements, as seen here.
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No really, what do you think you are losing.
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Hehehe
Somehow....I Wish I were an Idiot...Idiot people Are Alwayz Happy,and Dont Think Much
Agreed...it is Fanboyish,but Then....I would never Start Posting in the 360 Forums if not for the Fun..
People Have Different Personalities,W ith Mood Changing from time to Time...Dont Expect me to Write Serious Articles All the Time...I write in Qj for Fun...Everything Else is A Pure Bonus :)
Dont be So Sensitive....Neither your Words Nor Mine will Change Anything,It wont Even Help Sell One Unit for Either Side [Hmmm...or maybe it does]..thats why i dont care Much on What i write in Here...It wont Change Anything,So I Might aswell have some fun.
But...This is No fun at all.....I was Expecting Replies from Fanboyz,But if this Trend Continues...I might aswell Stop Posting in Qj.
P.S: so BH means "Broken Hero"...My....And i Never Had a Clue..Perhaps i am a Fool After all
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If you posted those same comments on the PS3 board I may still challenge it, but I wouldn't feel the same about it as I do here, especially if it was in response to a 360 fanboy.
You can have as much fun as you want with the 360 there because it's the PS3 board. That's why when I'm there, I usually take your comments in good spirits.
However, it's one thing to say what you said on the PS3 board, but it's another thing to come onto the 360 boards and say it, since it serves no purpose but to stir up arguements. That's fanboy behaviour at it's worse, and I've never enjoyed seeing whichever 'side' it comes from. Just the same, I do expect to see this on boards/forums, I just wasn't expecting it from you Broken_Hero. :|
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"What in the hell is this Ass Rammer banging on about? If PS3 was so glorious, why did I sell mine 2 weeks after buying it? The thing sucks!!!!! Over-priced and the graphics are horrible. Second, 1080i vs 1080p?? There is no difference. I have two 1080p tv's in my house and no one can see a damn differences between the two formats. Timewarner dosen't even broadcast in anything over 720p so that really makes everything void. And no one is buying HD-DVD or Blu Ray until one of them crumbles. So seriously dude, go get laid. Gaming wanker!"
ok you sold your ps3 because you dont have any patience for the non-release games (or you just made up that fact to gain a better arguement perspective...) your pretty retarded in general... overpriced/grapics suck? your going to be one of those guys who shell out another 500 on this system and still think you have gotten a better deal than the ps3 (400+500+900) as for the 1080i vs 1080p... both r the same resolutions, but 1080p has 60fps and 1080i has 30... so although they have the same pic, 1080p is 2x cleaner. your probably viewing both of them on 480. AS for the blu-ray vs HD-dvd... its not all about movies. The ps3's games are on blu-rays, meaning that the ps3 has 50gb capacity while the 360/zyphyr will only have 8.5gb capacity for games.
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The PS2 came out of the box with DVD playback, the xBox needed the remote. But this had one advantage for the xBox: a tiny price cut. Microsoft have made a games console, and if you want to use it to watch HD-DVDs as a DVD player, you can buy the addon; and for those who don't, you don't have to pay the extra money for something you're not going to use.
And will TV's stop incorporating VGA in the lifespan of these consoles? I don't think so. Most computers work though VGA, and in a world where nearly every household in the modernised world has one, does it not make sense to leave it. Many people nowadays choose to output there PC through there HDTVs, as it saves buying a monitor, when there's already a perfectly good (and usually large enough) screen available.
And to be honest, who cares. If Zephyr is real, and comes out, what's going to be the big bonus? As previously mentioned, if a larger HDD surfaces, it would make sense for it to be compatible with the 360, otherwise they are isolating all the previous 360 sales, which would be biting the economic bullet. So a new console revision surfaces, and all it is offering us is a new way to connect to our TV's, which we can already do. You'll still be able to play your games on both...
Might make "original" 360's cheaper...woo again.
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the only reason i have both consoles is because of exclusive games. besides both companies are all ready hard @ work developing the nextnext gen consoles which will only be a little better like always, they'll add somthing stupid like some fgt port which only 10 ppl will care about and be like "ZOMG I R TEH 1337'S CUZ I HAVE TEH PORTS JOO DONT HAVE LOL!!111!!1" it's just an endless cycle we've bought into, i'll be getting every console that comes out for the next 40 years..
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I doubt they would do this if they really wanted to match ps3 they would have made the hd/dvd drive play games forcing ppl to upgrade to that. They need a bigger hd for all the new movie download service as 14 gig aint enough and they know this. Bigger hard drives was an obvious step forward and we all knew they were coming.. A DVI adapter would be wonderous! but having to buy a new console for it would make me bust my 360 cash in on a newer model for free lol.
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Then Why Follow Sony,s Footsteps with Zephyr :)
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Any videophile knows that if your tv has a good deinterlacer, and is 1080p capable. That there is no real difference between 1080i and 1080p. My Sony SXRD deinterlaces 1080i to 1080p and displayes 1080p better than cheap LCDs that support the native 1080p input.
This new version is not screwing any owners, you got what you paid for. If this model sees the light of day, im sure it will be around 600 ish dollars.
God Hates Fanboys, and so do i.
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LATA *****ES
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