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I have a question for one of you hardware-guru-evowebbers:) :

I own a Philips ProScreen 4750 Impact Projector, kinda old. It's native resolution is 1024x768 and maximum is 1280x1024. It has no digital input, only standard video and vga.

Now my question is, can I use the VGA cable with this projector and get things like progressive scan in dvd playback? High resolution in games?
It's not an HD projector, but i hope i can "force" it with the VGA cable...

Any answers will be much appreciated. Thx.
 
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jay666 said:
After playing perfect dark and a few pthers last night i need this machine. Anyone have a clue when the next batch are turning up.

There may be some Cores still available. My girlfriend bought a Core from Comet online yesterday, and its being delivered Tuesday. They even say if its NOT delivered Tuesday, delivery then becomes free or something
 
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Flawl3ssCowb0y said:
There may be some Cores still available. My girlfriend bought a Core from Comet online yesterday, and its being delivered Tuesday. They even say if its NOT delivered Tuesday, delivery then becomes free or something


she's bound to get free delivery then..:)
 
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anyone know if entering my credit card details on live is secure?

and would i be able to remove the card after i use it?
 
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airjoca said:
Now my question is, can I use the VGA cable with this projector and get things like progressive scan in dvd playback? High resolution in games?
It's not an HD projector, but i hope i can "force" it with the VGA cable...

Any answers will be much appreciated. Thx.
The games will appear in high res, but movies on the Xbox are only 480p.
 
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Kenny M said:
anyone know if entering my credit card details on live is secure?

and would i be able to remove the card after i use it?

ive not had any problems with it

they auto re-bill you every year tho, so this time next year make sure you ring them up and cancell, which i doubt youll want to anyway!
 
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kevano22 said:
ive not had any problems with it

they auto re-bill you every year tho, so this time next year make sure you ring them up and cancell, which i doubt youll want to anyway!


ahh, so they do auto rebill.

i may be studying abroad next year,so i could cancel it.
 
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Noted said:
F*ucking amazing. Got delivered before I went to college so I was pissed off. Got home and have been playing it since. WIth a dinner break lol. My two mates we're here aswell. I got PD0 which is amazing, and rented Fifa which I think is quality.

I wish I had HDTV though :(

Didn't you order from Amazon mate? If you did what date did you order it on?
 
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See how my new games and joypad eyeball me!
Sadly with no console I am doomed!


but if anyone is out there who feels they owe me a favour (for making there life better with my patches) and who work/own a xbox 360 selling shop please PM me and I'll send you the correct money for one!
...so my misery will end ;)
 
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CWright said:
I have a Core Pack but as of yet no games, back at work soon tho with a trip out after to pick up PGR
Seems like business is good.:mrgreen: :applause:
 
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Hope people will find the time to post reviews up here. I really cant decide whether to buy one or not.

I'm hearing too many mixed reviews and now I'm all confused.
 
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Decided to keep it, as opposed to ebay it, just went out to buy the VGA cable and the "charge while you play thingie", and there still are quite a few Core packs on sale here in Portugal...

So my advice is: catch a flight to portugal, do a little sightseeing, buy the console, and the whole sum will probably still be less than buying one on ebay...
 
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Can't UK people just ship from europe from wherever with the best exchange rate?
 
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jonboyo said:
Can't UK people just ship from europe from wherever with the best exchange rate?
Would have thought so......as long as it's from Europe, no customs charge......right????
 
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My First Impressions

On the whole this thing is so nicely packaged you just dont want to take it out of the box!!!! There's alot in there with the Premium pack anyhow. The PSU it fecking HUGE, and I mean HUGE, this thing should be powering a car the size of it. The actual console is a sleek looking machine, everything that gets plugged into the back of it is BIG too. The controller is devine, it simply is a wonderful bit of kit, it sits in your hand so beautifully and all the buttons are easy to use, my only concern will be how will the centre button stand up to use.

When turned on, the XB dashboard is much improved and much easier to navigate, all very simply, it also seems not that noisy, that is until you put a game disc in, then it's like a fighter jet taking off!!!!!!!!! Not sure why it's so noisy but you defo notice it more than the early PS2's. Have only had a quick go on PGR3, and it is very similar to PGR2, except you can just jump in and drive a McLaren F1 straight away, which maybe it a bit stupid really. However find the handling model almost the same, which for me is no bad thing. It's alot prettier than PGR2, and on the standard TV you can play away fine and just check the scenery.... if your mad ;)
 
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Just ordered my premium xbox pack from Spain 408 euro with delivery....will have to cancel if the dispatch isn't before christmas.
Hope there is a menu option to have it in English or I screwed up!
@airjoca-does yours have a menu option to have it in English ?
 
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regarding stock issues, Ive been told all Game stores will be getting the next batch within 2 weeks.

So not very long to wait at all. Just hope we get quite a few in.
 
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I think I'll end up getting one in two weeks then.
 
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Anyone know if it's possible to copy mp3s off a portable player to the hard drive? I plugged mine in and it has no probs recognising and playing it but there's no option to move the files over and this means I need to plug it in everytime I want to use it, plus it only lets you save playlists of mp3s on the HD.

I've ripped all my cds to PC then moved them over to my portable player, surely I don't need to rip all my cds again on the 360?
 
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Oh wait so hang on... My TV on the specs says it has a resolution of 1024x768 but a component of 480i. Does this mean if I get the VGA cable and plug it into my TV, I will get my games in HiDef?

Its an LG LCD TV not HD
 
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I'm not saying you're wrong Ash mate, I have no clue about this stuff really but I would think the HD cables are actually physically made up differently hence why you need them.

Sorry if I'm wrong ;).
 
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jonboyo said:
Just ordered my premium xbox pack from Spain 408 euro with delivery....will have to cancel if the dispatch isn't before christmas.
Hope there is a menu option to have it in English or I screwed up!
@airjoca-does yours have a menu option to have it in English ?


may i ask wot site your orderd it from??

i got my games and extra controler but no console dam amazon!!
 
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jonboyo said:
Just ordered my premium xbox pack from Spain 408 euro with delivery....will have to cancel if the dispatch isn't before christmas.
Hope there is a menu option to have it in English or I screwed up!
@airjoca-does yours have a menu option to have it in English ?

It's actually kinda hard to find anything around here without an english option... :)
 
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Just ordered the XBox 360 VGA HD cable. My TV has a 1280x768 VGA input so who the fuck needs to fork out £800 for an HDTV :D :D sorted!
 
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Dont think so.. I have no idea you've confused me now lol

EDIT: Surely you dont because thats for AV>VGA, wheras ur getting a VGA cable anyway
 
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marcdavo said:
may i ask wot site your orderd it from??

i got my games and extra controler but no console dam amazon!!

http://www.elcorteingles.es/

I phoned the store 1st and they still had core on the shelves... but a ?small wait for the premiums (max 21 days) and only 8 euro for transport!.
...but if we get screwed like amazon did us don't blame me. (can always cancel order at least)
 
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Noted said:
Oh wait so hang on... My TV on the specs says it has a resolution of 1024x768 but a component of 480i. Does this mean if I get the VGA cable and plug it into my TV, I will get my games in HiDef?

Its an LG LCD TV not HD
Yeah, good luck.
Just wait for cheaper HDTV's or the new 1080p HDTV's to get cheaper :)
 
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ClassicD said:
I'm not saying you're wrong Ash mate, I have no clue about this stuff really but I would think the HD cables are actually physically made up differently hence why you need them.

Sorry if I'm wrong ;).
The thing is, the whole point of this HD Ready TV's was for the HDMI/DVI slots you ahve on your TV. They let you enjoy HDTV over a digital signal. While component is analogue, so any TV that has component and high res will support it. I've done my research mate :)
 
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ClassicD said:
Anyone know if it's possible to copy mp3s off a portable player to the hard drive? I plugged mine in and it has no probs recognising and playing it but there's no option to move the files over and this means I need to plug it in everytime I want to use it, plus it only lets you save playlists of mp3s on the HD.

I've ripped all my cds to PC then moved them over to my portable player, surely I don't need to rip all my cds again on the 360?


Sorry mate you can't play mp3's from the 360 hdd. it doesn't support them. so says Offical Xbox 360 mag anyway.

I just leave my iriver plugged in and let it play away.

You can't watch vidx or xvid movies either from the hdd.

You may be able to stream from your pc though
 
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