How to tell if the XBOX 360 you are about to buy has HDMI

TTR Dr Payne · 08-11-2007, 08:08 AM

http://www.joystiq.com/2007/08/10/sp...ium-at-retail/

Spot the HDMI-enabled Xbox 360 Premium at retail

61 Comments by Christopher Grant Aug 10th 2007 10:05AM
Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360

After discovering that some newly price-dropped Xbox 360 Premium units were packing HDMI ports – a feature previously reserved for the more expensive Elite model – we immediately wanted to know how savvy shoppers could track down these beasts at retail. Thanks to some pics snapped by anonymous Photobucketer "wonderkins" you can clearly see that the HDMI models are labeled as such. See, right there: "HDMI port."

The packaging has more details, however, on what exactly is inside the case. A label clearly refers to the model as "Zephyr" – the codename for the Elite motherboard. It would appear that the purported 65nm "Falcon" motherboard has yet to make it into stores so, for know, HDMI and an improved heatsink is all you're getting.

paintba||er · 08-11-2007, 08:13 AM

LOL Isn't that pretty obvious?

TTR Dr Payne · 08-11-2007, 08:30 AM

it may seem like it, yes, but to ppl who think all the 360's being sold right now have this feature, they are wrong. Only the ones that stores have just got in and are just getting in. Any old stock they have wont have this, and so this is the way you can tell if it has HDMI or not.

IllBashU · 08-12-2007, 01:38 AM

hmm... i wish i had one of these versions....

Plissken 87 · 08-12-2007, 01:50 AM

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Originally Posted by TTR Dr Payne

it may seem like it, yes, but to ppl who think all the 360's being sold right now have this feature, they are wrong. Only the ones that stores have just got in and are just getting in. Any old stock they have wont have this, and so this is the way you can tell if it has HDMI or not.

So dose this mean you need to buy something extra to play your games in HD if your xbox dose not have this feature

paintba||er · 08-12-2007, 02:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Plissken 87

So dose this mean you need to buy something extra to play your games in HD if your xbox dose not have this feature

No, you just can't use a digital connection, and all the other connections will be a little lower quality than HDMI would be. But all 360s can output HD.

B1GDADDYK00LA1D · 08-12-2007, 03:44 AM

Not that big of a deal really...

TTR Dr Payne · 08-12-2007, 07:16 AM

some ppl think it is....

Carmine457 · 09-12-2007, 01:15 AM

umm im kinda a newb so idont know wut and hdmi port is sry! ^_^

paintba||er · 09-12-2007, 01:16 AM

If you don't know what it is then your TV probably doesn't have an HDMI port and therefore it doesn't matter to you.

Carmine457 · 09-12-2007, 01:32 AM

ummm i didnt buy the 360 or set it up i care for the games and graphics (i tink hdmi is graphiks correct? didnt tink so)

Gregtheman10 · 09-12-2007, 02:50 AM

hdmi is if you have an HD (high-definition) TV. you use the hdmi cable so that the graphics will be a little better. the thing is that with the elite it comes with the cable, with these new consoles i dont know if it comes with it or not

TTR Dr Payne · 09-12-2007, 06:23 AM

no i dont believe these new Pro consoles come with the cable. I believe you have to buy it seperately.